Gurinder Kaur

VP Operations IT, AstraZeneca

Gurinder Kaur is the vice president of Operation IT for AstraZeneca, with overall responsibility for the development and execution of end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing technology and digital strategies. In addition, she is responsible for ensuring the strategic development of digital, data and analytics platforms supporting the global AZ operations function.

Reporting into the Chief Digital Officer, Gurinder is a member of the Global Operations and IT Senior Leadership Team.

Gurinder has more than 25 years of diverse technology and digital experience in the consumer product goods, automotive and oil and gas industries. She brings a wealth of knowledge and international experience in leveraging technology and digital to drive business results.

Prior to joining AstraZeneca, Gurinder held the role of Chief Information Officer, Coca Cola North America - driving the company’s digital transformation journey for key functions including Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing and Sales. Before Coca Cola, she served as Vice President - Global Commercial, Robotics and Analytics Solutions for Kellogg Company.

Additionally, Gurinder held senior leadership roles with Diageo, Ford Motor Co and Shell Oil in Asia, Australia, UK, Germany and the US. She began her career as an Audit manager with Deloitte in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

Gurinder earned her Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting from The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia and her MBA from the University of Michigan. She has completed executive leadership studies at Harvard and Stanford University.