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Vidya Ramnath
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Emerson
Speaker Topics
- Brand Strategy and Activation
Speaker Bio
Vidya Ramnath is senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Emerson. In this role, she leads global marketing, brand architecture, external communications and strategic storytelling of Emerson’s brand position as a global automation leader.
Since joining Emerson in 1994 as a manufacturing engineer, Vidya has taken on diverse leadership roles in customer care, sales, industrial measurement and analytics, as well as led Middle East and Africa business operations. In 2023, she was named chief marketing officer reporting to President and CEO Lal Karsanbhai.
Throughout her career, Vidya has lived in Singapore and Dubai. She was recognized among Forbes Middle East’s Power Businesswomen in 2020 and received the 2022 “Women in Leadership” Equality in Energy award from EGYPS.
Vidya has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India and a master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Since joining Emerson in 1994 as a manufacturing engineer, Vidya has taken on diverse leadership roles in customer care, sales, industrial measurement and analytics, as well as led Middle East and Africa business operations. In 2023, she was named chief marketing officer reporting to President and CEO Lal Karsanbhai.
Throughout her career, Vidya has lived in Singapore and Dubai. She was recognized among Forbes Middle East’s Power Businesswomen in 2020 and received the 2022 “Women in Leadership” Equality in Energy award from EGYPS.
Vidya has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India and a master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Session
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM MDT
Executive Story: From Brand Strategy to Growth Engine at Emerson
Vidya Ramnath,
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Emerson
Sharon Cantor Ceurvorst,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Hear the inside story of Emerson’s brand transformation to align a complex portfolio around a bold automation leadership position. In this session, CMO Vidya Ramnath reveals how Emerson turned its brand strategy into a measurable driver of innovation, customer impact, and growth — showing how marketing can connect action to attribution and fuel long-term value creation.
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