K Raman was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of TNG Digital on 12 October 2022. He is currently the Managing Director of Microsoft Malaysia responsible for overseeing the entire Malaysian subsidiary. This includes driving Microsoft commercial and consumer products, services and support offerings.

Raman has been leading the team in Malaysia for more than seven years. He oversees close to 200 employees and 2,000 Microsoft partners who help customers accelerate their digital transformation journeys at a time when the country is embracing cloud, mobile and big data technologies.

Raman is also a member of the Asia Pacific leadership team and is dedicated to making Microsoft Malaysia the nation’s trusted digital transformation partner through its trusted cloud platforms and productivity suites.

With 30 years of experience in the IT sector, and leadership and management experience spanning across the Asia Pacific markets, Raman is an industry veteran well recognized and respected by peers. Prior to joining Microsoft Malaysia, Raman was the Regional Managing Director for Oracle Corporation, overseeing the ASEAN and South Asia Growth Economies, which comprises a portfolio of 17 countries. He also served as Country Manager at EMC Computer System, following 15 successful years at Hewlett-Packard where he was last in charge of the Telco business for the Asia Pacific region.

With COVID-19 accelerating the need for Malaysia to embrace digital, Raman has been leading his team to work hand-in-hand with the public and private sectors, in support of the nation’s business recovery and resiliency efforts while empowering the nation’s inclusive digital economy through Microsoft’s Bersama Malaysia initiative.

Under Raman’s leadership, Microsoft Malaysia was crowned Top Sub for Emerging Medium Countries in 2019, in recognition of the business’ exceptional performance in Malaysia. Raman has also been recognized by Astro Ulagam as an advocate in the Indian Community who champions emerging digital technologies in Malaysia.

Passionate about the importance of education and the role of technology in it, Raman is currently an adjunct professor at Taylor’s University School of Computer Science & Engineering, as well as the Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI).

Raman graduated with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Malaya. Outside of work, Raman enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. His interests also include scuba diving, golf and traveling.