Insight CEO Joyce Mullen on acquiring Hanu, vision for India and women in leadership roles

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It has been two decades since technology has left the courtyards of the geeks and the academicians and entered the realm of the everyman. Today, technology affects everyone despite their gender, race, financial ability, cultural difference and so on. Yet, the technology that serves such a global demographic and, which has become a cornerstone of inclusion, is not free from its own prejudices. According to a report by Deloitte, women workers make up less than 33% of the total employee base for large tech companies. The gender divide in enterprise tech becomes even more striking when you take a look at the corporate leadership roles. A study by Entelo highlights that women account for only 10% of total executive positions. This also means a majority of women who start out in tech roles never make it to the top.

But while statistics paint a grim picture, reality is somewhat improving. Many tech companies have pledged to focus on their gender diversity and improve their inclusion policies. And among them, Insight, an Arizona-based Fortune 500 solution integrator company has been leading with example. In October 2020, the company hired Joyce Mullen, who was working with Dell for 21 years at that point, and appointed her as the global CEO.

In just a year since she took the position, the company's net sales in North America increased by 14% taking it to $7.5 billion at a time the world was dealing with the pandemic. Not only that, Mullen has also streamlined the operations, accelerated the company strategy and given a direction to its ‘solution integrator' role.

And now, Mullen is looking at India. In June 2022, Insight acquired Hanu Software Solutions (Hanu), a privately held Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider