‘I want to run a global company. Not a US one with an Irish outpost’

On his first trip to Ireland after steering SolarWinds out of its hacking crisis, CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna speaks to Alan Healy about the company's future plans for Cork

Sudhakar Ramakrishna, the CEO of SolarWinds which employs 200 people in Ireland.

As CEO of a firm that helps companies manage and monitor their computer and technology systems, Sudhakar Ramakrishna has had a bird's eye view of the dramatic changes that have occurred in offices during the global pandemic.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner from SolarWinds European headquarters in Cork on his first visit abroad since restrictions were lifted he said he is eager to begin expanding the company's global footprint again with Ireland a key element of that progress.