Driving IT Innovation and Transforming Technology for Business Growth


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I work with boards, CEOs, and private equity sponsors to ensure technology decisions directly support value creation, risk governance, and scalable growth.

With over 30 years of experience in enterprise and global IT leadership, I bring a board-level perspective on technology that bridges strategy, governance, and execution. My background spans financial services, diversified conglomerates, consulting, and large-scale IT services, often in regulated and high-stakes environments where reliability, security, and capital discipline are critical.

My focus is not on platforms or tools, but decision quality.

I support leadership teams in answering the questions that determine outcomes: where to invest versus where to simplify, how to modernize without increasing operational or cyber risk, and how to align technology priorities with business strategy, EBITDA improvement, and long-term enterprise value.

I have partnered with boards, executive teams, and private equity sponsors on technology and IT due diligence, post-merger integration, separation and carve-out planning, cybersecurity oversight, compliance, cost optimization, vendor rationalization, and operating model simplification. Across my career, I have overseen enterprise transformation programmes exceeding USD 50 million, delivered cost optimization initiatives of up to 45 percent, and led global teams of more than 2,500 professionals.

I am frequently engaged during transition periods, supporting organizations as an interim CIO or transformation leader when stability, clarity, and disciplined execution are required. These engagements typically involve rapid assessment, stabilization of IT operations, strengthening governance and risk controls, resetting priorities, and preparing organizations for permanent leadership succession.

Boards and sponsors engage me for independent judgment, clarity in complex environments, and governance-first execution that reduces complexity while improving resilience and performance.

Additional Areas of Expertise & Advisory Focus

Board advisory and non-executive roles, portfolio CIO mandates, interim CIO and acting CIO engagements across private equity–backed and enterprise organizations. Experience supporting operating partners and portfolio CEOs on IT due diligence, technology risk assessment, post-merger integration, carve-outs, separation planning, cybersecurity oversight, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, cloud and ERP transformation, hybrid cloud strategy, AWS, Azure, SAP, Oracle, vendor rationalization, cost optimization, EBITDA improvement, and operating model modernization.

I provide board-level and executive advisory support across technology governance, private equity value creation, and interim CIO leadership. My work focuses on helping boards, CEOs, and investment partners make disciplined technology decisions that strengthen enterprise resilience, reduce risk, and support scalable growth.

My experience includes technology advisory and oversight for private equity portfolio companies, regulated enterprises, and complex global organizations. I support investment committees and operating partners on IT due diligence, technology risk assessment, cybersecurity oversight, post-merger integration, carve-outs, and separation planning. These engagements often involve rapid assessment of legacy environments, identification of technical debt, vendor and cost optimization, and alignment of technology strategy with EBITDA improvement and long-term enterprise value.

I am frequently engaged as an interim CIO or acting CIO during leadership transitions, post-acquisition integration, turnaround situations, and periods of heightened operational or cyber risk. In these roles, I focus on stabilizing IT operations, reinforcing governance and compliance frameworks, resetting technology priorities, and preparing organizations for permanent leadership succession.

Core areas of expertise include board advisory, non-executive director support, portfolio CIO mandates, interim CIO engagements, technology governance, enterprise risk management, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, cloud and hybrid cloud strategy, ERP transformation, AWS, Azure, SAP, Oracle, vendor rationalization, cost optimization, operating model simplification, and large-scale digital transformation.

This combination of board oversight, execution leadership, and private equity experience enables me to bridge strategic intent with operational reality, ensuring technology functions as a driver of value rather than a source of complexity or risk.

EDUCATION

PhD, Computer Engineering – University of Bradford
Master of Technology (MTech), Computer & Information Sciences – MIT
Master’s in Computer Science – Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
Bachelor of Commerce – Panjab University

 

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