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Unlock the full potential of your IT. With decades of proven expertise, we provide bespoke IT solutions that optimize your infrastructure, projects, products, and programs, guaranteeing on-time value delivery and maximizing your return on investment.
Kannan Subbiah
Kannan Subbiah
🎓 Chartered Accountant CISA CGEIT
A distinguished professional certified by ISACA, USA, with globally recognized credentials—Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT).
💼 Seasoned Technology & Governance Leader
With over 30 years of proven expertise, have successfully led and delivered transformative IT initiatives across diverse domains, leveraging a rich blend of tools, technologies, frameworks, and methodologies. A cornerstone of this journey was conceptualizing and operationalizing the award-winning MF Utilities platform—a pioneering industry initiative that revolutionized transaction processing in India's Mutual Fund ecosystem.
Contributed to over 50 board meetings, offering deep insights in compliance, security, governance, and finance.
Known for a cross-functional leadership style, strategic foresight, and an unwavering commitment to operational excellence and regulatory alignment.
Service offering
Virtual CISO
Virtual CISO
In today’s complex threat landscape, organizations need more than just tools—they need strategic security leadership. Our Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) service bridges that gap by providing experienced, on-demand security guidance tailored to your business. Whether you’re a startup preparing for your first compliance audit or a mid-sized firm navigating regulatory change, we act as your trusted cybersecurity advisor.
GRC Consulting
GRC Consulting
As businesses accelerate their digital transformation, effectively and actively managing risks, staying compliant, and governing data and operations responsibly are critical to earning trust and achieving growth. Our GRC Consulting service empowers organizations to develop resilient governance structures, align with evolving regulations, and embed risk-aware decision-making across the enterprise.
Privacy by Design
Privacy by Design
Privacy is no longer just a legal obligation—it’s a business enabler and trust differentiator. Our Privacy by Design (PbD) Consulting service helps organizations proactively integrate privacy principles into systems, products, and processes. From design blueprints to deployment, we ensure compliance is not bolted on—but built in. Services include Architecture Assessment, Data Mapping & Lifecycle Governance, and Virtual Privacy Office.
Strategy & Governance
Strategy & Governance
We Help enterprises to channel their investment in right projects and initiatives with a focus on value delivery. With decades of experience and expertise, we equip the businesses to take informed decisions, knowing the risks and potentials failures that may lie in the road ahead. We help building enterprise-wide strategies to help move from reacting in crisis mode to having proactive, value-added business solutions.
Cyber Risk Management
Cyber Risk Management
We Help businesses with tailored solutions for cyber security and data protection to remain compliant with the prevalent regulations. By identifying acceptable risks as aligned with the enterprise vision and strategy, we assist enterprise to have the right amount of visibility on the cyber risks. We also assist in defining and implementing a simple and effective cyber risk management program tailored to the specific business unit.
Cyber Resilience Consulting
Cyber Resilience Consulting
Today’s business environment requires the continuous availability of the information and technology assets. We assist businesses in evaluating the current and desired state of organization’s resilience level taking into account the risk exposure of the various tools, technologies and processes that are in use. Our approach is to simplify, optimize, and support business in their pursuit of Business Continuity and Disaster recovery.
Architecture Reviews
Architecture Reviews
With decades of hands on experience in designing, architecting and delivering IT solutions, we add value to business in the form of technical review and depending on the engagements, the outcomes would include: Assessment of technical debt and recommendations for remediation; Architectural discovery and recommendation for high availability; Technical due diligence required during mergers or acquisitions; Validating the best solutions for the business problems that are to be solved.
Performance Optimization
Performance Optimization
Typically, solving a performance problem requires visibility and great amount of understanding of various components in play. Today's technical teams lack this visibility on the complex inter dependencies. We can assist organizations by deep diving into the source code and other artifacts end to end to identify the performance bottlenecks and offer solutions as well. We have demonstrated expertise in reviewing code written in all popular languages and the query language for modern databases.
Intelligent Process Automation
Intelligent Process Automation
Our approach to the adoption of intelligent automation is human-centered with focus on measurable outcomes. We work hand-in-hand with your teams to review IT environments, identify qualifying areas recommend adoption of best practices, tools, and technologies to bring in efficiency and effectiveness. We also assist business in successfully implementing the recommendations and in the process unlocking the potential of your teams, so that they practice such practices continuously.
Professional Education
ICAI
ICAI
A chartered Accountant holding Fellow Membership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1992. Has practiced as a Chartered Accountant for about a decade and thereafter moved on with engagements in the IT and related areas.
Holding the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) since 1998 and Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) since 2012. Both these certifications were awarded by ISACA, USA with stringent assessment requirements and post qualification CPE requirements.
EC Council
EC Council
Recognizing the skills and industry experience, EC Council had granted the Associate CCISO Certification, which demonstrates the commitment to excellence in the information security industry and highlights your expertise in areas crucial to a security executive's success.
Other Certifications
Independent Director
Independent Director
With over 3 decades of experience in various roles, including IT & Corporate Governance roles, is a qualified Independent Director and is lifetime subscriber of the Independent Directors Data Bank maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IDDB-DI-202105-036321)
Has successfully completed the 5 week certification program covering data privacy, resiliency, security architecture, security technology thinking and the leadership aspects of cyber security. The course was offered by CIOKlub jointly with Data Security Council of India (DSCI).
Has completed a course on 'Innovation of Products & Services: MIT's Design Thinking Approach' by Emeritus in collaboration with MIT Sloan. The course covers about blending the perspectives of marketing, design and engineering into a systematic approach to delivering innovation.
FE Game Changer
In recognition of the exemplary contribution in the field of Digital Transformation, the FE Power List, an initiative of Financial Express has presented this award.
CTO of the Year
This Indian Achievers Award was presented in recognition of the outstanding contribution in the form of setting up the Unique Industry Infrastructure for the Mutual Fund Industry in India.
Cornerstone Recognition
This recognition is from the Chairman, and MD & CEO of MF Utilities for outstanding contribution, Leadership and Vision towards successful setting up and operation of MF Utilities
SME Leader Award
This award was presented by the Committee of Members in Industry & Business of ICAI in recognition of outstanding contribution under the category "Innovator - Technology"
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