Kushal Kumar Varshney

I am writing to express my interest in the IT Leadership role, as it aligns closely with my ~18 years of experience with Global & Indian Enterprises and Start-ups across Manufacturing/End User/Infrastructure companies (Raymond Ltd., Mahyco Seeds, CleanMax Solar, Virescent Infrastructure-IndiGrid, ACME Solar Holdings Ltd. (ACME Group)), Consulting (IBM), Risk-Audit-Advisory (Deloitte).

Awarded and recognized Tech Leader - SAP ACE Award for Rise with SAP (HANA Implementation), Top 100 CIO (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), CSO 100 (2022, 2023, 2024), CIO - Power List (2020, 2021, 2022 and many other CIO-CISO awards.

Spearheaded 50+ domestic & international engagements {end to end Digital Transformation, ERP evaluations (SAP S/4 HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle) & Implementation; SFDC (CRM), DMS/SFA (Botree), Mobile Apps, Industry 4.0 (ML-AI, IoT, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), Generative AI, Digital Twin, Advanced Analytics), Security, ITGC, GRC, SAP Concur, BPC, IS-Retail, SAP AFS, SaaS, Cloud, Data Centers, CMS (Central Monitoring System), API integrations, Rise with SAP, ARIBA, O365, ITIL, Legatrix, HRMS, DMS, MES, SCADA, IAM, ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) frameworks (BRSR, GRESB etc.), VAPT, ISO 27001:2022, part of IPO and InvIT listing CXOs Team.

Thank you for taking the time to review my credentials and hope to discuss how my skills and experience align with the requirements of this role.

Looking forward to hearing from you. 

• MBA from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, 2021-2023
• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Textile Technology from SVITS, Indore, 2003 – 2007
• Certified Independent Director by Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, GOI) – Dec 2024
• Advance Certificate Program in Digital Innovation & Transformation for Enterprise by AIMA (All India Management Association) (Sep 2022 to Jan 2023)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) training (Jul-Aug 2022)
• AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (AWS CPE) (2022)
• The White Belt on Data Center Technologies & Operations Management from Uptime Institute, USA (2021)
• AI-ML Immersion Lab Training from IIT Kanpur (2021)
• Condition-Based Maintenance for Plant & Machinery from IIPM Rourkela (2020)
• Cyber Security Strategist Certification Program for CIOs and CISOs by DSCI (Data Security Council of India) (2020)
• Finance for Tech Leaders, Residential Program, IIT - Bombay (Mar 2020)
• Completed 35 contact hours training for PMP certification, Aptech (Sep 2013)
• Organizational Management Learning & Leadership Development Programs
• Leadership Development Training, DLLI (District Lions Leadership Institute)