Kumaran Sinniah

Kumaran Sinniah has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Kumaran is currently the Head of Internal Audit at Axiata Digital since August 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Celcom Axiata Berhad from 2017 to 2021, where they held the position of Head of IT/CISO Audit and Digital IA. In this role, they developed strategies to improve IT security, risk management, and governance processes across the company. Kumaran also led the setup of the Digital IA function and provided overall direction for audit activities in key business areas.

Before joining Celcom Axiata Berhad, Kumaran worked at Deloitte Risk Advisory as a Senior Manager from 2014 to 2017. In this role, they streamlined operations, managed software compliance reviews, and project-managed challenging reviews across Southeast Asia.

From 2010 to 2014, Kumaran held various roles at Celcom Axiata Berhad, including Manager - Operations Management/Corporate Strategy, Planning & Implementation and Assistant Manager. In these roles, they successfully developed a network performance dashboard, improved network performance by 25%, and conducted general computer controls audits.

Kumaran's earlier experience includes working as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Enterprise Risk Services Sdn Bhd from 2007 to 2010. Kumaran conducted Web Trust reviews and SAS 70 Type II Attestation reviews for companies in the banking and outsourcing sectors.

Kumaran'sfirst job was as a Customer Engineer at Solsis (M) Sdn Bhd from 2003 to 2007, where they resolved technical problems and improved server installations and maintenance.

Overall, Kumaran Sinniah has a strong background in internal auditing, IT/CISO audit, risk management, and strategy implementation.

Kumaran Sinniah pursued their education at the Technology University of Malaysia from 1998 to 2002. During this period, they completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering. Kumaran has also acquired a certification in CISA from ISACA, although the specific date of obtaining this certification is unknown.