Bg Naran. Mba

BG Naran has over 18 years of experience in various IT leadership roles. BG is currently serving as the First Senior Vice President - Head of Information Technology at Lakeland Bank since December 2019. Prior to this, they worked at MDC Partners as the Head of IT & Security (CIO / CISO) from October 2013 to June 2019. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing a $50M+ IT budget and establishing broad IT strategy for MDC and its portfolio agencies. Before MDC Partners, BG Naran served as the Deputy General Manager, Data Center Architect at Consolidated Data Services from August 2011 to October 2013. BG managed a $40M infrastructure budget and played a key role in planning disaster recovery components. Prior to that, they worked as the Vice President, Technology Infrastructure Services at The CDM Group Inc. from June 2007 to August 2011, where they improved IT infrastructure to support growth and upgraded service levels. BG Naran's earlier experience includes working at Avon Products as the Director and Principal, IT Infrastructure Architect from November 2001 to June 2007, where they managed a $55M budget and a team of 42 associates.

BG Naran holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Management and Finance from Wagner College. Additionally, Naran has obtained the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). Other certifications include the IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL) from AXELOS Global Best Practice. No specific information regarding the obtained year or month for these certifications is provided.