Kannan Krishnan

Kannan Krishnan has extensive work experience spanning over almost two decades. Kannan currently holds the role of Director of Information Technology at Pierian Services. Prior to this, from 2018 to 2023, they worked at Desmet Ballestra as the APAC IT Leader, leading global IT initiatives and projects. Before that, from 2017 to 2018, they served as the India IT Leader for the same company.

From 2014 to 2017, Krishnan worked at Grant Thornton US Shared Services Center as the Manager-IT Services. In this role, they oversaw the IT infrastructure and information security, achieved ISO 27001:2013 certification, and set up the Shared Services center.

Before joining Grant Thornton, from 2011 to 2014, Krishnan was the Manager of IT Infrastructure Management at ANSR Consulting India Pvt Ltd, where they built captive centers and acted as an IT architect for various projects.

Earlier in their career, Krishnan held roles such as IT Administrator at Mathworks Pvt Ltd from 2008 to 2011, System Administrator at Progressive infotech pvt ltd from 2006 to 2008, Desktop Engineer at Wipro Infotech in 2006, and Customer Support Engineer at CMS COMPUTERS Ltd from 2004 to 2006.

Kannan Krishnan's education history began in an unspecified year at Sri Vidya Mandir Mat.Hr.Sec School. However, no specific degree or field of study was mentioned for this period. Later, from 2001 to 2004, they attended Sona College of Technology and obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Then, from 2010 to 2012, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Information Systems at Annamalai University.

In addition to their formal education, Kannan Krishnan has also obtained several certifications. These include "Amazon Web Services: Enterprise Security," "Google Cloud Platform for Machine Learning Essential Training," "Amazon Web Services Machine Learning Essential Training," "Foundations of The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)," "Leveraging Cloud-Based Machine Learning on AWS: Real-World Applications," "Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Machine Learning," "Getting Started with AI using IBM Watson," "RPA, AI, and Cognitive Tech for Leaders," "Six Sigma Foundations," and "ISO 27001:2013 (Information Security Management System-Lead Audit)." Furthermore, they have obtained the CCNA certification from Cisco, although the specific month and year of completion are not provided in the information provided.