Sharan Kantikar

Sharan Kantikar has held various roles throughout their work experience. From 2019 to the present, they have served as Vice President of Innovation & Digital Transformation at TietoEVRY, where they are responsible for defining the strategy and roadmap for digital offerings to customers. Prior to this, from 2012 to 2019, Kantikar worked as Managing Director at Preva Systems Pvt Ltd, overseeing strategic management, business development, and managing the board and senior executive team. From 2010 to 2012, they worked at Nokia Siemens Networks as Global Delivery - Test Management, where they managed customer release testing and resource management for test teams across different geographies. Before that, from 2007 to 2010, Kantikar was the Head of Test Center at Colt Technology Services India Pvt Ltd, where they set up a world-class test center and managed the transition process. From 2006 to 2007, at Preva Test Solutions, they served as Director, overseeing the Telecom/Wireless IV&V business. From 2004 to 2006, they worked at MobiApps India Pvt Ltd as Director/Head-Quality, where they set up a V&V lab for terrestrial and satellite products. From 2003 to 2004, at RelQ, Kantikar worked as a General Manager-Telecom, managing wireless telecommunication projects and developing a knowledge management facility. They also held positions as a Project Lead at Mascon Global from 2001 to 2003 and at Wipro from 1998 to 2000, where they had expertise in NMS and testing skills.

Sharan Kantikar completed a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Leadership & Transformation from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode from 2021 to 2023. In 2020, they also received a Digital Transformation certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on Blockchain, IoT, Cloud, Cyber Security, and Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning. Sharan obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Visvesvaraya Technological University in E&CE between 1991 and 1995. They attended St Joseph's Convent School from 1978 to 1986, although no degree or field of study was specified. Furthermore, they have an ITIL V3 certification, but the details regarding the institution and completion date are not provided.