Kris Nair

President & CEO, Ascendum at VORA VENTURES, LLC

Kris Nair has over two decades of rich experience in various industries and across multiple disciplines. Kris has held leadership roles in many successful Indian and international corporations.

In his career, he has led global business development, mergers and acquisitions, new business/practice initiatives, and corporate strategy. Kris was instrumental in driving the growth of three different IT companies during the last five years. An expert in corporate development, Kris has successfully managed many M&A deals in the software industry in India.

Kris founded a new software firm, Garnet Infosolutions, which is headquartered in Bangalore. Garnet has since merged with Ascendum. Before founding Garnet, Kris led the Indian operations of an IT services firm and served on the board of an Indian BPO company.

Kris is an Electrical Engineer and has completed various programs in Strategic Business Management at ABB Academy, Zurich, INSEAD, and IIM, Ahmedabad. CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) rated Kris among the top 10 young managers for the CII Young Managers Trophy 2000.

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  • President & CEO, Ascendum

    Current role

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