Unnikrishnan Kovilakom

Unnikrishnan Kovilakom has extensive work experience in the IT industry, with a focus on data and architecture, digital transformation, IT risk, and production management. Unnikrishnan has held various leadership positions in notable companies such as Societe Generale Global Solution Centre and Societe Generale Bank & Trust (SGBT Luxembourg).

At Societe Generale Global Solution Centre, Unnikrishnan served as the Divisional CIO, leading a team of 850 employees. Unnikrishnan was responsible for IT run cost optimization, risk and resilience, and IT production management. Unnikrishnan successfully drove strategic initiatives resulting in cost savings of 25 million per year. Unnikrishnan also played a crucial role in enterprise architecture governance, data and cloud strategy, digital and process transformation, and IT risk and production management. During their tenure, they streamlined and rationalized applications, reducing them from 280 to 200 in just one year.

Prior to that, Unnikrishnan served as the Head of IT - Risk & PNL Certification, Accounting/Inventory/Market Data Referential at Societe Generale Global Solution Centre. Unnikrishnan had accountability for a 5M Euro budget and managed a team of 200 employees globally. Unnikrishnan led the Scaled Agile Transformation of their team and played a significant role in key digital transformation objectives for the finance, risk, and market data division. Unnikrishnan successfully implemented strategies for big data, cloud, SOA, UX/UI, chatbot, and AI/ML. Additionally, they managed regulatory programs, accounting, inventory, and market data referential systems.

Before joining Societe Generale, Unnikrishnan held positions at Keane and Infosys Ltd. At Keane, they served as a Senior Program Manager - Delivery Manager, specializing in BFSI & Telecom. At Infosys Ltd, they worked as a Programmer Analyst - Project Lead and Onsite Project Coordinator, primarily focusing on projects for American Express.

Unnikrishnan's work experience demonstrates their expertise in various aspects of IT, including data management, digital transformation, and risk and regulatory compliance. Unnikrishnan has a proven track record of implementing efficient strategies and leading successful transformations.

Unnikrishnan Kovilakom completed their education in a chronological order starting from 1992. Unnikrishnan began by studying Pre-Degree in Science at the University of Calicut from 1992 to 1994. Afterwards, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics at the same university from 1994 to 1997. Finally, they obtained a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Instrumentation from the Cochin University of Science and Technology, studying from 1997 to 2000.