Board of Directors

 
 
Board of Directors

 

 
 
   

ASHOK NICHANI 
PRESIDENT

Ashok strongly believes that business analysis has a high impact on organisational success. He is an active IIBA volunteer and a member of IIBA and IIBA Chennai Chapter since the year 2015. He has been the Vice President (Professional Development) during his previous tenure on the Chapter board. Ashok holds 4 IIBA certifications to his credit to date. These include CBAP, IIBA-AAC, IIBA-CCA and IIBA-CPOA. Ever since the year 2016, he has been instrumental in organising several certification Study Groups for the Chapter member community. Ashok is a certified corporate trainer and delivers training for IIBA certifications. He has coached and mentored several thousands of certification aspirants professionally. As a certified career coach, Ashok is passionate about guiding high school students to choose their right career path. He is also a certified IELTS coach and works closely with students and professionals to help them improve their English language proficiency levels and achieve their goals.

 

     
    POORANI SRINIVASAN
SECRETARY   

Poorani has a unique blend of competence in Automobile Industry and the IT sector aquired through her education and nearly 20 years of corporate experience. She holds CBAP and CPOA to her credit. She values volunteering, both personally and professionally and is a speaker, trainer and coach. She has contributed to the Business Analysis community in the capacity of IIBA Chennai Chapter's Board of Director since 2019. Currently she holds the position of Secretary, IIBA Chennai Chapter

     
    DEEPA SENTHILRAJAN
VP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 

A Certified Business Analyst Professional CBAP®️ and Certified Scrum Master CSM®️ skilled in Agile Project Management, DevOps driven Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Elicitation activities, Requirement Management& Communication, Solution Validation, Project Initiation, Project Planning, Execution, Control and BA Techniques with 14+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Project planning & monitoring and application development

     
    SANDEEP RAJAGOPLAN
VP EVENT MANAGEMENT

Sandeep is an alumnus of Indian School of Business (ISB) and has over 11+ years of professional experience which includes Business Analysis, Innovation, Product & Program Management. He is currently working with Accenture as Business Architecture Manager managing technology strategy for a large telecom client and leads delivery for accenture probono projects. He has been associated with IIBA since 2016 and has CCBA and CBAP certifications.  He also holds 2 US Patents in the field of AI and Telecom. He believes in continuous learning, change and is passionate about stewardship

     
   

VIJAYALAKSHMI KESAVAMOORTHY
VP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Vijayalakshmi Kesavamoorthy has an experience of 11 year in IT industry. Being a passionate Business analysis professional, has a rich experience of working with cross-functional teams across organization towards Digitalization and Process improvement. She holds CBAP and CPOA certification from IIBA

     
   

SATHYANARAYANAN S
VP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Sathya is a fervent, self-driven Business Analyst practitioner with over 21 years of rich experience in architecture, governance, consulting and people management. He is an Associate Director with Cognizant Worldwide Technologies, UK responsible for presales and delivery of large digital transformation journeys in the field of Supply Chain. He is a Mechanical Engineer, holds a Management Degree from Symbiosis, Certified Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) from APICS, USA and Diploma in Procurement and Supply from CIPS, UK. He is a zealous volunteer and master trainer in skill development programs, coaching not so privileged students. He is an ardent public speaker and President of Dynamic Leaders Forum of Toastmasters Club. Passionately holds the post of VP – Marketting and communication in IIBA.

     
    VENCESSLASS RIYOTTO J
MEMBER, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

 

Vencesslass Riyotto has over 13+ years of professional experience which includes Business Analysis, Product Ownership & Management. He has varied experience in Healthcare, Banking, Ecommerce, Education domains. Active Member of Community Development from IIBA Chennai Chapter. He holds CBAP and CPOA Certification from IIBA.

     
    MANIVEL KARUPPASAMY
MEMBER, EVENT MANAGEMENT

 

 

     
    DEEPTHI BRAHMANPALLY
MEMBER, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Deepthi is a CBAP certified Business Analyst with over a decade of proven success in both startup and corporate environments. Proficient in guiding projects from inception through to delivery. A passionate storyteller with a knack for simplifying complex concepts. Committed to sharing knowledge, Deepthi is equally adept at teaching as she is at learning. Her exceptional organizational skills are honed not only in her professional life but also as a mom of two. She brings a unique blend of diverse experiences and an innate sense of organization to the board. She believes that adaptability, strategic thinking, and an unwavering commitment to excellence are keys to success.

     
    GIREESH SUBRAMONIAN
MEMBER, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

As a business analyst and with firms that provide products and services, Gireesh Subramonian has nearly two decades of cumulative expertise in the IT / ITES industries. At the moment, he works with EY GDS India LLP. His background is in the financial services sector, mainly in the insurance domain. He holds the CBAP®️ and CPOA®️ credentials from IIBA. He is a Certified Product Manager (CPM®️ - AIPMM), SAFe POPM®️ (Scaled Agile Inc.), and a Fellow of Life Management Institute (FLMI®️), (LOMA, USA).

     
   

AMARNATH PONNAN PERUMAL
MEMBER, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION