As a Founder & Director of Kovaion, Nanda Kumar’s major focus is driving continued improvement in financial and operational performance whilst enhancing employee and customer satisfaction levels.
An Engineer by qualification, he began his first job in a Tier-I IT organization where he gained vast domain knowledge in solving complicated modern business problems. After working for more than half a decade as Software Consultant, his idea of innovating new technologies by placing him in the customers’ shoes triggered of Launching Kovaion.
Nanda Kumar founded Kovaion in 2009 with a vision to develop solutions that would transform global business operations forever. As a successful entrepreneur and experienced technology executive, he understands the key to helping clients is a mix of digital transformation, strategy innovation, and constant learning.
He is a positive thinker and doer of what he believes in. With a vision to explore and capture global markets, he established the UK entity first and succeeded by acquiring the European Market. He is responsible for the global P&L and strategy of the organization in addition growth, customer success and employee experience.
Nanda is a person of few words and leads by his actions. At Kovaion, he is renowned as Mr. Endurance unanimously. He can be found Running in the track when he’s not working. He is an avid marathoner who enjoys running for long distances meanwhile loves socializing with friends, and family in his leisure time.
Mohana Priya as Chief Projects Officer (CPO), oversees Kovaion’s project portfolio and ensures the successful execution of strategic initiatives. She is instrumental in establishing project management standards, processes, and methodologies to drive efficiency and effectiveness throughout our organization.
With over 15 years of profound experience in the IT industry, Mohana Priya brings a wealth of expertise in ERP products, acquired through extensive global engagements. She has collaborated with diverse clientele within the service sector across continents such as the UK, USA, Europe, India, and Mexico, gaining deep insights into global business practices.
Mohana Priya is a certified Prince2 Practitioner and holds a Computer Science Engineering degree along with an MBA in IT Management. She has been an integral part of Kovaion since its inception, contributing significantly to our growth and success. Prior to joining us, she honed her skills in a Tier 1 organization, where she managed and delivered numerous high-impact projects.
As a passionate mentor, Mohana Priya has guided and nurtured many professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development and helped them to achieve their professional best. Outside of her professional realm, she is an avid reader, enjoys engaging in debates, loves dancing and practices yoga.
Prasanna Krishnan as Chief Operating Officer (COO), heads IT infrastructure and systems, strategic performance, and overall digital transformation needs for Kovaion. She is a Certified Prince2 Practitioner and have extensive experience in Agile execution, product consulting, client engagements, and quality auditing.
Prasanna has more than 21 years of IT industry experience and service transformations with expertise in building high-performance teams for delivery involving multi-sites and multi-geography. She started her journey at Kovaion in 2016. At Kovaion, she is well-known for delivery excellence, pre-sales, and innovations across Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle HCM/ERP Cloud, and OCI engagements.
Over the years, she has been recognized as a highly acclaimed Transformation Leader and turnaround architect, with significant experience in leveraging emerging technologies across industry verticals like Telecom, Automobile, IT/ITES, Hi-Tech, BFSI, Staffing, and Education. Prior to joining Kovaion, Prasanna worked in a Tier-I organization and has hands-on experience in executing Digital transformation programs for multiple customers.
She has strong policy and process compliance experience in managing customers across industries. When not in the office, one can find Prasanna indulging in Yoga & Fitness Activities. Adding more, she enjoys dancing.
Mahendran S is the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Kovaion and is responsible for people management practices including talent management and acquisition, leadership development, and creating a high-performance culture in the office. Along with these responsibilities, he heads the organization in Finance & Legal Vertical by extending his role.
Mahendran holds more than 18 years of experience in customer handling in various industries including IT & ITES. Prior to this role, he was the Regional Customer Service Manager at leading Mobile Communication and Consumer Electronics companies where he was responsible for contributing to the productivity and initiatives with a focus on change management, business excellence, and transformation.
Mahendran started at Kovaion as Delivery Manager in 2013 and his journey to become AVP is just phenomenal. During his stint, Kovaion has undergone a lot of HR Transformation and he handled the pandemic period well by rolling out amiable policies benefitting to employees so that as a company we can retain our so-called Assets – our employees.
He has been instrumental in growing Kovaion from a 2-digit people strength startup to a 200+ strong Oracle powerhouse. When not at work, Mahendran loves to listen to Indian music and watch movies of all genres. He enjoys long drives and never gets tired in driving seat.
Satheesh Muthusamy has been Kovaion’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) since 1st June, 2022. Satheesh leads the company’s global marketing programs to advance Kovaion’s focus on helping companies reimagine their business for the digital age.
In his role, he plans to build scale by working at the intersection of brand communication, digital transformation, and technology. Also, he is responsible for Kovaion’s marketing communications, brand development, positioning, corporate marketing, sales enablement, and customer marketing.
Satheesh brings immense marketing expertise from working across diversified sectors like Automobile, Retail, Hospitality & IT. His rich 17+ years of experience includes working on multiple core areas such as Experiential Marketing, brand CSR Initiatives, New Product Launches, Devising strategies to max, Sales Results, Team Handling, Vendor Management, and more. He is a Certified Professional of Yamaha Riding Academy.
In his free time, Satheesh loves to do Yoga, Reading Books & Riding Bikes. He is a vivid traveler and enjoys exploring exotic cities and places frequently, loves trekking and basking in nature. If you ask him about What’s Next, He will add his desire to build an Eco-friendly home, and cultivate in his own farm for having a very simple self-sustained lifestyle.
As a Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Nandha Kumar is responsible for the development of Low Code Platform and SaaS based Products at Kovaion. He joined Kovaion in 2022 and known as NK in the organization.
He comes with rich knowledge in Enterprise product development using Open-Source technologies, Cloud and Blockchain. He holds 18+ years of progressive experience in the IT industry, and he ensures that Kovaion delivers on its promises to clients through its engagements worldwide. At Kovaion, he is responsible for new client acquisition and delivering end-to-end solutions across a wide range of domains.
Before Joining Kovaion, NK worked as Senior Project Manager at Eleviant Technologies Pvt Ltd where he was experienced in building high performance product teams using new age technologies. He also led teams in architecture design for a variety of solutions like collaboration tools, web/mobile application development and DevOps.
NK holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science Engineering from Bharathiyar University. In his free time, NK loves to be around with his family and friends. He enjoys watching movies and has a good sense of humour.
