Unique Kumar

Unique Kumar

CIO - Empowering Businesses through Technology | Unclocking Growth | Focused on Digital AI & Cyber Resilience | Board Advisor, Investor & Lifelong Learner | CKA Birla Group

CKA Birla GroupDelhi, India

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Experience22+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Strategic and Business centric Technology leader working on business challenges, showcase business value with right usage of technology which helps to generate more ideas to do business better in Digital World. As a technologist, I am passionate about solving complex business challenges using digital with layer of cyber security protection. CIO with extensively hands-on experience on handing large transformations using Digital Twin, SAP, Digital Risk, Cloud computing & Rollouts Infrastructure Setup, Business Transformations, Cyber Security, Change management, Business continuity & Managing large budgets and deliver ROI. I believe that goals can be achieved with imagination, creativity and resilience & for me everyday is a new opportunity to learn & improve. Over past decade+ in leadership role and help organization's to share new ideas & drive Digital Transformation and reducing Cyber risk. ■ INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE::: #Manufacturing, #BFSI, #Telecom, #Healthcare, #e-learning & #financial sectors. ■ KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE : - Aligning IT investments with Business Goals to bridge the gap between business and technology. - Embrace the strategic and tactical opportunities presented by new technologies and trends - Successful Rollout of ERP(SAP HANA, PeopleSoft, Infor) - Present Cyber threats to Board and help to identifying, quantify and address cyber risk exposure to across group companies - Roll out large projects using Digital Twin, Industry 4.0, Salesforce, HCM, Analytics - Cyber Security, IT infrastructure planning & implementation (networks, cloud, Datacenter) - Managing and developing talent, Managing conflict and negotiations ■ FEW RECOGNITIONS - Top 100 CIO influencers IDG - Top 100 CISO of India - Top 50 Leaders(Leadership) - Best employee of the Organization - Speaker & Panelist at Gartner, Forbes, Economic times,ETCIO CNBC-18, DSCI, IDG CXO - Management Committee member CIOKLUB - Mentor to Startups, Youngsters, NGO's, CIO forums

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Apr 2020–Present· 6 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Information OfficerCurrent
      Apr 2025–Present
    • Group Chief Information Security Officer
      Apr 2020–Jun 2025
  • May 2018–Present· 8 yrs 4 mos
    • CIO Management Committe MemberCurrent
      May 2018–Present
    • CIO Club - Vice President
      May 2018–Present
  • Apr 2017–Apr 2020· 3 yrs
    • Chief Digital Innovation and Information Security Officer
      Apr 2017–Apr 2020
  • Mar 2016–Mar 2017· 1 yr
    • Head Of Information Technology Operations- Infrastructure | Security | Business Applications
      Mar 2016–Mar 2017
  • May 2006–Mar 2016· 9 yrs 10 mos
    • Global Head IT - CIO & CISO India, USA, Australia
      Jun 2008–Mar 2016
    • Head Of Digital Transformation | Chief Architect | CDO
      May 2006–Jun 2008
  • 2004–May 2006· 2 yrs 4 mos
    • Datacenter Manager IT- Solution Architect
      2004–May 2006

Education

Postgraduate Degree(PgPX)

Artificial Intelligence

The University of Texas at Austin

Transformation Leadership Strategy Programme

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Master of Business Administration - MBA

MBA

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Chief Operating Officer

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Business IntelligenceService DeliveryERPProject ManagementIT Service ManagementCRMLeadershipProject PlanningVendor ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)ManagementDigital StrategyProgram ManagementConsultingCloud ComputingBusiness TransformationStrategyITILData CenterIT Strategy