Strategic IT Leadership That Drives Enterprise Growth

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23+ years of IT leadership across Fortune 500

£1.5M+ cost savings delivered

17 ERP rollouts

11 M&A integrations

Aravind Sakthivel is a global IT technology leader and the author of the book The Leadership Trap: Why Smart Leaders Fail and How to Break Free. He is a former Chief Information Officer (CIO) across Danaher Operating Companies, where he spent 18 years leading multi-million-pound technology portfolios. He previously worked at market-leading organizations including Oracle, KPMG, and General Electric (GE). He researches on how to Turn IT Into a Growth Engine and applies in his work.

Academic Excellence

MBA in Business & IT from Nyenrode, Netherlands

Certified Enterprise Architect from Carnegie Mellon

Executive Education at Harvard Business School

Chief AI Officer

Certified AI Entrepreneur & Consultant by Industry Rockstar

Specialising in autonomous AI systems and enterprise transformation

The Leadership Trap

My book explores leadership blind spots and failure rituals, providing insights into common executive challenges and strategic solutions

Published Works & Research

Agentic AI in Enterprise

Published journal exploring how autonomous AI systems reshape business strategy and operational excellence

Passion & Aspiration

23+ years in global IT leadership, including CIO/CAIO roles in $300M+ enterprises
Board & C-suite advisor—aligning IT strategy with P&L and growth goals
M&A expert—11 global integrations + 1 divestiture with zero disruption
ERP, AI & Cloud leader—17 ERP rollouts, RPA automation, AI-driven tools
Proven ROI—$1.5M+ savings, 50% faster time-to-insight
Global leadership—built and led high-performing teams across Europe, US, India
Compliance & risk management—SOX audits, cybersecurity, BCP, IT strategy