Karthikeyan Palanivel

Karthikeyan Palanivel is a seasoned professional in data and analytics, currently serving as Senior Vice President and Group Head of Data & Analytics at Merit Holdings since September 2024. Prior to this role, Karthikeyan held significant positions at SiteMinder, including Vice President of Enterprise Data Management & Analytics, where responsibilities included transforming data architecture to accommodate future growth and managing data governance initiatives. Karthikeyan has extensive experience at VMware as Senior Manager of Business Intelligence & Foundational Data Analytics (APJ), focusing on data warehousing and analytics solutions, as well as a role at Satyam Computer Services Limited as Senior Project Lead. Karthikeyan holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science from Bharathidasan University and is pursuing the Chief Data, Analytics & AI Officer Programme at the National University of Singapore.