Anandha Ponnampalam

Transformation Engineering Director at OSB Group

Anandha Ponnampalam has extensive work experience in the technology and digital transformation field. Anandha has held various leadership roles in companies such as OSB Group, Publicis Sapient, GreenTec Capital Partners, Rule Financial, and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Anandha'smost recent position was as a Transformation Engineering Director at OSB Group, starting in 2023.

Before that, they worked at Publicis Sapient from 2022 to 2023 as a Vice President, Agile Programme Management.

From 2021 to 2022, they served as the Chief Technology Officer at GreenTec Capital Partners.

Anandha also had an extensive tenure at Publicis Sapient from 2010 to 2021, where they held roles such as Vice President, Global Digital Transformation Lead, and Director, Programme Management. Anandha was responsible for leading and growing digital transformation engagements in Europe and North America, as well as developing the company's capabilities in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Prior to their time at Publicis Sapient, Anandha worked at Rule Financial as a Principal Consultant from 2010 to 2010, where they managed project delivery, client stakeholder management, and people management.

Anandha also worked at Royal Bank of Scotland as a Project Manager and Technical Architect from 2004 to 2009, where they oversaw projects in the bank's Corporate Credit Risk department.

Anandha began their career at Publicis Sapient in 1999, where they held roles such as Technical Manager, Senior Engineer, and Engineer. Anandha managed the delivery of various projects for the UK Government and UK Online, including coordinating development teams in India and managing support and warranty periods.

Overall, Anandha Ponnampalam has a strong background in technology, digital transformation, and project management, with leadership experience in multiple industries and organizations.

Anandha Ponnampalam completed a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, attending from 1994 to 1999. In 2017, they also obtained a Deep Learning Nanodegree Foundation in Artificial Intelligence from Udacity. Additionally, they have certifications including FCA Significant Management Function (CF29) from the Financial Conduct Authority, to be obtained in 2023, and Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist from Scaled Agile, Inc., obtained in 2020.

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OSB Group

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With a central mission to provide fair financial solutions to all, OSB Group is a specialist lending and retail savings group serving the UK, Jersey and Guernsey, and is authorised by the PRA, part of the Bank of England, and regulated by the FCA. OSB Group focuses its specialist lending activities on selected sub-sectors of the lending market in which it has an established presence and expertise. These include private rented sector buy to let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, bespoke and specialist residential lending, secured funding lines and asset finance.


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