Anand Krishnan
Technology Leadership | Advisory | IT Strategy | Digital Transformation | Technology Modernization | Ecosystem Integration | Coaching & Mentoring
The move
MoveEmirates Investment Bank pjsc → Mercury
TitleDirector, Head of Technology → Head of Information Technology
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE11.3
Total experience27.7 years
Mercury headcount51-200 employees
Mercury industryFinancial Services
Mercury HQDubai Hills, Dubai
Mercury founded2016
Mercury typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Head of Information TechnologyMar 2025 — Present
Mercury· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director, Head of TechnologyAug 2021 — Dec 2024
Emirates Investment Bank pjsc· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Technology Head, Digital Transformation Office, Treasury & Capital MarketsAug 2020 — Jul 2021
Mashreq Bank· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Technology Stream Head - Treasury, Private and Wealth ManagementJul 2015 — Aug 2020Mashreq Bank· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Head, Technology Solution Delivery - Core Banking , Treasury and ERPSep 2014 — Jun 2015Mashreq Bank· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Lead, Project ImplementationsAug 2010 — Aug 2014
Standard Chartered Bank· Singapore - Associate Vice President, Technology Solutions Delivery, Private BankingJan 2005 — Aug 2010SStandard Chartered Scope International· India
- Project LeadJul 2000 — Dec 2004
Covansys india Pvt. Ltd· Chennai Area, India
- Associate Software EngineerJan 1998 — Jul 2000
BaaN Infosystems India Pvt. Ltd.· Hyderabad Area, India
Education
- Pondicherry UniversityMCA · Computer Science1995 — 1998
- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher LearningBSc (Hons) · Mathematics1992 — 1995
Languages
- Tamil
- English
- Hindi
- Japanese
Top skills
Due DiligenceIT Project & Program ManagementTokenizationAgile MethodologiesPayment GatewaysIT Project Management