ICRA appointed Mr. Anand Iyer as Group Chief Technology Officer (Group CTO), to accelerate its diverse technology-led growth vision. Mr. Iyer will be responsible for driving the Group level digital strategy for ICRA Limited and its subsidiaries, continuing to strengthen ICRA's technology capabilities and thought leadership, and contributing to the growth of the Group. Mr. Iyer has displayed exemplary leadership skills over his long career, holding multiple senior roles in various global organisations, leading large transformation projects, successfully managing large teams and building tech-enabled organisations.

Mr. Iyer joins ICRA from D&B India where he was Sr. Director -Operations and Information Technology, since 2018, prior to which, he was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) with the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX). Mr. Iyer is an MBA in Finance & Systems, from the Institute for Technology & Management (ITM), after completing a double graduation in Mathematics and Statistics from the Mumbai University. Mr. Anand Iyer brings over 24 years of rich experience in the financial services sector across banking, data, capital markets and real-time systems. Over the years, he has built his career as a technologist with deep exposure to areas like capital markets, anti-money laundering, cross-border payments and risk management.