Srinvas Kannan

Experience

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  Thomson Reuters

  May 2005 - Oct 2006

  Market Analyst

  ☛ Market Intelligence Analyst: Delivered deep financial analysis and business performance reports, providing market-aligned insights to global stakeholders and influencing strategic decisions.☛ Business Insights Specialist:Assessed corporate financials against market dynamics and environmental shifts — ensuring timely, informed business recommendations for clients and leadership.

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  EY

  Nov 2006 - Jun 2010

  Lead Financial Analyst

  ☛ • Transition Program Leader: Led transitions for Transaction Advisory Service lines from the US, ensuring smooth project planning, risk mitigation, and stakeholder alignment to enable seamless offshore integration.☛ Strategic Financial Analyst: Provided actionable insights to leadership through deep-dive financial performance analysis, KPIs, and resource utilization reports to support strategic planning and growth initiatives.☛ Process Improvement Driver: Identified opportunities for process improvement and recommended solutions that enhanced accuracy, efficiency, and business decision-making. Reduced 3 FTEs through automation of reports. Show less

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  Shell India Market Private Limited

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2016

  Manager - Planning and Projects

  ☛ Financial Planning & Transformation Specialist: Successfully transitioned FP&A roles from the US, LATAM, and the Netherlands to India — driving operational integration, role consolidation, and metric-based performance tracking across global functions.☛ Tech-Driven Process Innovator: Led the design and implementation of automated Budget Holder Reports using SAP HANA, improving data accuracy by 30% and eliminating 12 FTEs worth of manual effort across business lines.☛ Six Sigma Practitioner: Delivered $2.5M in cost savings by applying Six Sigma Green Belt methodology to identify root causes in financial reporting gaps — embedding sustainable process improvements and reinforcing governance.☛ Strategic Financial Advisor: Partnered with senior leadership to drive budget forecasting, financial planning, and expenditure reviews for a $4B portfolio — enhancing decision-making through deep financial insight and business alignment. Show less

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  Philips

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2023

  Transition Lead GBS - APAC Region

  ☛ GBS Expansion Strategist: Played a pivotal role in the establishment and scaling of Philips’ APAC Global Business Services hubs (Chennai & Suzhou), leading the transition of over 1,000 roles across Finance, IT, Analytics, Master Data, Supply Chain, and Services — delivering global standardization and operational agility.☛ End-to-End Transition Champion: Orchestrated complex transition lifecycles including due diligence, stakeholder governance, change management, resource optimization, capacity planning, knowledge transfer, and stabilization, ensuring seamless and risk-mitigated project deliveries across regions.☛ Operational Excellence Enabler: Implemented Lean practices, designed cross-training strategies, and introduced Work Optimization Tools — driving 22% efficiency gains, 18% capacity enhancement, and 100% cross-trained, business-continuity-ready teams.☛ Stakeholder Partnership & Leadership:Acted as a trusted advisor to global and regional leadership, leading intake governance, resource planning, and risk management to align business goals with operational delivery across multiple geographies. Show less

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  Adidas

  Mar 2023 - now

  Director Transition - APAC

  ☛ Strategic GBS Architect:Spearheaded the end-to-end buildout of the Adidas APAC Global Business Services hub, transitioning 500+ roles across Finance, P2P, and HR — delivering €14M in annual cost savings. Designed the operating model, governance framework, and vendor collaboration strategy for long-term scalability.☛ Transformation & Operational Excellence Leader: Drove high-impact change management, stakeholder alignment, and cross-cultural team mentorship — achieving 20%+ improvement in KPIs, Lean methodology adoption, and faster onboarding through standardized global playbooks and a structured buddy system.☛ Complex Program Delivery: Successfully led time-critical initiatives, including a multi-country VAT rate change across five geographies, ensuring seamless system readiness, stakeholder coordination, and zero disruption during year-end rollouts.☛ Culture & Capability Catalyst: Launched and executed a targeted Lean training initiative with 90% completion in under four months, empowering SMEs and embedding end-to-end ownership to strengthen the Chennai hub’s performance and resilience. Show less