“I worked with Ravi for a few years. He manages a team that provides program management as well as strategy of Global Technology APAC. He is very organized and always tries to provide quality services and I enjoyed working with him."
Keiko Sobue, Director - Japan (2013)
Deutsche Bank
"Ravi and I have worked together the last 2 years and he has been running the project management / governance piece in our Regional COO office. In a highly matrix environment he managed to piece together the necessary highlights and tailored the appropriate level of details for his audiences. This is a demonstration of his deep PM skills as well as his vast experience in the PMO space.
While we worked in different locations and never met once, I found Ravi extremely approachable and came across as a well-organized and detailed oriented professional. He also possesses exceptional influential skills, demonstrated by his ability to mobilize the large number of PMs in providing him with the necessary updates on a regular basis."
Keith Lui, Vice President - Hong Kong (2013)
Deutsche Bank
"Ravi does an excellent job of getting the right perspective to all the key initiatives within our space (domains). His follow through is commendable and he is very keen to get to know the business rationale behind the reporting. He is also very helpful and has the focus on getting the job done and making sure that the reporting facilitates to bring the key areas into the discussion. He is friendly and very professional in his approach"
Sivaramakrishnan, Vice President - Singapore (2013)
Deutsche Bank
“Ravi worked as one of the senior members of the COO group who provided the Program Governance for my team covering the global transaction banking portfolio in Deutsche Bank. Ravi provided excellent leadership to my entire team in establishing / managing the overall Program and Portfolio Governance.”
Kevin Chang, GTB, Managing Director - London (2012)
Deutsche Bank
"Ravi has supported the portfolio management and governance for BS GTB. He has been extremely helpful in being the interface between the central COO team defining the governance and the BS GTB managers who had to perform certain activities as part of the defined governance. Ravi is well organized and result oriented."
Joelle Assouline, GTB, Director - Germany (2012)
Deutsche Bank
"Ravi has been actively involved in the Program Management & Governance space at Deutsche Bank. He plays a pivotal role in providing the team with apt direction on Program Management/Governance and Enterprise Portfolio Management. He is also responsible for ensuring timely Portfolio status updates to Senior Management thereby facilitating necessary oversight and control. In this capacity, he needs to closely work with culturally diverse virtual teams and he has consistently delivered results exceeding expectations. He is a man of high integrity and has demonstrated sincere perseverance towards achieving his and organizations' objectives. He is context sensitive and skillful in managing very complex situations/teams and always does it successfully. Moreover Ravi is analytical and incisive in his observations, highly approachable and empathetic. He is always willing to help/guide and enjoys in building long lasting professional relationships."
S Rangarajan, GTB, Vice President- Singapore (2012)
Deutsche Bank
"Ravi comes across as an organized, detail-oriented and a very sound professional. Notably, he has the ability to very quickly identify the key variables on any program and manage the same very efficiently and well in time. He is a very effective team player and comes across a natural leader.
Personally, he comes across as a friendly, highly approachable and helpful individual. A caring family man and a very good friend, there is a certain genuineness around him which puts one completely at ease while interacting with him.
I share a good rapport with him and would love to work with him. I would highly recommend him and wish him every luck in his endeavors"
Badri Narayan, GTB, Vice President- Singapore (2012)
Deutsche Bank
“I have worked with Ravi on APAC Program/Project Management and Governance related matters specifically on Financials Governance. Ravi has deep understanding of Organizational behavior/Structure and sound experience in Program/Project delivery management and IT Governance. He is a results oriented and performance driven leader who takes self accountability and has always meaningfully challenged the status quo and proposed solutions for step-change improvements.
Ravi strongly believes in leading the teams by setting an example. Irrespective of the circumstances, issues or the global teams that he worked with, he always delivered very good results far exceeding expectations.”
Kok Fai Wong, Finance, Vice President - Singapore (2012)
Deutsche Bank
"Ravi's leadership in providing the team with the apt direction, on Program Management/Governance and Enterprise portfolio management, was crucial in aligning several critical programs to corporate program management standards. He is amicable and highly approachable where team's can seek his advise/help on the related matters. I am particularly impressed with his deep knowledge in program management/governance space and his ability to drive/influence the team's to consistently meet the timelines and play a pro-active role in creating a positive and problem solving environment. Additionally he has good knowledge in Sourcing Governance, IT Regulatory compliance matters, Technology audits/risk management and Process management which makes him a versatile resource.
Ravi holds practitioner certifications and believes in continuously sharpening his skills through on the job and/or formal trainings. Overall he is a value adding and value seeking team leader who believes in consistently delivering the results individually and/or through the teams."
Saurabh Mani, Vice President - GLobal Sourcing, Singapore (2012)
Deutsche Bank
"Ravi is a strong all rounder with a result driven mindset. He takes a big picture view and his adaptability means that he will definitely be an asset to his company in any role he undertakes.
"Vincent Low Chun Wah, CIO – 2011
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
“It is with great pleasure that I am writing this Letter of Recommendation for Mr. Ravi Kumar. Ravi has worked with me at CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd as our firm’s IT Governance / Project Management Office lead manager.
Ravi is an enthusiastic, dedicated employee with reliable work habits. He often does not need guidance or supervision, but willingly accepts it when offered. He is consistently successful in improving his skills, and he works hard to do so. Ravi is always willing to pitch in to help the team, and he gets the job done right. He is efficient in planning/executing/governing programs/projects and punctual in meeting deadlines.
You'd be hard pressed to find an employee more dedicated than Ravi, and I recommend him as a rock-solid addition to your organisation. “
Lawrence Tan
Director, Retail Broking Singapore
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
“Ravi is a passionate individual who is always ready to take on any organizational or IT program/project related challenges. Ravi specializes in leading the PMO (Program / Project Delivery & Governance), Critical Business Application support, IT Audits and IT Contracts/Agreements management. He always rises to the occasion and starts picking up those tough challenges where his peers and superiors usually give up. He walks the talk and always led the team by setting an example. In my five years of work association with him, I have seen him growing strength-to-strength delivering incredible business value. This would not have been possible if not for his amicable personality, inspiring leadership combined with his entrenched thirst to deliver results that is valued by the Clients and Business. I am personally impressed with his analytical ability to toggle between the bigger picture and the minute details of a given situation/scenario.
If I need to summarize his personality in few lines then "Ravi is a Passionate and Results oriented Leader with unwavering Integrity, Agility and consistent Confidence… A true asset for any Organization.””
Mike Wu Zhigang, Senior Manager (VP) - 2011
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
"Ravi was assigned to a critical Trading program, at its peak crisis, to manage the delivery on time. He was instrumental in leading the team to help with delivery & stabilization of the trading program as well as to enhance the customer experience in the use of the trading systems. He was the PMO lead & managed the vendors efficiently to ensure solutions & rectifications were timely & complete."
Lim Chee Kiong, SVP, Regional Head of Business Development & Marketing – 2011
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
“Ravi was the face of our IT Governance team, where he established a rigorous and evolutionary process for the assessment of IT-related contracts. He made negotiations with IT service providers an expedient, almost hassle-free process, while achieving that fine balance necessary between protection and pursuit business interests.”
Dharmendra Yadav, Senior Manager, Legal
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
“In general Ravi is known for his versatility, never give-up attitude and ability to acclimatize to the ever changing organizational landscape. In CIMB Securities, he was spearheading the Regional IT Governance (PMO, IT audits management, Implementing the Project Management and SDLC methodologies) and was asked to handle the application delivery team for a short term. Despite his workload, he always managed to prioritize the tasks quickly and focused on what is important and urgent from business/client's perspective.
Additionally Ravi has also successfully managed several challenging work items like the delivery of a critical trading program struck with crisis, Critical business application support, Complex IT agreements review including legal clearance etc. An amazing IT Organizational leader with right attitude and aptitude.”
Mannem Sudhakar (Team member) – 2011
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
“I have known Ravi for 4 years as IT Governance Senior Manager/ PMO lead. During this period, apart from managing the IT Governance, he was made in-charge for the delivery of a mission critical trading system that was already deep in crisis and to further stabilize and enhance the system after it went live.
I have always noticed that Ravi is up for anything, and never complains about the work set before him. He constantly strives to achieve and then surpass any goals set, and works as a morale booster for the rest of the team if things aren't going well as planned.
Ravi is always on a constant look out for ways to value-add to the company. When you put him in charge of any program/projects or assign a senior management responsibility, he is fully dedicated and 100% committed in following through them to the successful completion. He cares about putting out quality work at all times. He is committed to make a difference through his structured and systematic approach.
I am especially impressed with Ravi's efficient and skillful time management. He is someone who knows how to work under nerve wracking pressure. I personally have benefited greatly from his experience and leadership through his generous sharing of his knowledge while working along side with him.
In summary, Ravi is highly efficient, dependable and nothing short of a phenomenal leader who is a valuable asset to any company.”
Phoon Chee Kuan, Assistant Manager, DBA
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
"Having worked with Ravi for over 3 years, could not help but admire few of his qualities that makes it a pleasure to work with him:
- Quick grasp and understanding of both technical and functional intricacies of the complex product.
- Ability to motivate the team and lead it to success.
- Always provided quality feedbacks – be it appreciation or brickbats.
- Ability to keep the bigger objectives in focus and strive towards it. His ability to get to the details of technical aspects, yet keeping in view the
overall business objectives in mind.
- Ability to handle crisis situations with calm and focused mind.
- Last but not the least, his ability to work closely with people and strive for the overall success.
On hindsight, I think he exemplified the principle:
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.""
Ganesh Kumar, Lead Consultant (Service Provider) - 2011
Headstrong Services India Ltd
“Ravi worked for one of our key APAC customer and was directly responsible for overseeing our team’s deliverables. As a client I found Ravi to be very detailed oriented & succinct in his feedback who always strived to solve issues and move forward. His timely & accurate feedback often helped us take appropriate & corrective actions. I would also cite Ravi’s knowledge of his business as one of his key strengths. I have personally enjoyed interacting with Ravi because of quality of his feedback and his knowledge of the outsourcing model.”
Anuraj Soni, Vice President (Service Provider) - 2011
Headstrong Services India Ltd
“I have worked with Ravi for almost three years on one of the Clients' mission critical program/project(s). Our Client has specifically assigned him to this program, during its peak crisis, where most of the team members had given up the hopes of delivery. It is during this mind-boggling crisis, I have witnessed Ravi's integrity, immense passion to deliver value/results to business at all odds and SWAT team leadership skills. He has strong communication & negotiation skills with remarkable ability to instill confidence and inspire the team. Along with our Client the entire team, including vendors like us, depended on him to lead & deliver and he always does.
Moreover Ravi never hesitated to go that extra few miles and lend a helping hand to the team and where needed he is always there for them. As a vendor and an integral part of his team, he enabled the team to deliver and stabilize the program on time with reasonable quality. Undoubtedly, in my opinion, he is one of those rare Senior IT Managerial candidates who has demonstrated commendable breadth and depth in leading the people, processes and technology.”
Selvamani, Managing Consultant (Service Provider) - 2011
Headstrong Services India Ltd
“Have interacted extensively with Ravi in the last 12 months and cannot help but admire his abilities as an IT PMO Head/Lead..some specific traits will be: a) an almost prophetic ability to visualize the future pitfalls...and more than that giving accurate suggestions on managing/working-around those risks.
b) right/consistent empathy with the implementation (vendor) team i.e. perfect mix of firm control & praises- important for keeping the team on toes and yet fully motivated (most of the other PMO Head's/Lead's I have interacted with tend to get one-dimensional in long run and are either too strict or become too nice..)
c) ability to get into very minute details of the technical aspects of the program/projects and yet have a clear sense of the business objectives behind the implementation...the business requirements change in real time and often cause heartburn to the client PMO & the implementation team- Ravi's skill was to keep the business & vendor happy at the same time and he managed it very well."
Shobhit Sharma, Sales Director (Service Provider) - 2011
HeadStrong Inc.
“Ravi is a very energetic individual who delivers excellent value. In IT Dept in 2009, he has the highest and most complex activities piled up on him. His ability to execute independently is very high and complex and tough situations can be left in his hands and will be settled by the agreed deadline. He is able to handle external parties well. This is very evident in his handling of Exchanges from various countries, Regional IT Teams as well as his handling of auditors. Ravi is also a fast worker and prides himself in delivering quality work.
Ravi is able to work under very high pressure. Even when the workload becomes too much, he is able to prioritize, manage expectations, and maintain quality. Ravi’s performance and results delivered for this year (2009) is excellent. In many instances, he has assumed the role of an excellent deputy to the IT HOD (CIO). His ability to execute is very high, and his professional skills are deep. With a good analytical mind, he is able to figure out his way in tough and complex situations.”
Sunarto Rahardja, CIO (2009)
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
"Ravi’s efforts on IT Governance in 2007 has delivered good fruits in 2008. RK has also received commendation on the IT Governance processes by Internal Audit. This year, RK has also started reaching out to regional offices to do a gap analysis and introduce the IT Governance from SG to these countries.
Ravi is extremely energetic and can be totally relied upon to deliver good quality work. He is always mindful of his KPI and strives hard to deliver them. Furthermore, he never hesitates to go the extra mile and is always willing to lend a helping hand, even though for this year, this means that he had to make a lot of sacrifices to his personal life. Additionally he was asked to help in the delivery of a critical trading system, which is a troubled project with a hard deadline. RK has focused on this project and worked round the clock, together with his fellow teammates. Not only was he able to deliver all his Governance KPI on time, he was also pivotal in successfully helping the critical Trading System go Live. Subsequently, he was also pivotal in helping to deal with the Production issues that arose. His contributions in 2008 are commonly regarded as one of the highest in IT.”
Sunarto Rahardja, CIO (2008)
CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
