Executive Profile

Dr. Anand
Shankaran

Global executive leader driving revenue growth, business turnaround, and technology-led transformation globally.

Portrait of Dr. Anand Shankaran

Current Role

Vice President - Global

Organisation

Global Intertek Inform & Intertek SAI Global Business Assurance Australasia

Based

Australasia · Global Commitments

About

A career built on meaningful outcomes.

Anand drives the strategic direction of Intertek’s Global Inform business with a strong emphasis on meaningful outcomes for customers. He champions growth, innovation, and practical solutions that help organisations turn complex Standards and regulatory requirements into actionable insights - reducing risk and accelerating market entry.

With end-to-end accountability and deep experience in sales and business development, Anand ensures Intertek Inform and Intertek SAI Global consistently deliver trusted information, solutions and tools that help clients stay compliant, resilient, and ahead of change in dynamic regulatory environments.

His leadership spans general management, start-up and venture capital funding, corporate strategy, human capital management, board development, risk and compliance, and health and safety - across some of the world’s most demanding industries.

Areas of Expertise

Seven disciplines.
One coherent practice.

01

Revenue Growth

Architecting durable revenue engines across SaaS, services and emerging markets.

02

Business Turnaround

Restoring performance in complex, multi-geography operations under pressure.

03

AI & Technology Innovation

Translating emerging technology into commercial advantage and product strategy.

04

Digital Transformation

Leading enterprise-wide reinvention of operating models, data and customer experience.

05

Human Resources

Global talent, leadership development, executive coaching and organisational design.

06

Market Entry & Expansion

Building beach-heads and scaling presence across Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas.

07

Startup Development

Founder advisory, venture funding strategy and growth playbooks for early-stage ventures.

Specialties

The full toolkit.

From SaaS commercialisation to international expansion, M&A and executive coaching - capabilities developed over decades of operating at the intersection of people, technology and growth.

  • SaaS
  • Sales & Business Development
  • Innovation & Business Strategy
  • Technology Product Development
  • Global Talent Acquisition
  • OD & OE
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Change Management
  • International Expansion & Market Entry
  • Learning & Development
  • Remuneration & Benefits
  • Executive Coaching
  • Public Speaking
  • IR / ER & Union Negotiations

Industries Served

Automotive.Information Technology.EDA.Manufacturing.ATIC.Professional Services.

Connect

Open to conversations on leadership, growth & transformation.

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