Dinesh NairChief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer Singapore / Southeast Asia · Global perspective

Dinesh Nair

Connecting technology investment to enterprise outcomes.

Enterprise technology must support change while keeping essential work dependable.

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Portrait of Dinesh Nair
Singapore / Southeast Asia · Global perspective
Applications retired
62%
Simplified estate in three years
Core platform availability
99.98%
Through a full modernisation
Run-cost released
₹740 Cr
Reinvested in digital products
Countries on one ERP
14
From nine legacy systems

A career in chapters.

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  1. 2020 — Present

    Chief Information Officer

    Aldermoor Group

    Accountable for enterprise technology strategy, information governance and service resilience. Partnering with business leaders on modernisation priorities, transition risk and the operating model for technology services.

  2. 2016 — 2020

    Vice President, Enterprise Technology

    Fairhaven Holdings

    Led enterprise systems and technology delivery teams through application change and service integration. Developed an approach that connects architecture decisions with business ownership and practical adoption.

  3. 2011 — 2016

    Head of Enterprise Architecture

    Meridian Consolidated

    Designed the target architecture that let the group consolidate acquisitions in months rather than years.

  4. 2006 — 2011

    Programme Director, Core Systems

    Westmoor Housing Finance

    Delivered a core-banking replacement with zero customer-facing outages, and learned how to sequence risk.

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Digital transformation / Cyber resilience / Enterprise architecture / Data governance

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The leadership record

Trusted with consequential decisions.

Recognition

  • CIO 100The Technology Leaders Review · 2024
  • Digital Transformation of the YearThe Enterprise Technology Awards · 2022

In conversation

  • “Retiring 600 applications without breaking the business”The Technology Leaders Review · 2025
  • “What boards should ask about cyber resilience”The Boardroom Review · 2024
  • “Episode 98 — Technology debt is a strategy decision”The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023

Formation

  • M.Tech, Computer ScienceIndian Institute of Technology · 2001
  • Certified Information Security ManagerISACA · 2014
  • MBA, Strategy & FinanceWestbrook School of Management · 2004
Made technology a boardroom conversation about outcomes, not acronyms.
Priya RamanChair, Risk Committee, Westmoor Housing Finance
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