Tim Kyle

Chief Transformation Officer at Techcombank (TCB)

Anand started his career at Techcombank reporting to me as the Head of Finance Transformation and was an absolutely terrific addition to our Transformation team. Anand is a solid Finance professional, dynamic and hyper reliable. Anand is always hungry to take on more and help where he can which was much needed in the early days of Techcombank’s transformation and I sincerely thank him for that. There were many times I needed to lean on Anand and ask he push through an extra mile on a different topic, which he did, without complaint and always came through. I have observed Anand at Techcombank in the capacity of a manager, as well as a stakeholder to one of the key initiatives in the bank involving Finance transformation portfolio.

I consider him to be a seasoned and mature culture change agent, with an impeccable track record of being a self-starter at incubating and managing large scale change, with specialization in Finance.

I would also highlight my observation of Anand having the right level of EQ to build solid relationships across the organization in a way that can help him to steer his work agenda effectively. This is particularly evident in the masterful way he engaged the TCB finance team at the outset as he crafted our Fonance change programs, he really took lengths to win the hearts and minds and make them an inclusive part of the journey. Which is as it should be. But many fail to do that, or have the EQ chops to do it well. Anand did a superb job of engaging and motivating the Finance team to take on new transformational challenges and a comprehensive agenda of change.

During his stint in Techcombank, he has impressed me and other senior members of the management with his professionalism, clarity of thought and expression. I would have no hesitation in welcoming Anand back to the team and working with him again.

Thaiha Linh

Director of Accounting, Financial Policy and Tax at Techcombank (TCB)

I work with Anand from December 2021 up to now under Techcombank Finance Transformation Program. He leads this program and is an very pleasure to work with.

He had strong experience on Finance operation transformation at HSBC and of course it is very usefull for Techcombank Finance transformation.

He with rich international experience brings a lot of useful things to Techcombank. He has so many strengths that I am always happy to work with him.

He has strong ability to adapt and solve problems. Moving from a global bank, being able to transfer the knowledge and experience gained to a local bank is not easy, not because you are not good but how to make your staffs, colleagues in a new place can absorb, keep up with your footsteps, the transformation journey will be successful.

Anand is very good at simplifying things, I enjoy working with him, instead of making things complicated he can always make it simpler, more focused to get the most out of it, determined to match the capacity of the place he comes from. You will be very unrealistic if you want to do something too big and complicated for their level of development. They see you as delusional.

It was because of his ability to simplify matters with clear, coherent thinking that Anand was able to take our transformation program after many years of great initial strides.

Adapting to suit how the work can be done is also another point that I enjoyed working with him. The difference in corporate culture in each company, each country will be an invisible barrier that you will encounter if you do not make appropriate adjustments to adapt. You can not require the same level of development between a developed country like Europe, the US or Singapore and a developing country like Vietnam. TCB hired the many experts coming to work from developed countries and of course they forced to adjust themself when working here. I find Anand to do this very well and it is also an important reason for him to be able to accelerate the transformation of TCB Finance step by step. Although he is a very agressive person, he is a very good listener and has since found the right method to help TCB Finance’s transformation projects run. He created a very good net work after a very short time working at Techcombank.

He is one of the most effective expats I have ever worked with during my 20 years experiences in the Vietnamese banking industry, which also helps me to learn a lot of international experience from him.

Vikram Chellani

SVP / Head – Finance Transformation for Continental Europe at HSBC

I had an opportunity to work for Anand for 5 years and he is an absolute pleasure to work with and work for.

Anand has an ability to detect a need for a change, understand its direction and execute at pace to reach it. His focus is always on achieving positive outcomes at an organisational level and he usually acts as a ‘North Star’ for his teams and his colleagues to help them navigate towards achieving the desired outcome – in the right spirit and way.

One of Anand’s absolute strengths is to take complex organisational problems and break them down at a molecular level, not only find solutions to them, but also to rally understanding and engagement across the larger stakeholder community across the organisation.

He Is a very strong communicator and gives tremendous importance to regular and effective engagement with all his stakeholder through creative yet effective content and channels

Anand sets ambitious goals for himself and his teams and focusses on setting a high performance culture within the teams he leads. This encourages individuals to focus on achieving outcomes in the right way, hone talent and develop skills through a varied set of assignments and exposure.

Anand’s strong work ethic and bouquet of skills makes him an immediate positive influence to any space that he is a part of. Wishing you all the best in what you choose to be a part of in the future.

RL Prasad

Chief Risk Officer at Santander Consumer USA

Anand unabashedly lives the spirit of one of his favorite songs by Foo Fighters “Best of You”. Wherever he is, he brings his best. On the job, that means creative and critical thinking, simplifying complex problems, finding solutions and executing them flawlessly. He is one of the best I’ve seen in managing time – gets work done and ensures he gets his personal time no matter what. I’d want more like him in my team.

Tony Roberts

Head of Business Finance at Techcombank (TCB)

I have worked with Anand at Techcombank for the past 1 year. He has demonstrated a thoughtful, pragmatic approach to lifting our Finance capabilities, with a strong focus on execution. Anand engages well at all levels of the business and his leadership style is well regarded. I believe he has made a significant contribution to Techcombank and will continue to “make a difference” to organisations in the future.

Marco Sablone

Head of Sales & Business Development – APAC at Xceptor

I had the privilege of working with Anand and his teams whilst he was leading change/transformation teams in Banking/Financial Services. I was impressed from our first meeting.

He is well organized, always on time, focused on actionable items and able to quickly determine what steps are required to move projects forward. His approach is outcome oriented yet he does not lose sight of the big picture. He is able to navigate the complexities of large organisations and, in particular, bring on board all relevant stakeholders who are impacted by change/transformation programmes.

He is an inspirational leader who can rally his troops and ensure they drive projects forward with tenacity and professionalism.

Anand always behaves fairly and respectfully. His ability to strike a lighter note when needed and his wide range of interests outside of the professional environment make people naturally gravitate towards him.

I would recommend him any time as an employee, manager/leader, and friend!

Inish Batra, PMP, SSBB

VP Change & Process Excellence at HSBC

A fine balance of many contrasts, Anand is gifted yet hardworking, focused yet a wanderer, firm yet polite, aware yet a seeker, a leader yet a practitioner, a perfectionist yet a delegator, free spirited yet goal oriented, unyielding yet flexible. Anand is, both, a friend and a leader, a patient listener and an eloquent speaker, effective and an efficient manager & subordinate.  He is an artist at work, flows just like the rhythm in music and creates great melodies!

Ketan Madia

Asia Pacific Tax | Transformation | Business Tax and Finance Leadership

Anand is a great professional….smart, intelligent and extremely committed. His oustanding quality is his equal comfort with conceptualizing innovative solutions and executing them efficiently.