Udesh Naicker has a wealth of experience in leveraging technology to enable enterprise digital transformations. With an emphasis on transitioning legacy IT operating models to digital businesses for B2B and B2C, Udesh has been at the forefront of driving digital transformation in large organizations like Electronic Arts and PDL Biopharma. As a former senior director of enterprise applications at Electronic Arts, Udesh led teams in adopting SaaS, PaaS, mobile, and big data technologies to enable business-critical operations, as well as being an early adopter of intelligent process automation to drive process efficiency.

Udesh is a natural leader, with experience rapidly adapting technology organizations to rapidly evolving business models, products, and M&A. With a focus on leading teams and meeting business objectives while promoting collaborative, lean, and high-performance work environments, Udesh has experience with large scale IT and business transformations across diverse business domains and global operations. He has a strong background in applications, analytics, infrastructure, operations, development, and quality assurance, and is comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change, with an ability to adapt quickly and easily.

Udesh has also managed complex ecosystems of on/offshore vendors, providing cost-effective and flexible resourcing, including establishing a captive offshore IT operation. His expertise also extends to vendor management, negotiations, outsourcing, security and compliance, and RPA. With a bias for action and accustomed to fast-paced, unstructured, and complex environments requiring dexterity, leadership, and resourcefulness to achieve enterprise-wide goals, Udesh is an asset to any organization striving for excellence in digital transformation.