Qualifications

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales BA (Hons) in Economics and Business Finance

Specialist focus

Likhit is IBM's Global Industry General Manager for the Banking and Financial Markets Industries. Prior to this Likhit led IBM's Global Banking and Financial Markets team for Global Business Services. His previous roles within IBM were: Leader in Europe for Value Creation and Leader of the Strategy and Change practice. Likhit has also led the M&A practice at PwC and has extensive corporate finance experience.

Relevant experience

Over 25 years of experience in Investment Banking and Strategic Consulting. Likhit has extensive experience of leading complex transformational engagements around the world, including digital banking, advanced analytics, process automation and back office enablement. Under Likhit's leadership, IBM have developed a market leading position in solutions that support the transformation of core banking and multi-channel capabilities focused on IBM's priorities in cloud, analytics, mobile and social collaboration. Likhit's blue chip client base includes Barclays, Banorte, ANZ Bank, NAB, China Construction Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa and Itau. In addition, Likhit oversees teams that work extensively with global banks such as, JPMC, Citigroup, Santander, Lloyds Banking Group, Garanti, Nationwide UK and RBS.