Krishna M S

Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation Leader

An accomplished executive with over 25 years of cross-functional experience directing enterprise IT operations, critical infrastructure, and rigorous information security frameworks across complex global environments. Trusted advisor to corporate boards who seamlessly bridges technical architectures with long-term commercial goals—mitigating multi-regional risk metrics while sustaining high availability across enterprise systems.

Krishna Mulbagal Somashekar
25+ Years of Enterprise Experience
12+ Years of Executive Leadership
6 Global Top-Tier Certifications
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Credential

Executive Leadership & Business Impact

Leading enterprise IT, cybersecurity governance, and digital transformation initiatives that strengthened security, operational resilience, and business performance across global organizations.

2012 — 2025

Head of IT

Toradex Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

Led global IT strategy, enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity governance, and cloud transformation initiatives supporting worldwide business operations. Partnered with executive leadership to strengthen security, operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and technology-enabled business growth across global locations.

  • Enterprise Information Security Governance: Owned enterprise Information Security Governance supporting 170+ employees across global operations, establishing security policies, governance processes, risk registers, and internal controls aligned with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
  • SO/IEC 27001 Leadership: Directed the end-to-end implementation of the Information Security Management System (ISMS), including internal audits, management reviews, and certification activities, achieving first-time ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification with zero major non-conformities.
  • Cloud & Enterprise Infrastructure Transformation: Led modernization initiatives across AWS and Microsoft Azure, improving infrastructure resilience, scalability, and operational efficiency while reducing infrastructure costs by 10%.
  • Operational Excellence: Optimized enterprise IT operations, reducing overall IT operating costs by 15%+ while improving service reliability, operational efficiency, and business resilience.
  • Leadership & Collaboration: Led a high-performing IT team while partnering with executive leadership, business stakeholders, auditors, and global teams to deliver secure, scalable, and business-aligned technology services.
2010 — 2012

Senior Manager — IT

Stoke Networks Pvt. Ltd.

Governed multi-regional infrastructure operations supporting mission-critical cross-functional operations across India and the United States. Led cross-functional engineering teams to orchestrate large-scale capital transitions with minimized operational friction.

  • Operational Relocation: Planned and executed a complex data center and hardware infrastructure migration containing 10+ core server racks without experiencing single-point-of-failure outages.
  • ITIL Standardization: Deployed institutional upgrades matching rigorous ITIL patterns to elevate mean-time-between-failures (MTBF) and infrastructure availability.
2007 — 2010

IT Manager

Yodlee Inc.

Commanded a critical infrastructure operational budget exceeding half a million dollars ($0.5M), optimizing security configurations and localized service desks across dense high-volume business centers.

  • Business Resilience Architecture: Modeled and tested high-availability BCP/DR matrices, cutting targeted disaster recovery windows by 30%.
  • Infrastructure Operations: Enterprise IT Operations: Strengthened enterprise IT operations, end-user support, and infrastructure security for 300+ engineering and business users, improving service reliability and operational efficiency.

Core Competencies

Strategic oversight and architectural depth tailored for corporate security governance.

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Cybersecurity Governance

Constructing modern programmatic enterprise defenses aligned strictly with international control matrices and threat modeling.

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Enterprise IT Architecture

Bridging complex distributed technical environments with overarching strategic corporate initiatives.

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Cloud Strategy & Security

Orchestrating structural guardrails across public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) to secure multi-tenant footprints.

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Risk Management & GRC

Implementing systemic processes across complex vendor networks to evaluate risk postures and operational exposure.

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ISO 27001 & NIST Compliance

Translating demanding regulatory controls into daily habits through active control auditing and systemic checks.

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Business Continuity (BCP/DR)

Formulating active mitigation playbooks to guard global computing capacity against service interruptions.

Leadership Philosophy

The core principles guiding high-performing technical groups and strategic corporate decisions.

"Krishna translates high-level corporate risk directives into everyday security processes. His leadership brings exceptional clarity to complex scenarios, managing technical execution with a calm, analytical presence."

Trusted by Executives Strategic Board Alignment

"He builds team confidence by encouraging independent ownership. He bridges the gap between deep infrastructure engineering and strategic enterprise governance through collaborative mentorship."

Trusted by Teams Inclusive Culture & Development

Credentials & Accreditations

Validated technical mastery and executive governance standards from elite global organizations.

CISM

Certified Information Security Manager

ISACA

CCISO

Certified Chief Information Security Officer

EC-Council

ISO 27001

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor

BSI / International Bodies

CEH

Certified Ethical Hacker

EC-Council

ITIL

ITIL Foundation

AXELOS

DRS

IT Disaster Recovery Specialist

Professional Frameworks

Core Enterprise Platform Footprint

AWS Azure Microsoft 365 ELK Stack Mimecast ISO 27001:2022 NIST CSF EDR/XDR Cloud Architecture Enterprise Networking
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krishna.ms@gmail.com +91 98801 55055 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India