The strongest COOs don't just run operations, they scale businesses, improve margins, and turn technology transformation into measurable outcomes.
Prakash Arunachalam has joined Tiger Analytics as Chief Operating Officer, bringing 32 years across global delivery, BFSI technology, business transformation, and AI-led operations. His career spans EDS, Polaris, Virtusa, SQS Group, and Servion Global Solutions, progressing from global delivery and strategic banking accounts to $200M+ P&L leadership and PE-backed business transformation.
At Virtusa, he grew the Banking & Financial Services business from $75M to $125M in three years. At Servion Global Solutions, he delivered 50% revenue growth and 500 bps EBITDA improvement, while leading two PE-backed M&A transactions. Most significantly, he drove 1,400 bps gross margin improvement through GenAI-led delivery transformation, achieving 30% efficiency gains and reducing headcount by 30%. Now at Tiger Analytics, he leads global operations for a data science and AI analytics company, bringing expertise across P&L, global delivery, M&A, PE transformation, and GenAI adoption. His differentiator is the combination of operational leadership, financial discipline, M&A execution, and proven AI-led efficiency transformation.
At Boardroom CXO, we're seeing Data & AI companies increasingly value COOs who can translate AI adoption into revenue growth, operational efficiency, and margin expansion.
For operations leaders: What matters more, scaling AI-led delivery or improving margins without compromising client outcomes?
First published on the Boardroom CXO LinkedIn page on 15 September 2026. To correct or remove it, write to [email protected].
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