Muthu Palaniappan Pl
About Muthu Palaniappan Pl
Muthu Palaniappan is the Head of Managed Services at STL - Sterlite Technologies Limited, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in program management and cloud infrastructure, previously holding positions at PwC India and Redknee.
Current Role at Sterlite Technologies
Muthu Palaniappan serves as the Head of Managed Services at Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) since 2021. In this role, he oversees the management of service delivery for various clients, including a significant focus on Azure cloud infrastructure for a large-scale Ed-Tech client. His responsibilities include ensuring robust service delivery and managing the Network Operations Center, where he supervises program management for all client deliveries.
Previous Experience at PwC India
Prior to his current role, Muthu worked at PwC India as a Principal Consultant from 2019 to 2021 in the Bengaluru Area. During his tenure, he contributed to various consulting projects, leveraging his expertise in managed services and cloud infrastructure to enhance client operations.
Career Path at Sterlite Technologies
Before becoming the Head of Managed Services, Muthu held the position of Business Operations Manager at Sterlite Technologies from 2017 to 2019 in the Mumbai Area. In this role, he implemented best practices that resulted in significant cost savings and played a key role in transitioning applications to the Incident Management process.
Educational Background
Muthu holds an Executive Program in Business and General Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli, completed in 2015. He also earned a Master of Science in Software Systems from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, in 2014. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, completed in 2009.
Contributions and Achievements
Throughout his career, Muthu has contributed to various significant projects. He played a key role in the product development of a Learning Management System, assisting in the product roadmap and development as a product manager. He applied agile methodology to enhance product development efficiency and successfully managed the transition of multiple applications to the Incident Management process.