Sunil Karkera
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Sunil Karkera is an Indian-origin designer, engineer and entrepreneur based in California, USA. He is the CEO of BORN Group, a Tech Mahindra Company.[1] Previously, he has led strategic design at IT giants TCS Interactive and Wipro's Designit.
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| Occupation(s) | Business Executive, Entrepreneur |
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Early life[edit]
Karkera graduated with a degree in computer science from Mangalore University.[2]
Career[edit]
In 1995, Sunil Karkera joined Lockheed Martin as an embedded systems engineer. He subsequently joined SonicWALL and Fox Interactive Media. In 2007, Karkera co-founded Registria, an on demand registration platform, and served as the CTO.[1][3] The company was later acquired by Housatonic Partners.[4]
In 2015, he earned a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Arts, Zurich. He then served as the Global Head of TCS Interactive.[5] Karkera led strategic design and innovation at TCS. Under his leadership, TCS Interactive acquired London based design firm W12 Studios in 2018.[6]
In 2020, Karkera left TCS Interactive to Join Wipro as the Global Managing Director of Designit.[7][8] From Designit, Karkera Joined the Plus Company serving as President of both Fuseproject and Plus Digital.
In 2023, Karkera took over as CEO of BORN Group, a Tech Mahindra-owned digital agency, from the founder Dilip Keshu. He now also heads the design division within Tech Mahindra.[9]
Accolades & Achievements[edit]
- Under his leadership, TCS Interactive won the Red Dot Award in 2019 for best brand and communication design.[10]
- During Karkera's tenure as Global Managing Director, Designit won the Red Dot Award for brand and communication Design in 2021.[11]
- Fuseproject is the product design firm that developed the acclaimed Ocean Cleanup sunglasses. These were developed in collaboration with the non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup, using waste cleaned from the ocean.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Meet our new CEO — Sunil Karkera | BORN Group". 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Sunil Karkera on LinkedIn
- ^ "Sunil Karkera Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ jhaxell (2018-05-18). "Registria completes undisclosed funding from Housatonic Partners". FinTech Global TestFin. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Ghosh, Sudipto (2019-09-10). "AiThority Interview with Sunil Karkera, Global Head at TCS Interactive". AiThority. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Sood, Varun (2018-11-01). "TCS acquires London-based design company W12 Studios". mint. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ Mendonca, Jochelle. "Accenture is mining USD14 billion in interactive gold. Now TCS, Infosys, et al. are digging, too". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Smith, Mark (2022-06-01). "Meet United States's 101 Top VP's in the Product Design Space". Best Startup US. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Tech Mahindra new CEO Joshi revamps organisation structure". The Times of India. 2023-09-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "TCS Interactive wins Red Dot Award for brands and communication design - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Wipro Designit wins s 2021 Red Dot Award in Brand & Communication Design". 14 September 2021.
- ^ Mellin, Haley (2020-12-11). "This Pair of Sunglasses Helps Clean Up the Ocean". Garage. Retrieved 2024-01-29.