Pravine Balkaran Email Address

Vice President Global Information Technology, Information and Cyber Security and AI at Spin Master Ltd

Spin Master Ltd is an entertainment company which specializes in marketing, entertainment, toy, design, develop, manufacture, Remote Control, Robotics and more.

Pravine is a global IT and Cyber Security executive with over 25 years of experience across multiple industries including CPG, Healthcare, Entertainment, Fintech, Technology, and Travel & Tourism. As a strategic leader & digital transformer, Pravine has demonstrated success aligning corporate objectives and Technology on a global scale. He has an ability to provide thought leadership in global Enterprise Solution Architecture, Mergers & Acquisitions, Information & Cyber Security, IT GRC, Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Information Management (EIM), Stakeholder Management, and ERP systems. He is adept at delivering strategically tailored solutions on time and on budget. Further, he is experienced in developing an IT organization's resource capabilities in order to provide innovative technology solutions. VALUES: •"being real" • Family •Happiness •Integrity •Having fun CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: •Key leader in the organizational evolution from a small, primarily North America based, company doing $400m to our current global footprint generating revenue of $1.7b • AI - Automated over 180+ days of wasted productivity out of the business •Multiple global M&A Integrations •Enabled expansion into multiple international markets •Multiple end-to-end ERP (SAP) implementations •SAP Hana / S4 Hana migration •Effectively manage budget to align to business objectives and deliverables •Established a world class & mature information security management program •Established an Integrated Audit Framework to help meet regulatory requirements and compliance • Reduced audit times to 50% after 1st year of IPO