Intellect Design Arena Ltd. has announced the elevation of Manish Maakan to Executive President & Group Chief Revenue Officer (GCRO). Continuing as CEO of Intellect Wholesale Banking, Maakan will now also spearhead Intellect’s global growth strategy. This move comes as Intellect experiences rapidly growing demand across key markets, including the US, Canada, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
Executive Leadership Change
Intellect Design Arena Ltd. has elevated Manish Maakan to the position of Executive President & Group Chief Revenue Officer (GCRO), effective December 3, 2025. Maakan will retain his role as CEO of Intellect Wholesale Banking while expanding his responsibilities to drive Intellect’s global growth.
Strategic Rationale
This leadership appointment is designed to capitalize on the increasing demand for Intellect’s digital transformation solutions. With digital transformation accelerating, the company sees significant opportunities in the US, Canada, Europe, MEA, India, APAC and ANZ. Maakan’s elevation aims to improve the company’s ability to capture this demand with a unified global strategy and improved scalability.
Key Focus Areas
In his expanded role, Manish Maakan will oversee Intellect’s global revenue strategy, integrating market development, enterprise deal orchestration, and partner ecosystem expansion. This unified approach intends to enhance Intellect’s ability to deliver consistent and predictable growth.
Company Vision
Intellect’s leadership in the market is anchored on innovations such as eMACH.ai, the enterprise-grade, composable, open finance platform, and Purple Fabric, the Open Business Impact AI platform. This strategic direction is designed to enable resilience and agility for financial institutions worldwide.
Leadership Commentary
Arun Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, Intellect Design Arena Ltd., stated that Manish’s qualities and global perspective will play a transformative role in shaping Intellect’s next phase of growth. He added that this elevation is timely, given the current market dynamics.
Manish Maakan expressed his honor at the elevation, noting that it comes at a crucial time when financial institutions are undertaking ambitious transformation programs. He emphasized the importance of partners who apply First Principles Thinking and Design Thinking to build resilient digital foundations.
Source: BSE
