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10 post-merger IT integration experts
These ten IT leaders have held roles that involved integrating technology after mergers and acquisitions inside operating companies. A reader can learn how IT teams plan and carry out systems integration after a deal closes.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amit Pawar
LinkedInExperience: IT M&A Integration Lead · Crane Company
IT M&A Integration Lead at Crane Company since 2025; the profile says the role covers a ~$1B+ acquisition, leading SAP and Salesforce integration strategy, vendor engagement and executive communications. IT Director - Global Business Solutions at Crane Company (2022–2025) is also listed.
Andy Faulkner
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Technology & Transformation Head of Global Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Integrations · Experian
Vice President Technology & Transformation Head of Global Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Integrations at Experian since 2022. The profile also lists Vice President - Executive Business Partner at Experian (2014–2022) and describes more than 25 years of leadership delivering enterprise transformation, cloud modernization and AI adoption.
Ayham Helwani
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Technology (M&A, Integrations) · Charles River Laboratories
Director of Information Technology (M&A, Integrations) at Charles River Laboratories since 2019; the profile also lists Principal System Engineer at Charles River Laboratories (2017–2019). The profile describes more than 20 years of experience leading enterprise infrastructure, global technology programs and digital transformation initiatives.
Chris Hansen
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director IT - Integration Lead, Mergers and Acquisitions at Bristol-Myers Squibb · Bristol Myers Squibb
Former Executive Director IT - Integration Lead, Mergers and Acquisitions at Bristol-Myers Squibb (2022–2023), and Executive Director IT - Product Development, Product Supply and Laboratory Services at Bristol Myers Squibb (2019–2022). Other roles listed include Executive Director, IT GDS Enterprise Systems at Celgene (2018–2019) and Sr IT Director - Enterprise at Teva Pharmaceuticals (2015–2018).
Chris Hartley
LinkedInExperience: IT Director · Celanese
IT Director at Celanese since 2022. The profile says this person led the post-acquisition IT integration of Celanese and DuPont M&M, optimizing architecture and eliminating redundant applications across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and EHS, and managed a global SAP consolidation into a single ERP system while accelerating the DuPont TSA exit. Senior IT Manager - M&A IT PMO at DuPont (2017–2019) is also listed.
Dan Munivez
LinkedInExperience: Director IT M&A Integration · The Hershey Company
Former Director IT M&A Integration at The Hershey Company (2023–2025), where the profile describes being the highest level IT leader accountable for directing and delivering all IT and cybersecurity strategic planning. Director, IT Merger, Acquisition and Transformation at Xylem since 2025, and Director IT, M&A, Project Portfolio Management at Aptiv (2019–2022).
Mithun Kinare, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of IT M&A & IT Business Partner · Honeywell Technologies
Former Sr. Director of IT M&A & IT Business Partner at Honeywell Technologies (2023–2026); the profile says this work focused on IT integration for business acquisitions while acting as the IT Business Partner for Fire and SAS. The current role listed is Sr.Director of IT, Separation Leader at Honeywell Technologies, since 2026.
Sabyasachi Basu
LinkedInExperience: IT M&A Program Manager · Agilent Technologies
Former IT M&A Program Manager at Agilent Technologies (2022–2026) and Program Manager, Acquisition Integration Management (M&A) at Adobe (2021–2022); Lead IT M&A Architect at GlobalFoundries since 2026. The profile describes more than 13 years of hands-on experience designing and executing IT integration strategies for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Stephen Holahan
LinkedInExperience: Mergers & Acquisitions IT Integration Program Lead · DuPont
Former Mergers & Acquisitions IT Integration Program Lead at DuPont (2016–2021). The profile says that after the merger of DuPont and Dow Chemicals, announced in 2015, this person led the DuPont side program to develop and align processes with Dow to transition all IT infrastructure and applications across hundreds of sites. DPT Global Supply Chain & Operations IT Leader at DuPont (2015–2019) is also listed.
Sudarshan Desai
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT M&A Integrations & Cloud Governance · Optum
Director, IT M&A Integrations & Cloud Governance at Optum since 2022, and Director of Enterprise Programs (M&A, TSA and Integration) at Change Healthcare from 2017 to 2022. The profile describes more than 30 years of IT leadership in the healthcare sector, driving large-scale transformation across M&A and cloud platforms.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's vantage point to your deal, since an integration program lead, a head of M&A integrations and an IT director with a broader remit each see different parts of the work. Ask about the size and type of deals they integrated before relying on their advice for yours.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which of the acquired company's systems to keep, migrate or retire, and when?
- 02What belongs in the first 100 days of an IT integration plan, and what can safely wait?
- 03How do you plan the exit from transition services so the combined business is not left depending on the seller?
Reaching post-merger IT integration experts
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