Chirpa Santhanam
Head of QA
GBG
As Head of QA at GBG, the global identity data specialist, Chirpa leads the group’s team of Quality Assurance Engineers, with team members across the UK, Turkey, Spain, Malaysia and Australia.
Chirpa’s key responsibility is to ensure GBG delivers its identity, anti-fraud and location intelligence solutions at pace for its customers around the world, whilst meeting high quality standards and expectations.
Under Chirpa’s leadership, the global QA team continuously manages best quality practices through embedded processes, clearly defined metrics, and the right automation tools and techniques. As an experienced leader, Chirpa takes deep pride in developing and motivating her team, whilst continually reviewing testing strategies to optimise results for the business.
With over 17 years’ experience spanning technology, science and engineering, Chirpa has a Masters (MSc) in Materials Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Science.