Meet the Team

After 5 years leading the CTO Transformation of a Tier 1 Bank, we have identified a lack of quality in Outcome based Programme Execution from the big 6 Consultancies & Global Outsourcers.

Sturla Consulting has been launched to provide an Outcome based end-to-end solution.  We deliver complex initiatives, enabling Senior Executives to realise data driven results.

Gurbinder Samrai [Founder]

Programme Director: 25+ years experience at Standard Chartered, UBS, RBS & Credit Suisse & HSBC​​

Key achievements​:

  • Led Governance of $300m IT Infrastructure change portfolio delivering $100m+ benefits through outsourcing, vendor rightsizing & automation, directing C-suite actions & outcomes ​​

  • Realised $9m in-year benefits through deployment of largest ever virtual desktop programme​​

  • Planned $2bn+ CTO Annual Budget (Run & Change) to agree financial and non-financial outcomes​

Deepak Bhadri [Founder]

​Programme Director: 25+ years IT & Financial Services experience at HSBC, Broadcom Technologies & John Lewis​​

Key achievements​:

  • Integrated Silicon Valley Bank acquisition UK Headquarters & Staff in under 100 days. ​​

  • Turned around under-performing Regulatory programme to deliver Network Segmentation capability for HSBC's critical banking systems. 5 business lines; 64 application teams; $42m​​

  • Delivered programme to remediate critical vulnerabilities across HSBC technology estate. 90 staff; 24 infrastructure services; $8m ​