Avanz is a Singapore-based company with more than 100 employees and operations across Asia, North America and Europe. It is owned by a private equity holding firm (also owned by Vanguard Screening) and led by Kannan Chettiar, who has a successful 23-year career in leadership positions in technology and professional services. He works with business leaders, human resources, talent acquisition, learning and development, and compliance/legal professionals across multiple industries worldwide. He is also a recognized thought leader and certified international trainer. Some of his public speaking activities, press coverage and training delivery have been outlined at www.kannanchettiar.com, www.avvanz.com/conference/ and www.avvanz.com/press-release/. Kannan's innovative acumen in leveraging technology earned him the HR Technology Executive of the Year award from Singapore Business Review.

Developer of an employee screening software designed for automated reference checks and pre-employment screening. The company's platform offers comprehensive background checks on new hires through customizable options which connect globally with a candidate's nominees and third-party APIs to collect trustworthy data generating detailed candidate profiles and a set of shareable professional reports, enabling clients to lower the cost and efficient background check for the hiring process.

RefAssured was founded by staffing industry serviceveterans for staffing agencies.