WE, AT ACROPETAL, BELIEVE THAT LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT PREPARING OURSELVES AND OUR CUSTOMER UNIVERSE FOR THE CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATIONS WE FORESEE. WE WANT TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, AS
ROLE MODELS, MAKING IT EASY FOR THOSE INTENDING TO TAKE THE LEAP. WE RECOGNIZE JUMPING A CHASM IN TWO LEAPS AS A VERY TREACHEROUS ACT.
ROLE MODELS, MAKING IT EASY FOR THOSE INTENDING TO TAKE THE LEAP. WE RECOGNIZE JUMPING A CHASM IN TWO LEAPS AS A VERY TREACHEROUS ACT.
Leadership Team
Meet the Leaders
D. Ravi Kumar
Chairman and Managing Director
Ravi is an the exemplary family person and is deeply passionate about his work for the cause of under-privileged children. He is a keen learner and brings to the table a freshness of humility, despite his stature and achievements that is are uncommon.
From a career that started working with the R&D and production units of BOSCH and subsequently at ITC, Ravi has traversed into an entrepreneur with guts and gumption in the IT industry over the last 10 years. A first generation businessman, he founded Acropetal Technologies Limited in 2001 and has single handedly taken it to its current status.
With over 20 years of rich business experience, he has demonstrated a sharp financial acumen in managing businesses and leading several acquisitions. He takes an active interest in the financial management of the organization. His contribution, direction, and orientation towards excellence were recognized at the Global HR Excellence Awards when he was awarded the "CEO of an Emerging Organization" title.
He is a mechanical engineer from the University of Bangalore and a Harvard Alumnus, having attended an advanced executive management program there.
Subbu Iyer
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Subbu Iyer is first and foremost very passionate about Indian Classical Music. He believes greatly in one's continuous transformation with music and fine arts being the most significant enabler of social renaissance.
Prior to his current avatar, he had been a serial entrepreneur as well as a senior leader in world leading organizations such as C&L, TCS, CTP, and Wipro. He is a technocrat who has lead by example and is a practicing enterprise architect. His greatest strengths are in the domains design thinking and institutionalizing growth.
At Acropetal, he brings to the desk the vision and expertise to lead a next generation enterprise that will focus on creating IP, leading industry through Innovation rather than competing with competitors' inflections. He is a proud Indian and aspires to lead Acropetal to be a World Class Organization that is unique as a poster child of the knowledge and experience economy.
Srikanth Iyer
Chief Operating Officer
Srikanth Iyer is a sports enthusiast- Very passionate about Formula-1 racing and Football.
Prior to joining Acropetal, Srikanth has played leadership roles at Steria & Mahindra Satyam. In a career spanning over 16 years, he has played multiple roles In the Enterprises Services domain. In the knowledge industry that is driven by demanding customers, Srikanth believes in building energised teams who think and deliver beyond boundaries.
At Acropetal his vision is to lead the Enterprise Transformation.
Sudhendu Basu
Vice President Finance
Sudhendu brings over 16 years of experience in leadership positions in the finance domain, Sudhendu Kumar Basu now plays the role of Vice President Finance. His areas of responsibilities include Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and Mergers & Acquisitions for Acropetal. Sudhendu played a key role in preparing the company for IPO.
He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. Prior to joining Acropetal Sudhendu served in various capacities in reputed organizations like Omne Agate Systems, Balmer Lawrie, and Oriental Electric and Engg. Co. .
Sudhendu enjoys the beauty of nature through the view finder of his SLR while still being passionate about unleashing the value of analytics in his professional carrier.
Ramalingam Srinivasan
Chief Technology Officer
Ram is a seasoned and successful Information Technology executive who has managed large, globally distributed, heterogeneous complex business environments for large Indian and Multinational companies in India. He has managed a team of offshore resources in Bangalore who manage and deliver IT infrastructure that served as a bridge between product Research and Development teams and Fortune 500 customers. With more than 22 years' experience in IT industry, Ram has considerable expertise in managing the IT infrastructure team for a global company.
He has the proficiency in delivering value to customers by optimizing resources, reducing cost by improving quality of services, and introducing processes to meet customer expectations. He has demonstrated how an organization can reduce cost by improving quality of services and innovative thinking.
Prior to joining Acropetal, he had co-founded MindRiver Information Technologies, an IT services company in Bangalore and had worked in JDA software and TVS Motorcycle at various positions.
Ram holds an MS in Software Engineering from BITS, Pilani and has finished an Executive Program in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.
Jamili Jalaiah
Executive Vice President - Strategy & Corporate Affairs
Jamili Jalaiah has more than 25 years of professional experience, armed with the educational qualifications from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Institute of Costs and Works Accountants of India, and from the Indian Institute of Bankers apart from a bachelor's degree in Commerce.
Jaliah has headed Finance and Corporate Affairs departments in various organizations. His work experience encompasses various industries, from Banking to Manufacturing to the Software Industry, working in reputed companies such as ING VYSYA, International Instruments, GDR Software, and Geneva Software.
He has in-depth knowledge of the Indian Capital Markets and was instrumental for steering Acropetal's IPO in Feb. 2011. His mission is to make the Acropetal an attractive destination for the domestic as well as the international investor community. He aims to create and enhance value for the investments.
He is passionate about making a difference in the lives of underprivileged parts of society, and especially, helping senior citizens.
Sreedhar MS Reddy
Senior Manager - Human Capital Management
Sreedhar Reddy is a strong organizer, motivator, and a decisive leader with a successful track record of directing major operations from conception through implementation to handle diverse situations. He is most passionate about learning new things and taking up challenges. He believes greatly in Continuous Transformation especially within Human Capital Management.
Prior to Acropetal, he was associated with organisations like the Indian Air Force, Navinos Homes and Projects Pvt Ltd, and Karnataka Electrical and Mechanical Systems Ltd,- Sreedhar is an astute professional with over 16 years of rich expertise in Human Resource Management comprising of Recruitment, Performance and Compensation Management, Employees Management, General Administration, Statutory Compliance, Training & Development, HR Policy Formulation, Personnel Management, Talent Management, and Fleet Management.
Sreedhar holds a member of Certification of CMMI for Services and is also an appraisal team member. Apart from this, he is also an ISO 9001:2008 certified Internal Quality Auditor.
He Holds Master's Degree in Public Personal Management from Osmania University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Management studies from Rayalaseema University.
At Acropetal, he is proficient in designing and implementing HR systems & policies for headcount planning, performance management, recruitment, selection, orientation and development of new employees in the organization in line with the Vision, Mission and Values of the organization.
Sridhar Rajaram
Program Director - Innovations
Sridhar Rajaram is passionate about Audio Video Electronics & Home Theatre Setups. Not only he plays Tennis & Badminton but also an avid follower of multiple Sport.
He brings over 16 years of experience spread across Enterprise Program Management and Product Development. Prior to his current Role, he has been playing leading roles in various organizations such as Invesco, Party Gaming, Synaptris and Satyam. His strengths are around building delivery teams focused on creating Intellectual Property.
At Acropteal, he brings the vision of building next generation platform for Innovations.
Sanjay Prasad
Executive Vice President - Head of Enterprise Infrastructure Services and Solutions
Sanjay is passionate about culinary arts and carries a strong desire to someday revolutionize the world of fine dining.
He brings to Acropetal 23+ rich years of experience in sales, marketing management, and technical leadership in the high tech industry. He has Cross-functional process and operations experience and track record in developing and monetizing new businesses and has been a serial entrepreneur. He has strong Customer relationship management expertise with focus on solutions and consultative selling with specialized knowledge of high tech and communications technologies. Over the years, he has built strong relationships with Global Enterprises and possesses a strong communication influence, and team leadership skills. Before Acropetal he was the Chief Executive Officer of MindRiver Group and was instrumental in growing MindRiver from a 5 people startup to a 450+ people strong enterprise. Prior to MindRiver Sanjay was the Vice President & Head - Information Technology & Consulting for WebEx India (Now a Cisco Company) the country's premier audio and web conferencing company.
At Acropetal he Heads the infrastructure & Solutions vertical plus also leads Strategic initiatives within the group. His Entrepreneurial spirit drives his desire is to build an idea from its inception, help nurture, and grow it to a size that would have impact in the space that it was created to be in.
Sudheer Kumar Raju
Vice President - Head Enterprise Sourcing Partnerships
Sudheer Kumar Raju has distinguished himself as a knowledgeable Technocrat in over 2 decades of industry presence.
His strengths are in directing the development of quality solutions including architecting, designing, configuration, and support of business critical solutions. He has a keen eye for quality and process compliance for optimized customer deliverables. He has a history of improving efficiency and customer service by diligently following the best practices for timely and quality value delivery. At Acropetal he is committed personally and professionally to deliver innovative & best of breed technology solutions.
Ashok Prabhu
Senior Vice President - Country Partner India Sales and Marketing
Ashok Prabhu is the passionate sales and marketing professional filled always with positive energy. He strongly believes in marching ahead with positive attitude while playing crucial role in team's success. Prior to moving into Acropetal, he worked in Kinfotech Private Limited for 20 years contributing to the overall growth of the organization i.e. Sales, Marketing, Branding, Vendor & Distributor management very successfully before it was acquired by Acropetal. Ashok has kept pace with the advancement in technology as he has achieved many technology certifications like CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) which is a unique to his profile.
At Acropetal, Ashok would like to capitalize on his experience in the domain of Sales and Marketing to build an excellent and Innovative Sales Organization for the India Geography, which will offer business critical solutions that are strategic in nature, thus contributing to the exponential growth of the organizations mutually.
Ashok is a music lover, enjoys singing bhajans, karaoke songs while playing his favourite instrument Tabla.
Mohan Kumar
Vice President - Business Development (Americas)
Mohan Kumar is a flexible individual who enjoys the challenges of meeting deadlines and targets. He is a successful consultative sales professional with the ability to develop and nurture long-term relationships with customers and partners. He is a people person with superior follow-through; and excellent at building rapport and fostering mutually beneficial relationships. He is caring and helpful person who enjoys meeting different people, have the ability to manage varied workload and enjoy the challenge of new tasks, possess an outgoing personality.
At Acropetal he is committed to create Value to customers with dedicated and collaborative team work to make the difference and solve customer problems.
He is an avid Wildlife enthusiast nurturing his skills in photography too.
