Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia, Board Member

Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia, the founder and Chairman of Datamatics Group of Companies is one of the pioneers in the Indian Software and Offshore Services Industry. He founded Datamatics in 1975, prior to which he was instrumental in setting up of Tata Consultancy Services in 1967.

As Chief Mentor at Datamatics, Dr Kanodia drives all innovation, new product development and quality initiatives. His inspirational leadership has led Datamatics to be conferred with various awards over the years, including the Most Innovative Software Product Award, the International Asia Pacific Quality Award and being ranked among the top 50 best managed outsourcing vendors by 'The Black Book of Outsourcing'.

Dr. Kanodia is an Executive Member of NASSCOM, the apex body of the IT-BPO industry in India. He has also been designated as the Honorary Consul General of Chile in India by the Government of Chile. In the past, he has held several eminent positions with various industry associations, which include- President of the Management Consultant's Association of India and Chairman (Western Region) of the Electronics & Computer Software. Dr. Kanodia has also been on the Board of Directors of several large conglomerates.

After obtaining degree in engineering from India’s premier technology institute, IIT, Bombay, Dr. Kanodia completed his Doctorate in Management and post-graduation in Computer Science from the MIT (USA).

Rahul L. Kanodia, Board Member

Mr. Rahul L. Kanodia leads all strategic and corporate initiatives globally, leading to the long-term growth, profitability and industry leadership of the organization. He has over 20 years of professional experience and has held progressively senior and leadership positions.

He has been the Chief Architect for re-positioning and transforming Datamatics from a Service led organization to a Solutions and Product led organization focused on delivering next-generation business solutions to address customer's strategic and operational challenges. 
Rahul is responsible for driving the company's strategic process to identify, evaluate and integrate organic and inorganic business growth options, including mergers & acquisitions, partnerships and alliances.  He has also been driving the company’s foray into new geographies.

Rahul holds an MBA degree from Columbia University (USA), with a major in Business Strategy & Marketing. He has 2 Bachelor degrees from H. R. College (India), with specialization in Finance & Accounting, and Babson College (USA), with specialization in Management Information Systems.

Rajeev Srivastava, Board Member

Co-founder of Pittsburgh-based Apar Infotech, Rajeev brings over 18 years of IT operational experience, as well as an Engineering degree and a Master's Degree in Management Studies, to his demanding role as the company's CEO. Under Rajeev's leadership, Apar Infotech has received numerous awards for its rapid growth in the national and international IT market. Rajeev is an active investor and on the board of a number of other IT and technology-driven companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pac.

Paul Anthony, CEO & Board Member

Paul Anthony has 20 years of experience in the IT Industry with a focus on General Management, Marketing and Sales. Prior to CIGNEX Datamatics, Paul was General Manager at Hewlett-Packard overseeing the Imaging & Printing business in Singapore and the Asia Emerging Markets. He has spent the last 16 years with Hewlett-Packard in various world-wide, regional and country roles. He was instrumental in driving the growth of the imaging consumables business in the Asia-Pacific. He was part of the team that worked in Tata-Elxsi Singapore on strategy and eventually listed Tata-Elxsi India on the Mumbai Stock exchange. He was a member of the Tata Administrative service, the elite management cadre of the Tata Group in India. Paul holds a Master's degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Vidur V. Bhogilal, Board Member

As Chief Financial Officer, Vidur leads the finance, legal and secretarial, administration and taxation teams at Datamatics Global Services. He plays a critical role in creating sustainable value for the organization through successful mergers, acquisitions and joint venture partnerships. He has been focusing on growth and profitability initiatives through planning, monitoring and course-correcting.

Vidur played a pivotal role in the amalgamation of the IT services and BPO divisions of the Datamatics Group.

Before joining Datamatics, Vidur worked for international organizations such as JM Morgan Stanley and Arthur Anderson, amongst others. Vidur received his B.Com. from Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai and an LL.B from Government Law College, Mumbai. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ACA) and the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India (AICWA). He also holds a degree of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Delaware.

Raja Nagarajan, CSO & Board Member

Raja served as Senior VP, Global Operations of Ness Software Product LabsSM, a USD 100 Million+ Business Division of Ness Technologies, Inc. since 2008. Raja held positions including SVP & GM and SVP - Strategic Accounts prior to taking over as the Senior VP, Global Operations. Prior to the executive roles with Ness, Raja co-founded the Managed Labs division of Apar Infotech and held roles including VP, Senior Director, and Director. He was instrumental in growing the business from inception through Apar’s acquisition by Ness Technologies. Beginning his career with SPA Computers and Ramco Systems in India, Raja took charge as the Center Manager - Professional Services for Hewlett Packard India before joining Apar. Raja holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Gulbarga University.

Munwar Shariff, CTO & Board Member

Munwar Shariff has served as the Chief Architect and manager of engineering teams for 19 years in the areas of business application software, Internet applications, and mobile commerce applications for customers in the United States, Japan, Germany, UK, Hong Kong, Malaysia and India. He is an expert in Content Management Systems (CMS). Since co-founding CIGNEX Datamatics in late 2000, he has successfully delivered more than 200 enterprise applications using various Open Source technologies. He has written a number of articles on Open Source CMS, is an experienced trainer and a frequent speaker at conferences related to this topic. Munwar earned his MS in Digital Electronics and Advanced Communications from REC Surathkal, India. He has authored four technical books on Open Source CMS, Alfresco3 WCM, Alfresco3 ECM, Implementing Alfresco and Plonelive.

Shreedhara Shetty, Board Member

Shreedhara leads the Global Sales team and drives initiatives to strengthen sales processes, builds strong customer relationships and maximizes customer centricity.
Shreedhara’s most recent stint was as Head – Global Sales with Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. Prior to which, he was with Wipro Technologies for 19 years, where he built the ‘Japan business’ into a $35 million-per-year business and the UK business from $39 million to around $400 million. Shreedhara was also chosen to lead four of the top 10 global accounts in the telecom and IT product engineering sector, which accounted to $200 million annually.

Shreedhara is a Bachelor of Science from Mysore University, Bachelor of Engineering from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and Post Graduate in Industrial Engineering from NITIE Mumbai.

Divya Kumat, Board Member

Divya heads the Legal and Secretarial functions at Datamatics Global Services. She has overall responsibility for legal and secretarial affairs across all geographies, and for its subsidiaries as well. She also heads the Corporate Governance Compliance Cell, IPR and Contract Management within Datamatics.

She has over two decades of professional experience in the field of corporate compliances, legal and contract management.

Academically, she holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (Hons.), Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree and is a Gold Medalist in LLM with thesis in International Arbitration. She is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS) and Merit holder in ICSA, London.