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The Men Behind Birlasoft Atanu
Banerji, CEO
An IT industry veteran of 30 years, Banerji joined Birlasoft in 2000. An IIT
Kharagpur alumni, he pioneered the concept of dedicated Applications Development
Centers for overseas clients, winning the Nasscom Award for marketing
innovation. He has the All India Master Pairs for Contract Bridge and Birlasofts'
Table Tennis championship under his belt.
Kamal
Mansharamani, COO
As COO, Mansharamani is responsible for the global delivery function as well
as the APAC, Japan and Middle East markets. Under his leadership, Birlasoft has
achieved CMM-Level 5 certification in a record time of 12 months. His frequent
flyer status supports a voracious reading habit and he has a running tab at many
airport bookstores!
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Prabhakar Rao, vice president (human resources)
An XLRI graduate with over 21 years of experience, Rao is an expert in
performance management, strategic HR initiatives, training and development. He
is currently handling digitization of all HR functions and completing the
company’s PCMM initiative.
Avinash
Singh, executive vice president
A gold medallist in electrical and electronic engineering and a certified
financial analyst, Singh has been with the Birla group since 1989. He
successfully helped restructure Birlasoft from a generic consulting company to a
full life-cycle software solutions company. In 2001, Singh took on the mantle of
executive vice president responsible for sales in USA and Europe.
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Chandrasekharan, chief financial officer
Armed with the triple accreditation from the Institutes of Chartered
Accountants (CA), Company Secretaries (CS) and Cost Accountants (ICWA), RC spent
around 25 years in several operating and corporate finance roles. He loves
photography and dreams of becoming a qualified National Geographic free lancer.
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