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Management
Prasanth Gopalakrishnan, Founder and CEO
Mr. Prasanth Gopalakrishnan, has more than 16 years of experience in the Communication System Research and Product Development. His areas of specialization are Standards based communication and optimization technology leadership for the energy and utilities space. Mr.Gopalakrishnan by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Calicut and a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University. Prior to founding Kalkitech, Mr. Gopalakrishnan worked with Robert Bosch India.
Vani Shree Gururaj, CFO
Ms. Vani Shree Gururaj, has more than 15 years of experience working in MNCs and Large PSUs. She is a Qualified Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and has joined Kalkitech as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She started her career working in B P Rao & Company and worked with several companies including Motorola India Pvt Ltd and Philips India Pvt Ltd. She last worked with Philips India Pvt Ltd. as a Finance Controller - Healthcare Sector (R&D) for more than two years. She has vast experience in setting up and improving existing processes, restructuring of companies and worked on mergers and acquisitions.
Sushil Cherian, CTO
Mr. Sushil Cherian, has more than 16 years of experience in Control and Automation Systems, especially in the Power and Oil & Gas Industries. His areas of specialization are Dynamic Controls and Non-linear Systems. Mr. Cherian by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Calicut and a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. Prior to founding Kalkitech, Mr. Cherian worked with ACES Controls in Houston, TX, USA.
George Punnoose, COO
Mr.George Punnoose, has more than 27 years of experience in Power Industry. He is responsible for overall operations and P&L of the company. Mr.George by qualification holds a degree in BSc Electrical Engineering from Kerala University. Prior to joining Kalkitech, Mr George worked for 16 years in ABB, where he last served as Head of Technology of Utility Automation Business Unit and was responsible for introduction of protection relay in Indian Markets. Later he worked with Easun Reyrolle Limited for 11 years, where he last served as President- India Business and he was instrumental in growing it from 40 crores to 250 crores.
Sunil Vargis Mathew, President - Systems
Mr. Sunil Vargis Mathew, has more than 16 years of experience in the Electrical Industry in implementing Sub-Station Automation, Energy Management and Control and Automation solutions. He is responsible for Engineering, HR, Admin and Finance functions. He has extensive experience in managing large projects in the power sector. Mr. Mathew by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT Calicut. Prior to founding Kalkitech, Mr. Mathew worked with ITI, Bangalore and Lucent Technologies, Bangalore.
Johney Varghese, President- Services
Mr. Johney Varghese, has more than 16 years of experience in Technologies, Tools and Management certifications. He has vast experience in managing large projects in Corporate Financial Services domain. He is responsible for Engineering and P&L for Technology Services Group (TSG) in Kalkitech. Mr. Johney Varghese by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from NIT Calicut. Prior to joining Kalkitech, Mr. Johney Varghese worked with Bank of America and in the year 2005, he joined Wachovia Corporation (USA) (now merged with Wells Fargo Corporation) as Vice President in handling IT projects in the corporate Finance Division.
Sreeni T S, Vice President - International Sales
Mr. Sreeni T S, has more than 12 years of experience in different positions, the last 6 years of which has been with Kalkitech. He is responsible for Sales and Marketing function. He has also been responsible for various divisions including Power Generation and Enterprise Software Solutions. Mr. Sreeni T S by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur.
Vinoo Shankar Warrier, Vice President - Product Development
Mr. Vinoo Shankar Warrier, has more than 15 years experience in Design and Development of complex communication products and integration projects between disparate systems. He is responsible for Product Engineering Services business at Kalkitech. Mr.Warrier by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering from NIT Calicut. Prior to joining Kalkitech, Mr.Warrier worked with MICO (Bosch) India in Bangalore.
Manikantan N, Vice President - Systems
Mr. Manikantan N, has more than 18 years of experience in managing large Control and Automation projects in the Process and Energy verticals. He has also implemented ISO 9001:2000 schemes in various companies. Mr. Manikantan by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Calicut University .
Jose Thomas, Vice President - Product Management
Mr. Jose Thomas, has more than 8 years experience with Kalkitech in various positions, the last being Business Head for Communication Product's business. He is responsible for charting the entire product road-map. Mr Thomas by qualification holds an undergraduate degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Calicut University .
Gopakumar K, Vice President - ELTRIX Product Development
Mr. Gopakumar K, has more than 15 years of experience in various positions, the last being Business Head for Enterprise Applications business. He is responsible for software development methodologies and project management practices within Kalkitech. Mr.Gopakumar by qualification holds a Masters degree in Computer Applications from NIT Calicut.
Veena Jain, Head- HR
Ms. Veena Jain, has more than 10 years of experience in various positions, the last being HR Manager at HAL / Infotech Enterprises Engineering Subsidiary. She is responsible for HR, Training and Leadership development at Kalkitech. Ms Jain has an MBA in HR from Symbiosis Pune.
