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Tiger Ramesh |
CEO & Managing Director |
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With a wide ranging experience from Telecommunications & Information Technology to Hospitality, and with wide associations in the Industrial and Social circles, Tiger Ramesh has managed businesses successfully both in the Indian and abroad. Prior to joining Vignani Technologies, he co-founded 3 start-ups between 1999 and 2009, namely Bangalore Labs – India’s first remote IT Infrastructure management company; Quintant Services Ltd – India’s first pure-play BSP (Business Services Provisioning) company (subsequently merged with iGate Global Solutions); and Cicada Resorts – a chain of wildlife resorts in India, which he exited recently.
He was the Country Manager of Nortel Networks prior to that. Ramesh holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics & Telecommunications and his friends fondly call him Tiger. He is a wildlife enthusiast and also an avid golfer.
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Kumar Ramachandran |
Chairman of Board of Directors |
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Mr. Ramachandran was the Managing Director of Applied Materials India until Jan 2005. He was instrumental in developing the Global Development Capability (GDC) Program at Applied Materials. In this capacity, he set up their office in India in June 2002 and was responsible for its growth to 700 people delivering services in Information Technology, Embedded Systems and Engineering Services. From December 1997 to Nov 2001, he was the Senior Director of eBusiness for the Services division of Applied Materials. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Mr. Ramachandran was the Director for Process Improvement and IT Strategy at Hitachi Data Systems, where he was responsible for the global Business Process Reengineering Program, and the development of a global IT Strategy. From 1989 to 1994, he held various positions in Electronic Data Systems (EDS) ranging from Management Consultant, Project Management and Business Development.
Mr. Ramachandran has a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering from University of South Florida and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras, India.
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Apoorva Ruparel |
VP Strategy & Business Development |
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Apoorva is a key member of the Vignani Corporate Team. He has more than a decade of experience in the IT, Telecommunication and Networking industry at various levels with multinational organizations like Accenture, Nortel and Juniper Networks. Apoorva’s previous start-up was a successful mobile application company called AirMe Inc which developed a real time mobile media content portal called photoWALL.com
Apoorva holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Mumbai University and a Masters in Computer Information Systems from the Institute for Technology & Management, Mumbai.
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