About Us
Board of Directors
Aditya Krishna
Mr.Aditya Krishna, is a M.A.(Economics) from St. Stephens College, New Delhi and MBA (Finance & Marketing) from Northeastern University, Boston, USA. Aditya started his career with Chase Manhattan Bank N.A, New York, USA. He also completed a three year Owner/President Management program at Harvard Business School, Boston USA between 2010-2012.
Aditya was with Citibank N.A, New York, USA from 1987 to 1990 as a member of the business analysis department of the Credit Card Business and from 1990 to 1995 was Vice President – Credit Director & Financial Controller, Citibank N.A, India responsible for managing Citibank India’s credit card portfolio.
Mr. Aditya Krishna was the founder promoter of Nation Wide Finance Ltd. and was the Managing Director of the company from 1995 to 2001 In year 2000, Mr. Aditya Krishna sold 74% of the company to Citigroup, Inc and managed a transition to a Citigroup management team for 12 months and sold the balance 26% to Citigroup in 2003. The company was called Citifinancial Consumer Finance India Ltd and was the market leader in small ticket, sub prime lending and was a part of the global Citifinancial finance arm of Citigroup.
He was a Director in Kennametal India Ltd (erstwhile Widia (India) Ltd) from 1991 to 2002 as a member of the promoter group. He was also on the board of Ing Vysya Bank as an independent director from 2007 to 2013.
Mr Aditya Krishna, with his banking and retail lending domain knowledge, founded Saksoft Ltd. in 2000 and at present is its Chairman and Managing Director. Saksoft Limited is a global leader in providing digital transformation solutions and helping businesses stay relevant in a highly connected, rapidly evolving world. Saksoft offers a gamut of services including Strategic Consulting, Information Management, Application Development, Digital Testing, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Cloud, Mobility and Internet of Things (IoT).
Sl. No | Name of the Company/ Bodies corporate | Nature of Interest – Director/ Promoter/ Manager/ CEO. Also indicate position as Director viz., Executive/ Non-Executive/ Independent etc | Status of Company – Listed Public Company/ Unlisted Public Company/ Private Company* |
1. | Sak Industries Private Limited | Director | Private Limited |
2. | Sakserve Private Limited | Director | Private Limited |
3. | Threesixty Logica Testing Services Private Limited | Director | Private Limited |
4. | The General Talkies Private Limited | Director | Private Limited |
5. | Dreamorbit Softech Private Limited | Director | Private Limited |
6. | Saksoft Solutions Limited, UK | Director | Foreign company |
7. | Sak Industries Pte. Ltd, Singapore | Director | Foreign company |
8. | Saksoft Inc, US | Director | Foreign company |
9. | Sak Abrasives Inc | President | Foreign company |
10. | Saksoft Pte Ltd, Singapore | Director | Foreign company |
11. | Nanda Infotech Services, Inc. (a.k.a Electronic Data Professionals, Inc.) | Director | Foreign company |
12. | Sak Industries Inc | President | Foreign company |
13. | Sak Industries FR | Manager | Foreign company |
14. | Buffalo Abrasives Inc. | Director | Foreign company |
15. | Faichi Solutions Inc. | Director | Foreign company |
16. | Saksoft Ireland Ltd UK | Director | Foreign Company |
17. | Acuma Solutions Ltd UK | Director | Foreign company |
18. | Dreamorbit Inc | Director | Foreign company |
19. | MC Consulting Pte Ltd | Director | Foreign company |
20. | MC Consulting Malaysia SDN BHD | Director | Foreign company |
21. | Terafast Networks Private Limited | Director | Private |
Ajit Thomas
Mr.Ajit Thomas is the Chairman of A.V. Thomas Group of Companies, an Agri Business Enterprise founded in 1925, with interests in plantations, tea retail, spice processing, natural extracts, and leather goods. Mr.Thomas graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree, from Loyola College, Chennai. Subsequently, he joined the family business and raised the Organization from a basic plantation company to a producer of high value, high quality agri products for the world markets. Mr. Thomas has served on the Madras Chamber of Commerce, Spice Board of India, and was the President of the United Plantations Association of South India in its Centennial year.
SI No. | Names of the Companies /bodies corporate/ firms/ association of individuals | Nature of interest or concern / Change in interest or concern |
1 | Aspera Logistics Private Limited | Chairman |
2 | The Nelliampathy Tea and Produce Company Limited | Chairman |
3 | AVT Natural Products Ltd., | Chairman |
4 | The Midland Rubber and Produce Company Limited | Chairman |
5 | AVT McCormick Ingredients Private Limited | Chairman |
6 | AV. Thomas Leather & Allied Products Pvt. Limited | Director |
7 | AVT Holdings Private Ltd | Chairman |
8 | Midland Corporate Advisory Services Private Limited | Chairman |
9 | AV.Thomas and Company Limited | Executive Chairman |
10 | AVT Gavia Foods Pvt.Ltd | Director |
11 | AV.Thomas Investments Co.Ltd., | Director |
12 | AVT Natural Europe Limited, U.K. | Director |
13 | Neelamalai Agro Industries Ltd., | Chairman |
Kanika Krishna
Kanika Krishna is the Chief Operating Officer of the Abrasives Division of Sak Industries Private Limited. The Company is a leading international player in the industrial abrasives market with factories in Gummidipoondi, Chennai and Buffalo, New York. Kanika has a good understanding of the abrasives industry and has articulated a growth strategy for the company by focusing on niche product segments and niche markets. She led the company’s recent cross-border acquisition of Buffalo Abrasives Inc. in the U.S. She is experienced in working with cross-cultural teams and international markets. Prior to joining the Abrasives business, Kanika worked with Deutsche Bank in India and Merrill Lynch in New York.
Kanika has an MBA in Financial Management from Pace University, New York, USA. Prior to this she has completed the Master’s program in International Business from the Manchester Business School, UK. She is also an alumnus of Stella Maris College, Chennai where she completed her Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Ms. Kanika is a non-executive Director and a member of Stakeholders’ relationship Committee and Corporate Social Relationship (CSR) Committee of the Board.
VVR Babu
Mr. Babu has a Master of Science (M.Sc. Tech), Applied Mathematics and Operations Research from National Institute of Technology Warangal, Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Computer Science from Central University of Hyderabad, Executive Development Program in Business Administration and Management from Harvard Business School. Mr. Babu has over 36 years of experience in the ITC Group. He held several strategic positions and was one of the key founder members of ITC Infotech India Limited (a 100% subsidiary of ITC Limited). In the last 15 years of his career in ITC, he held the positions of Senior Vice President and Member of Management Committee of ITC Infotech and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the ITC Group.
Mr. Babu has also held several leadership positions in the IT Organisation including Divisional CIO of the FMCG and Agri- Business Divisions respectively. Mr. Babu is an active spokesman in various industry forums, championing the cause of Information Technology as a strategic tool for superior value creation, besides influencing the policy makers with thoughts, suggestions and actions that can help and further growth of the IT Industry in the country. He had the privilege of being part of a select Industry team that interacted with the Government of West Bengal during the creation of the Information Technology Policy of the state in 2000 and enhanced and modified IT/ITES Policy of 2003. Mr. Babu during his professional career also held various key positions in Industry Bodies such as Chair-Person for CII IT Committee, Bengal Chambers IT Committee, NASSCOM Eastern Region and TIE Kolkata Chapter. Mr. Babu is an Independent Director and the Chairman of Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee. He is also a Member of the Audit Committee and CSR Committee of the Board.
Sl. No | Name of the Company/ Bodies corporate | Nature of Interest – Director/ Promoter/ Manager/ CEO |
1. | Dreamorbit Softech Private Limited | Director |
2. | Saksoft Solutions Limited | Director |
3. | Acuma Solutions Limited | Director |
4. | Saksoft Inc. | Director |
Mrs. Kavitha Vijay
Mrs. Kavitha Vijay is the Senior Partner of Universal Legal, a full service law firm based in Chennai carrying on business under the merged brand name ‘IC Universal Legal, Advocates & Solicitors’ (post brand merger effective from September 21, 2017 with ‘IC Legal, Advocates & Solicitors’) and presently having pan-India offices in Ahemdabad, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh. Prior to this, she was working at a reputed law firm in Mumbai, Crawford Bayley & Co. under the partner, Mr. Suresh. N. Talwar and has also interned with the retired Justice Mrs. Prabha Sridevan during her practice as an attorney in the Tamil Nadu Courts. Mrs. Kavitha Vijay’s experience pans over more than 15 years and has been leading the Chennai office since 2010. Kavitha Vijay works primarily on mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments and joint ventures. She has also been a key player in starting the micro-finance practice in the Firm and has been actively engaged in advising many non-banking financial companies and micro finance companies with regulatory compliances, structuring of loan documentations, besides assisting them raise capital. Her other practice areas involve infrastructure and media & entertainment, besides general corporate law and advisory services.
SI. No. | Names of the Companies /bodies corporate/ firms/ association of individuals | Nature of interest or concern/ Change in interest or concern |
1 | A.V. Thomas and Company Limited | Independent Director |
2 | MM Forgings Limited | Independent Director |
3 | AVT Natural Products Limited | Independent Director |
4 | Abhinava Rizel Private Limited | Director |
5 | Metacomp Technologies Private Limited | Director |
6 | Kodaikanal International School | Director |
7 | Neelamalai Agro Industries Limited | Independent Director |
Mr. Suresh Subramanian
Mr. Suresh Subramanian has gained wide experience over the past 40 years in auditing and accounting profession, having worked with many of the big four accounting firms in India. He currently serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Delphi-TVS Technologies Limited and Veritas Finance Private Limited. Mr. Suresh Subramanian retired as a Senior Partner based in Chennai, with the Assurance practice of the Ernst & Young India member firm. He has experience in carrying out audits under various GAAPs and has also led and been involved in various audit related services and other engagement of national and multinational corporations. Mr. Suresh Subramanian is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is a Bachelor of Commerce graduate from Shriram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
Sl. No | Name of the Company/ Bodies corporate | Nature of Interest – Director/ Promoter/ Manager/ CEO |
1. | Delphi-TVS Technologies Limited | Director |
2. | Sundaram Trustee Company Limited | Additional Director |
3. | Veritas Finance Limited | Director |
4. | Coromandel International Limited | Additional Director |
5. | Manikaram Seva Founadtion | Director |