Executive Director Cum Chairman
Mr. Kalpathi S. Suresh Is an Executive Director Cum Chairman of Our Company, and One of The Promoters of Our Company. He Holds a bachelor’s degree of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras (Chennai, India) And A Master’s Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Clemson University, South Carolina (USA). He Started His Entrepreneurial Journey In 1991 With Founding SSI, Along with Our Other Promoters. SSI Was Engaged in Providing Software Education and IT Training in Emerging Software Technologies. SSI Achieved Various Milestones Such as Becoming a Public Listed Company, Entering into A Joint-Venture With NASDAQ, Acquiring Albion Orion Company LLC and Also Acquiring Controlling Stake in Aptech Limited. He Possesses Experience in Finance, Education, Information Technology, And the Entertainment Industry. He Was Awarded The ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of The Year’ In 1999 By Ernst & Young, India.
Non Executive Director Cum Vice Chairman
Mr. Kalpathi S. Aghoram Is a Non-Executive Director Cum Vice-Chairman of Our Company. He Is One of The Promoters of Our Company. He Holds a bachelor’s degree In Commerce from The University of Madras. He Started His Entrepreneurial Journey In 1991 With Founding SSI, Along with Our Other Promoters. He Served as The Promoter and Vice-Chairman Of SSI. SSI Was Engaged in Providing Software Education and IT Training in Emerging Software Technologies and Established Itself as A Leading Player in India. In The Year 2003, He Along with Our Other Promoters Also Embarked into The Entertainment Industry by Founding a Production House in AGS Entertainment Private Limited. Our Promoters Further Ventured into Film Exhibition and Established AGS Cinemas Private Limited. He Possesses Experience in Finance, Education, Information Technology, Entertainment, And Sports Industry. He Also Served as The Vice-President of The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association From 2010–2019 And Was a Member of the Marketing Committee of the BCCI.
Non Executive Director
Mr. Kalpathi S. Ganesh Is a Non-Executive Director of Our Company and One of The Promoters of Our Company. He Holds a bachelor’s degree In Applied Sciences from the College of Engineering at Guindy, Master of Science in Software Systems from The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, And AMIE From the Institution of Engineers (India). He Started His Entrepreneurial Journey In 1991 With Founding SSI, Along with Our Other Promoters. He Served as The Promoter and Vice-Chairman Of SSI. SSI Was Engaged in Providing Software Education and IT Training in Emerging Software Technologies and Established Itself as A Leading Player in India. In The Year 2003, He Along with Our Other Promoters Also Embarked into The Entertainment Industry by Founding a Production House in AGS Entertainment Private Limited. Our Promoters Further Ventured into Film Exhibition and Established AGS Cinemas Private Limited. He Possesses Experience in Finance, Education, Information Technology, And the Entertainment Industry.
Non Executive Director
Mrs. Kalpathi Aghoram Archana is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. She is a graduate in Computer Science from the College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai. She holds Master’s Degree from the State University of New York (USA) and has completed an extensive Wealth Management Programme from SMU-Swiss Institute of Finance-Yale University (USA). She is a Director of AGS Cinemas Private Limited, the feature film exhibition company, which commenced its operations in 2008 in Chennai. She is also an executive producer for movies produced by AGS Entertainment Private Limited.
Chief Financial Officer
Ms.Saradha is the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of our Company. She was appointed as CFO of our Company on 1st June’2022. She holds a Post-Graduation Diploma in Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur and Bachelor of Engineering from Anna University. She Possesses 12+ years' experience across functions & industries. She started her management career with the Mahindra Group, by joining their leadership program initiative. She was handling the role of Group CFO with Qube Cinema Technologies and Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospitals before joining the Veranda group. She has extensive experience in managing large P&Ls with proven expertise in Fund Raising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Finance and Strategy. In her current role, she will be heading the finance, legal functions of the Veranda group and also coordinating the operational compliance from a secretarial perspective.
Company Secretary Cum Compliance Officer
Mr. M. Anantharamakrishnan is the Company Secretary cum Compliance Officer of our Company. He was appointed on June 1, 2021. He is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India since the year 1990. He also holds a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Madras (Chennai, Tamil Nadu). As a Company Secretary, he is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day secretarial compliance of our Company. He has vast experience in the field of compliance. He was employed with Best & Crompton from October 22, 1984 till August 16, 1991 in a corporate secretarial role. He also served as a Director of Corporate Affairs in Kurian Securities Limited. He has also been the company secretary for Beacon Weir Limited and Srinivasa Smelters Limited during his career. He has also held the position of a Company Secretary in Kalpathi Investments Private Limited.
Non Executive Independent Director
Mr. P. B. Srinivasan is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He also served as an auditor for Board of Control for Cricket in India. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce from A. M. Jain College, Chennai. Presently, he is a partner of the firm P. B. Vijayaraghavan & Co.
Non Executive Independent Director
Ms. Revathi S. Raghunathan is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. She is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is also an Insolvency Professional registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. She has also obtained a Certificate for course on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor registered as a member of the Indian Science Congress Association. She is also a member of the Institute of Directors. Presently, she is a partner at A. Raghunathan and Company.
Non Executive Independent Director
Mr. S. Lakshminarayanan is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Madras (Chennai, Tamil Nadu). He is also a Registered Valuer in Securities or Financial Assets and has obtained a Certificate of Registration from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and a Certificate of Practice from the IOV Registered Valuers Foundation. He also holds a Company Secretary membership from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Additionally, he has also obtained Certificates for courses on Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting and Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. Presently, he is the proprietor of S L N & Co, Chartered Accountants.
Non Executive Independent Director
Mr. Kasaragod Ullas Kamath is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree and has attended the Advanced Management Programme at Wharton Business School and Harvard Business School. He has won the CA Business Achiever Award - SME category in ICAI Awards 2008 on January 25, 2009. Presently, he is serving as a Joint Managing Director of Jyothy Labs Limited and has also recently joined the Board of Snapdeal Private Limited as a director.
Non Executive Independent Director
Mr Bajpai's distinguished career in financial services spans over two decades in marquee firms like Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Group, and Edelweiss etc, across a wide spectrum of businesses. Notably, he was the Country Head for Macquarie Group’s India businesses and was also the CEO of its USD 1.2 bn India Fund. Throughout his career, he has managed several business lines like Funds Management, Investment Banking, Equities, Fixed Income Markets, Private Markets Investing and Insurance Broking. He has been featured as a leading deal maker and fund manager in India by many leading media houses over the years.Mr Bajpai is also an avid angel investor into new economy companies and has a passion for technology, education and initiatives with wide societal impact.He is currently the co-founder of Neo Group, a leading Wealth and Asset Management firm. Mr Bajpai holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra and an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN
Mr. Kalpathi S. Suresh is an Executive Director cum Chairman of our Company. He is one of the Promoters of our Company. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Technology in Electric Engineering from IIT Madras (Chennai, India) and also holds a Master’s Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Clemson University, South Carolina (USA). He started his entrepreneurial journey in 1991 with founding SSI, along with our other Promoters. He served as the Promoter and Chairman of SSI. SSI was engaged in providing software education and IT training in emerging software technologies and established itself as a leading player in India. Under the leadership of our Promoters, SSI achieved various milestones such as becoming a public listed company, entering into a joint-venture with NASDAQ, acquiring Albion Orion Company LLC and also acquiring controlling stake in Aptech Limited, a publicly listed entity. Under the guidance of our Promoters, SSI also positioned itself as a company engaged in the business of hospitality and property development. Since the year 2008, our Promoters do not hold any interest or rights in SSI. He, along with our other Promoters founded Kalpathi Investments Private Limited, a NBFC in year 2007 which invest in various ventures. In the year 2003, he along with our other Promoters also embarked into the entertainment industry by founding a production house in AGS Entertainment Private Limited. Our Promoters further ventured into film exhibition and established AGS Cinemas Private Limited. He possesses experience in finance, education, information technology, and the entertainment industry. He is often invited as a speaker at IIT Madras, in a number of societies and large corporations to talk on entrepreneurship. He was also the IIT Alumni Club President. He was awarded the ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 1999 by Ernst & Young, India. He is also a member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organisation) a global leadership community of chief executives.