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.

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.

Lovleen Bhatia has been instrumental in setting up the strategic direction of Edureka, defining the company's priorities, driving the mission and company’s work culture. He brings with him 13 years of expertise across domains like technology, digital marketing, growth hacking, customer acquisition and hiring. Prior to co-founding Edureka, he headed the R&D at DbyDX Labs. At Texas Instruments, Lovleen was a technology evangelist and helped the company stay on the cutting edge. His interests include Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality. He started his career at Infosys as a software engineer and has also held key roles at Texas Instruments and Synopsys.

Vineet has been instrumental in setting up and growing the Edureka learner community and making it stand tall as an Ed-Tech Organisation. At Edureka, Vineet has been closely involved in every business function ranging from Sales to Operations to Marketing, and emerging businesses. He embodies "ridiculous commitment," a philosophy that has seen him tirelessly support various teams and mentor learners, be it night or day. This ridiculous commitment is now deeply ingrained in the DNA of the company.

Nirant is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and is a serial entrepreneur. He has cofounded multiple startups in e-commerce, automotive, hospitality. He has deep experience in building businesses ground up and leading multi dimensional teams. He heads VerandaLabs, the technology and product arm of Veranda Learning

Praveen Kumar is an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in cross border acquisitions and pre-acquisition process in M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions). Praveen previously worked with SSI and Deloitte Haskins & Sells. He is also a member of ICAI and ICWAI.

As a veteran in the media industry for over 2 decades, Pravin Menon has a proven track record of building and defining brands across industries. With a pedigree ranging from Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd, Worldwide Media ltd, and Vikatan, he has worked on various brands, events, digital, content, created brands and Intellectual Property in BCCL, WorldWide Media and Vikatan. He has driven a slew of significant campaigns and effective marketing initiatives. Presently, as the Chief Marketing Officer for Veranda Learning Solutions, he is focused towards positioning the brand as one of the leading Education players in the country.

Graduated from the University of Mumbai, studied PG Digital Marketing at TimesPro and Executive Management courses at ISB and ASCI, Hyderabad. He was an Executive Member of CII – Media and Entertainment South and past treasurer of Advertising Club Madras. Pravin started his career as a Sr. Marketing Executive in the year 1995 with Network Digitech, Mumbai following which he joined Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) and led management level positions across Times Group Companies and Vikatan for over 20 years. Prior to joining Veranda Learning Solutions, he held the Vice Presidential position at Worldwide Media Pvt. Ltd.

Rajesh Pankaj is a dynamic professional with over three decades of experience in the education industry. He comes with an impressive track record of managing businesses, product development, and program management in the past. Rajesh has been instrumental in providing solutions to B2B and B2C clients across various geographies including US, UK, Europe and Africa and understands the industry from a global perspective. He has spent several years in educational research across various age groups and domains -- K-12, Higher Ed, English & Test Preparation to name a few. Pankaj Rajesh possesses hands-on experience across product management, service industry operations and business management.

Venkatesh Kothandaraman, who currently serves as the company’s Chief Instructional Delivery, is responsible for customer fulfilment and experience across Veranda Learning's products, content and programmes. Venkatesh has previously been associated with world-class IT organizations and startups such as SSI, E4E, TCS, Primex and Wellcorp in senior management roles. He has an executive MBA from IIMB and is a certified corporate director from IOD.

Bharath, founder of RACE, has been instrumental in putting forth high-quality coaching modules for competitive examinations to all candidates, irrespective of their background. At Veranda RACE, Bharat assembled a team of highly dedicated and expert faculty who worked tirelessly to develop the institute's coaching programmes that are effective, engaging and personalised for the students. As the CEO of Veranda IAS, Bharat is keen on providing the right platform for UPSC aspirants with the launch of the residential programme. With a dedicated focus on service readiness, a residential programme is the perfect setting to master the skills and knowledge required to clear the most challenging exam. Additionally, the programme provides a supportive and motivational environment where aspirants can collaborate, study and grow together.

Santhosh Kumar is the new Chief Executive Officer at Veranda RACE, equipped with a Computer Science Engineering degree and an MBA in Business Analytics and Finance from IIT Stuart School of Business. With a wealth of experience and expertise in management and finance fields, Kumar began his journey with Veranda RACE as a Branch Head, and quickly climbed the ranks to become the Chief Operating Officer, and then the Vice President (Operations) in 2022. His recent promotion to CEO in April 2023 is a testament to his exceptional leadership skills and proven track record in driving growth.

He envisions Veranda RACE as a platform that offers high-quality competitive exam education to all students in India, irrespective of their socio-economic backgrounds. To achieve this, he plans to leverage the latest technology and innovative teaching methods to ensure that Veranda RACE stays ahead of the curve in the ever-changing world of education. His passion for management and finance extends beyond his professional life, as he is often found reading books and keeping himself updated on the latest industry trends and developments.

Overall, his expertise, leadership skills and commitment to providing quality competitive exam education make him the perfect person to lead Veranda RACE to unprecedented heights and establish it as the leading edutech firm in India

Aditya Malik is a successful tech-entrepreneur and CEO of Higher Ed business of Veranda Learning Solutions Ltd, one of the leading new age, technology driven interactive education companies. Prior to joining Veranda, he was the founder of Ed tech company Talentedge and was also working as a Senior Partner at Lumis Partners (a private Equity fund). He has also worked as Senior Vice President & Head - Migrations and Quality and SVP & Head HR at Bank of America.

His experience includes stints as an AVP, GE Consumer Finance SBI cards and VP Operations at GECIS. Aditya is a dynamic thought leader with over twenty-eight years of professional experience and proven leadership and track record in the areas of new business set up, revenue expansion, sales, risk management and global cross boundary operations. He is a driven and motivated professional adept at multitasking as well as managing and leading even under stressful or uncertain conditions. Aditya is a certified Master Black Belt and holds a master’s in business administration from Pune University.

As the Chief Human Resources Officer of Veranda Learning Solutions, Vivek is responsible to streamline the HR Agenda across the group companies to integrate, empower and accelerate the growth of all the entities in the Veranda ecosystem. Critical aspects of his role include aligning the HR Policies and Practices to the Group's corporate goals and business objectives while making entire HR processes tech enabled. Vivek has close to 17 years of professional experience and is an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur and holds a Master's degree in Engineering.

Prior to joining Veranda, Vivek was Head of HR at NeoGrowth Credit, a fintech NBFC. Here, while leading the People Practice for close to 7 years, he contributed significantly to the journey of the company from a start-up phase to an established organization. Vivek has holistic knowledge of entire spectrum of HR, and he has a proven track record in driving people metrices to enable business outcomes. He further supplements his expertise in HR by leveraging experience gained in Consulting, Strategy, Product and Marketing domain while working with reputed names like EY, L&T Finance, Tata-Hitachi, Mu-Sigma and Infosys.