30 Best Business Leaders of the Year 2019

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EDITOR’S NOTE . ... Stay Young. Stay Restless. The responsibility of a business leader is much more than his/her designation. By ‘more’ we mean the right attitude towards a business and the determination and grit to achieve success. Successful business leaders have a strong inner self that helps him or her to strategically analyze everything they pass through and succeed. They should be excited by the prospect of work. They should always have a strong drive to succeed and overcome obstacles. They should not only set big goals for themselves, but also see that they are actually committed to achieving them regardless of the countless setbacks that occur. Successful business leaders always have a very strong sense of self confidence and a healthy opinion of their skills and abilities. Their personality is assertive and strong. They are always focused and do not mess around with the issues at hand. This is what makes them different from the rest. These are some of many qualities every budding entrepreneur should cultivate. A business leader should always lookout for new innovations and ideas in order to stand as a winner. They should constantly reinvent themselves and think of better ways to run a business and improvise on the products and services offered by them. Let us take a look at what makes a successful business leader. Here we introduce you to The Silicon Review ‘30 Best Business Leaders of the Year 2019.’ These successful business leaders are confident and optimistic, they are disciplined self-starters, and more over, they are open to any new ideas which cross their path. Success recognized to the fullest! Best VISHNU VARDHAN KULKARNI, Managing Editor, The Silicon Review [email protected]

CONTENTS INDIA SPECIAL | SEPTEMBER 2019 08 Transforming the Digital Landscape – Datamatics Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia, Founder & Chairman 10 12 Dr. DeshBandhu Gupta’s Lupin - A place where pharmaceutical-based innovation meets a milestone 14 Dr. DeshBandhu Gupta, Founder & Former Chairperson 16 18 Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. Director and CEO: ‘We at Robinsons Retail Continuously 20 Strive to Tackle New Horizons in the Philippine Retail Industry’ Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, Director & CEO 22 24 FCM Travel Solutions, Led by Rakshit Desai is Turning Travel Experience into Beautiful Memories with a Right 26 Blend of Service and Technology Rakshit Desai, MD 28 30 Growing the Second Largest Phosphatic Fertilizer Company-Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman, Coromandel 32 M. M. Murugappan, Chairman 34 Jasmin Infotech led by Prasad Thupalli - Forerunner in the field of networking and industrial automation domains 36 Prasad Thupalli, President & CEO Rami Kalish, Pitango Venture Capital Managing General Partner and Co-founder: ‘Our Team Has More Than 100 Years of Accumulated Experience in Building Companies into Category Leaders’ Rami Kalish, Co-founder Emcure led by Humayun Dhanrajgir - Finding success through innovation and technology in the field of Research and Development Humayun Dhanrajgir, Chairman & Director Making Digital Happen: Microland Pradeep Kar, Founder, Chairman, & MD SKM Egg Products Limited, a Tamil Nadu-based Quality Egg Products Manufacturer, Grows by Leaps and Bounds While Adhering to Global Standards of Safety and Hygiene SKM Shree Shivkumar, CEO & MD Unlocking the secrets of the human subconscious for advertising edge: John Zweig, CEO, Neuro-Insight John Zweig, CEO VSM Software (P) Ltd. Led by N. Krishnamurthy, Providing one-stop comprehensive business solutions in the field of Pharmaceuticals N. Krishnamurthy, CEO From Hiring to Exit, Sushil Kurri, CEO, Compel Consultancy Takes Care of Everything Sushil Kurri, CEO Making Investment Opportunities Safer, Relevant and Accessible - Andrew Au, CEO, AGDelta Andrew Au, CEO An Interview with Priven Reddy, Kagiso Interactive Founder and CEO: ‘We Develop Only High-Quality Mobile Applications that Help Companies and Individuals to Increase Business Productivity and Efficiency’ Priven Reddy, Founder & CEO 38 Cancer prevention is simplified with contemporary measures from Zuvius Lifesciences Private Limited Nimish Thakkar, Chairman & MD

40 Zensar, led by Sandeep Kishore - A place where innovation meets a milestone Sandeep Kishore, CEO & MD 46 48 Enterprise Contract Management Made Easy: Icertis Samir Bodas, CEO 52 ‘Our Long-Term Goal’: InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd, a New Delhi-based CRM Software Firm, Charts Road Map for Achieving Going Public Feat Rahul Vador & Ashish VD Thapliyal An Interview with Debasis Samanta, Healthism CEO: ‘Our Aim is to Become a Predictive Healthcare Platform Using ML/AI and We’re Right on the Track with our Execution Plan for the Next 5 Years’ Debasis Samanta, CEO 56 Harnessing Cutting-Edge Innovation to Deliver Market Winning Solutions: Smart Enovations Ravi Gunti, CEO 58 60 Ushering the Future of Manufacturing: Nextsky Technologies Prathamesh Adep, Founder & CEO 62 Creating the World’s Fastest Growing Hotel Chain, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, OYO Rooms Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO T. A. Krishnan, Ecom Express Private Limited CEO and Co-founder: ‘Our Strengths over the Period of Time have Concentrated on Building Strong Reach and Expensive Network while Delivering Best Possible Services’ T. A. Krishnan, CEO & Co-founder 64 DigiPerformance: Help your campaign perform Manish Jha, Founder 66 An Interview with Saurabh Gupta, Cityfurnish Co-founder and COO: ‘We’re Revolutionizing the Furniture Industry by Providing Quality Furniture and Home Appliances on Easy Monthly Rental’ Saurabh Gupta, Co-founder & COO An Interview with B Sridhar, known as Kadhalsri in the VLSI industry, Nanolitho Technologies Private Limited 68 Founder: ‘We’re Progressing on our Vision by Partnering with Institutions in Imparting RF & Analog Mixed Signal VLSI Design Skills and Developing Skilled Man Power’ B Sridhar, Founder 70 “Big Data isn’t about bits, it’s about talent” - Exadatum’s Abhijeet Shingate and his team are simplifying the big data Abhijeet Shingate, Founder & Director 72 Saletancy headed by Gangesh Pathak-Decoding the science behind sales and providing data quality solutions for you, with you Gangesh Pathak Founder & CEO 74 An Interview with Anushka Iyer, Wiggles.in Founder: ‘Wiggles is Exactly What was Missing in the Pet Healthcare Market and we Want to Revolutionize and Re-Define Pet Healthcare like Never Before’ Anushka Iyer, Founder COVER STORY / PG-40 ZENSAR Sandeep Kishore, CEO & MD

Transforming the Digital company. Enterprises around Landscape – Datamatics the world are embracing modern technologies to digitally transform Data to Intelligence their business. Datamatics Inc. is a true 21st- results, but by the relationship Datamatics’ Technology solutions century company offering created along the way. help you to transform your digital superior services from a landscape through digitization and DIGITAL automation with enterprise-grade global staff dedicated to making solutions. These solutions enable Digital technologies, a super-set you to reduce administrative and every client and every project its top of Social, Mobility, Analytics, and operational costs, increase process Cloud (SMAC), along with Robotics efficiency, and take faster and more priority. From its humble beginnings and Artificial Intelligence; are at informed decisions. as an IT consulting firm Datamatics the forefront of the current wave has always maintained its staff as of disruption. At the same time BUSINESS PROCESS businesses that are reinventing MANAGEMENT the greatest feature. For Datamatics, themselves with digital technologies are seeing lots of opportunities. In an ever-changing business a project is not only measured by scenario that demands to do more with less, managing processes for Datamatics is well-positioned to improving enterprise outcomes and implement these transformative agility are business imperatives. As technologies for your businesses. enterprise collaboration transcends Datamatics with its experience and geographies, engaging people, expertise has carved a niche for information, systems, and assets itself towards becoming a strategic together to deliver value at the partner to its valued customers and right time and right place is the way offering intelligent solutions that forward. will enable businesses to further Datamatics Business Process evolve by improving productivity Management Solutions help and enhancing customer organizations drive cultural satisfaction. change through digitization and automation. The solutions provide TECHNOLOGY tangible benefits in terms of higher process efficiency, increased In this ever-changing compliance, complete transparency, fast-growing business shorter time-to-market, and world, keeping up with customer delight. the competition is the need of the ENGINEERING hour for every Rapid urbanization, easy access to the internet, advent in mobile technology are some of the factors which are impacting human lives Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia, Founder & Chairman

“We build like never before. Massive surge inspirational leadership has led in mass rapid transit systems Datamatics to be conferred with intelligent (MRTS), smart and connected various awards over the years, solutions for devices, smart cities are having including the Most Innovative data-driven a positive effect on the quality of Software Product Award, the businesses living across the world. International Asia Pacific to enhance Quality Award and is ranked their Datamatics engineering among the top 50 best-managed productivity solutions help organizations to outsourcing vendors by ‘The and develop smart and connected Black Book of Outsourcing’. customer devices across various experience.” touchpoints of human life. He is the President of the Whether it is an end-to-end IMC chamber of commerce & automated fare collection system industry and the Indo American for MRTS; or solutions which Chamber of Commerce (IACC). are the foundation of a smart In the past, he has held several city like smart ticketing, smart eminent positions with various toll collection, smart parking; or industry associations, which IoT powered smart devices used include Executive Member of in day-to-day life; Datamatics NASSCOM, the apex body of helps its customers with the IT-BPO industry in India; next-generation engineering President of the Management solutions. Consultant’s Association of India and Chairman (Western Region) BIG DATA & of the Electronics & Computer ANALYTICS Software. Dr. Kanodia has also been on the Board of Directors Datamatics helps build of several large conglomerates. intelligent solutions for data- He was also the Honorary Consul driven businesses. Datamatics General of Chile in Mumbai, offers data management, India by the Government of Chile business intelligence, data (2002 – 2014). Dr. Kanodia is visualization, advanced analytics currently on the Executive Board and artificial intelligence of MIT (Europe, Asia, and Africa). solutions with the ‘Intelligence- After obtaining a degree in First’ principle at the core and engineering from India’s premier advocates true ‘Data Democracy’. technology institute, IIT, Bombay, Dr. Kanodia completed his The Leader of the Firm Doctorate in Management and post-graduation in Computer Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia | Science from MIT (USA). Founder and Chairman SR Dr. Kanodia is one of the pioneers in the Indian Software and Offshore Services Industry. He founded Datamatics in 1975, before which he was instrumental in setting up of Tata Consultancy Services in 1967. As Chief Mentor at Datamatics, Dr. Kanodia drives all innovation, new product development, and quality initiatives. His

Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta’s Lupin- A place where pharmaceutical-based innovation meets a milestone The pharmaceutical industry The organization is one of technology would improve is setting up new trends in the fastest-growing Generic outcomes that could dramatically the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical companies around alter drug development and drug Biological sciences. The main of the world. The name ‘Lupin’ was targeting. At Lupin, they use the firm is to discover and develop inspired by the flower Lupin which is advanced technologies, scientific new drugs and to bring them into known to nourish the soil it grows in breakthroughs, and partnerships the market. Pharmaceutical industry and which is also tolerant to infertile that enable the firm to advance aims to bring in new discoveries soils and is capable of changing the research and development such as vaccines, pills and other barren and poor climatic condition. towards building a diversified generic medicines. It mainly deals portfolio and gain a leadership with medications and medical Products Manufactured position in important new product devices. They do hold patenting by the company introductions. The company’s rights on certain medications; Research & Development helps they also perform efficient drug Lupin is recognized as one of the in building a solid foundation testing, drug safety tests, and world’s largest manufacturers of to become a Complex Generics, marketing of the newly formulated Tuberculosis drugs. The firm has Biosimilars, and Specialty drugs. significant market share across frontrunner. multiple therapy areas such as The pharmaceutical industry Cardiovascular (pills and statins), Global formulation plays a vital role in the field Diabetology, Asthma, Paediatric, of Life Sciences. One’s such Central Nervous System (CNS), Lupin has a deep-rooted pioneer pharmaceutical industry Gastro-Intestinal (GI), Anti-Infective commitment to drive cutting-edge which is leading with an example (AI) and Non-Steroidal Anti- research and build world-class is Lupin. It was founded in the Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). capabilities in manufacturing, year 1968 by Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta. supply chain, and commercialization The main purpose of starting the Research at Lupin to meet the pressing needs in firm was to fight life-threatening, medical care. The firm believes in infectious diseases with affordable The world of life sciences is commitment to embrace superior and high-quality drugs of the converging like never before and quality, unyielding integrity and highest social priority, inimitable the convergence of pharmaceutical, strict compliance across business commitment, and passion. biotechnology, and medical operations. “Commit to strengthening yourseblfesnudcshtothyaotutrhwe iulln.”iverse 10 september 2019

The firm has established a well- particularly for unemployed youth sanitation, Formal education, balanced global business in both and women, and also strengthening Community centers, Electrification advanced and developing markets. primary occupations like Our investments are well-calibrated agriculture and animal husbandry Scale-up Strategy towards developing meaningful through increased output & value Generic products, Complex Generics addition, and providing secondary Lupin’s foundation closely works and Specialty. Our inherent occupations such as cottage with central and state governments strength of entrepreneurship, industry, handicrafts, and service and their departments as well as agility, and innovation are the key sector through quality enhancement with international organizations differentiators that lead us towards and wider market acceptability to achieve its objectives. The the next growth orbit. The firm convergence and collaboration are has its manufacturing units spread Social an integral part of its strategy. across India, the US, Japan, Mexico, and Brazil. The firm is focusing to develop Milestones achieved proper social, cultural, scientific Corporate Responsibility and spiritual attitude amidst rural Filed a new drug application for community and instill in villagers an Etanercept Biosimilar In Japan, The firm has started its own urge and keenness to work for their acquired Symbiomix Therapeutics, foundation named The Lupin own development LLC In New Jersey, expanded Its Foundation which helps to develop branded play with exclusive US the rural sectors. Some of them Infrastructure Rights to Alinia for oral suspensions, include; entered the NIFTY 50 Index, To create basic infrastructure commissioned Injectable facility at Economic facilities for the community such Nagpur and has achieved several as Provision for drinking water, other feats. The firm is creating more Building internal roads, Basic employment opportunities SR The staunch behind the domicile of Lupin Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta Founder & Former Chairperson Dr. Desh Bandhu, the Founder and Former Chairperson of Lupin is a pioneer in the field of Chemistry. The firm was his dream, journey,and belief. He holds a postgraduate degree in Chemistry from Bombay University. He started Lupin in the year 1968, with his wife, Mrs. Manju Gupta and has served as the first investor with an investment of INR 5,000. To him, Lupin was a weapon to fightlife-threatening diseases that plagued his nation. His personality has encouraged learning from the experiences and never rest on laurels. He has inspired the team to move ahead, set high targets and meet one’s goals through an unyielding commitment to compliance and integrity. september 2019 11

Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. Director and CEO: ‘We at Robinsons Retail Continuously Strive to Tackle New Horizons in the Philippine Retail Industry’ “We have found ways to better understand our shoppers and delighting them with products and services that are responsive to their needs and preferences.” Technology has already supermarket, department store, and create career opportunities transformed the retail do-it-yourself, drugstore, for its diverse workforce. As the industry beyond recognition– convenience store, consumer company expands, it ushers in now, almost every customer is electronics and appliances, the growth of modern retail in an online customer, from your toys, one-price concept store, previously untapped markets. teenage son to your ageing mother. international fashion and beauty Robinsons engages both global The end-to-end customer journey specialty stores, and specialty and local suppliers to deliver safe now begins with online research coffee shops. and high-quality merchandise to and product comparison, and its customers while implementing complaining about a product The company was incorporated a holistic business development or service is as easy and public in 1980 and is headquartered in strategy geared towards corporate as sending a tweet or Facebook Quezon City, Philippines. sustainability amidst a dynamic comment, prompting immediate economic landscape. action before reputational damage Robinsons Retail occurs. Where once businesses Holdings, Inc: Synopsis Robinsons establishes strong ties competed on price and availability, with leading mall developers in they now compete for search engine Rewind the country and serves as anchor rankings and five-star customer tenants for Robinsons Malls which reviews. From the company’s beginnings operates 47 malls in the country with the first opening of Robinsons as of end 2017. With its 40 percent This shift from in-store only Department Store in 1980 at stake in Robinsons Bank, one of the to omnichannel spending has Robinsons Place Manila, it has fastest-growing commercial banks forced companies to make huge gained presence and has established in the Philippines today, Robinsonsis adjustments to the way they do consumer trust in major cities and exploring ways to enrich synergies business – and those who have communities across the archipelago. between the bank and retail. failed to adapt have been left behind. In 2017,Robinsons reached a store network of over 1,700 The company constantly aims to In light of the foregoing, we’re stores alongside more than 2,000 incorporate new and innovative thrilled to present Robinsons franchised branches of The Generics technologies into its operations. In Retail Holdings, Inc. Pharmacy, which it acquired in December 2017, Robinsons acquired 2016. a minority stake in BeautyMNL. The Robinsons Retail is one of the company has likewise strengthened largest multi-format retailers To fulfil its part in nation- its presence in the e-commerce in the Philippines. It operates building, Robinsons strives to space with its partners, Lazada, a diverse brand portfolio with foster meaningful relationships Zalora and honestbee. The company the following major formats: with various business partners also embraced cashless and mobile 12 september 2019

payment platforms through Capitalizing on its positive growth employs a comprehensive and collaborations with Mynt and trajectory, Robinsons Retail astute use of technology, business Smart as it introduced GCash and continuously strives to tackle new analytics, supplier collaboration, PayMaya in a number of its stores. horizons in the Philippine retail and customer engagement. This industry. has resulted in a unique brand Data analytics has likewise become of excellent service enjoyed by part of Robinsons’ business Elements: That Make its loyal customer base and its strategy, which it operationalize Robinsons Retail Stand Out international and local brand through its Loyalty and Financial partners and suppliers. Beyond Products Division. With over 1.2 Driven by sustained expansion its foothold in Robinsons Malls, million Robinsons Rewards Card and diversification, Robinsons the company has also developed members, it has found ways to Retail remains one of the largest strong ties with other leading better understand its shoppers and most trusted multi-format mall developers, which allows it and delighting them with products retailers in the country. At its core, to capture even wider markets and services that are responsive to the company maintains a solid alongside emerging ones. their needs and preferences. foundation of management that SR Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe: A Formidable Leader Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. She is a Director of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., Robinsons Land Corporation, Cebu Air, Inc., and Robinsons Bank Corporation. She is a Trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation Inc., Immaculate Conception Academy Scholarship Fund and the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation. She was also a member of the University of the Philippines Centennial Commission. She attended the University of the Philippines-Diliman from 1978 to 1981 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Journalism) from New York University in 1984. Ms. Pe joined the group in 1984 as a management trainee. She is a daughter of Mr. John L. Gokongwei, Jr. Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe President & CEO “Our vision is to strengthen our foothold as aOlueravdisiionngisatno dstrternugsttheedn omurufoltoi-thfoolrdmat as a leading andretrtuasitleedrminultthi-feorPmhaitlirpetpaiinleer isn.”the Philippines.”

FCM Travel Solutions, Led by Rakshit Desai is Turning Travel Experience into Beautiful Memories with a Right Blend of Service and Technology Corporate travel management is access to a worldwide network possible way among the world’s one of the easiest and simplest of airfares, ground transport and largest platforms. ways of managing a company’s hotel options which offers the strategic approach to travel; it helps best value for their business travel Rakshit Desai’s in negotiating vendors, operating expenditure. contribution to FCM corporate travel programs, credit- Travel Solutions card management security, travel FCM Travel Solution is a part of a and expenses data management and, multinational travel company Flight Rakshit heads Flight Centre to ensuring cent percentage travel Centre Travel Group (FCTG) which Travel Group (FCTG) in India safeties with appropriate guidelines. is publicly-listed on the Australian comprising the market-leading The main aim of opting the route Stock Exchange. The firm provides FCM and Corporate Traveller of global consolidation is, it brings its clients with exceptional offers brands, the fast-growing Travel about savings in the company in the which have made the firm to stand Tours retail network, the Travel travel and expenses budget. Travel out among other companies. The Money India currency business, solution does play a pivotal role company has 8000+ experienced and the FCM Incoming South Asian in managing an entire company’s travel professionals on hand DMC. He has played a pivotal role travel data and safeguarding it 24*7. It tops amongst the world’s in developing the firms market in carefully. One such pioneer in the leading corporate brands and is India and has majorly contributed field of travel solution is the FCM a multinational business across to the company’s success. Travel Solutions. industry sector with a global turnover of AU$9 billion. Corporate Social FCM Travel Solution, founded in the Responsibility year 2004 is a firm that provides ”Travelling becomes an esthetic global travel management services; appeal when travel solutions are As a global travel management its headquarters is located in simple yet best.” The Managing company, the firm plays a huge Brisbane, Australia. The company Director of FCM Travel Solutions- emphasis on how the travel miles has branches in over 95 countries. It India, Rakshit Desai sets the best of its own people impacts on the is considered as one of the top travel example. It does require a lot of will environment. It is something management companies in the power and courage to establish a the company takes extremely world. The firm provides its clients company and to lead it in the best seriously and offset all of the carbon “Travel is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer.” Meet the Trendsetter Rakshit Desai, Managing Director - India, Flight Centre Travel Groupheads Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) in India comprising the market-leading FCM and Corporate Traveller brands, the fast- growing Travel Tours retail network, Frequently quoted on industry and economic issues and a regular speaker at trade events, Rakshit also featured in the 2015 Edition of the Economic Times - Spencer Stuart ‘top 40 under forty’ business leaders list. 14 september 2019

emissions of staff travel. FCM’s cost per ton to Rakshit Desai, MD offset is £2.50, which the firm believes to be the lowest offset rate in the market. In addition, the company is the contributing member of the U.N. Global Compact, a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies and to report on their implementation. It is focused on Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Corruption. Products FCM provides clients with the broadest range of prices and inventory for air travel, hotel accommodation, travel insurance, and holiday travel. The combination of FCM’s global negotiating strength, integrated systems, multiple product platforms, and strong supplier relationships, mean clients receive the best itineraries for increased savings on every journey. FCM product includes: Global fare finding system The company’s global fare finding capabilities give our travel managers access to the lowest prices and widest selection of airline inventory seats. Its teams track and compare fares and seat availability on carriers around the world, allowing FCM’s travel professionals to select the best global fare option of the day. FCM’s global fare finding capabilities ensure customers benefit on a number of levels from measurable savings, better fare options, and better availability of seat inventory. New Technologies The firm believes that the technology should move one forward leading suite of products to make your business travel management simpler, faster and more efficient. FCM Connect is personalized to the travel tools and information you need to manage, book and travel with ease. A single click through the hub, the gateway to the FCM Connect suite of products, transports you to an intuitive and easy to use dashboard that can be customized with the tools relevant to you as the user. This allows you to experience all the travel services you need, in one place without having to sign-in to multiple sites. SR september 2019 15

Growing the Second Largest Phosphatic Fertilizer Company- Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman, Coromandel Future Positive Coromandel International lt was ranked among the top 20 best the three tenents - knows | cares | Limited, India’s second-largest companies to work for by Business fulfills. Phosphatic fertilizer player, Today and was also voted as one of is in the business segments of the ten greenest companies in India The Products and Fertilizers, Specialty Nutrients, Crop by TERI, reflecting its commitment Services Protection, and Retail. The Company to the environment and society. manufactures a wide range of Coromandel is a part of the INR 369 Coromandel has multi-locational fertilizers and markets around 4.5 Billion (36,893 Crores) Murugappa production facilities and million tons making it a leader in its Group. manufactures & markets a wide addressable markets. range of Phosphatic Fertilisers, We aim to be the leader in farm Crop Protection Products, Speciality In its endeavor to be a complete solutions business in the geography Nutrients like Sulphur Pastelles, plant nutrition solutions Company, of choice, consistently delivering Water Soluble Fertilisers, Micro Coromandel has also introduced a superior value to stakeholders Nutrients, and Organic Fertilisers. range of Specialty Nutrient products through highly engaged employees The Company exports its Crop including Organic Fertilizers. with a strong commitment towards Protection products to countries The Crop Protection business sustainability and its values. across the globe. Coromandel produces insecticides, fungicides also provides Agri input solutions and herbicides and markets these The firm’s philosophy is the to the farmers through its rural products in India and across the fundamental principle of economic retail centers. The Company globe. Coromandel is the second- activity is that no men you transact is managed by competent and largest manufacturer of Malathion with lose then you shall not. committed professionals and is and only the second manufacturer known for fostering a climate of of Phenthoate. Coromandel has also The Company’s Culture high performance and continuous ventured into the retail business improvement. setting up around 800 rural retail Coromandel is managed by centers in the States of Andhra competent and committed Investors Relations Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and professionals using advanced Maharashtra. management practices. The Coromandel places shareholders Company is known for fostering above all the stakeholders. The The Company clocked a turnover of a climate of high performance Company always strives to create Rs. 13,240 Crore during FY 2018-19. and continuous improvement. value for shareholders through Coromandel’s culture is based on continued sustained performance “We aim to enhance the prosperity of farmers through quality farm solutions with sustainable value for all stakeholders.” 16 september 2019

and increasing returns to the increasing shareholder value. Coromandel gives utmost shareholders year after year. The Coromandel associates with importance to the concept of Company has put in place a robust various community development employee health and safety given system for solving Investors’ activities in the communities the nature of manufacturing grievances/complaints promptly. around its manufacturing facilities operations. Information dissemination on as well as in the markets in which all the developments relating it operates. It has voluntarily adopted the to the company through half- Process Safety Management yearly communications to all the SHE System (PSMS) to prevent shareholders and also through hazardous incidents. Coromandel various disclosures to the statutory Coromandel gives topmost priority also follows ISO 9001, ISO 14001 authorities to help investors in to Safety, Health and Environment and OHSAS 18001 standards. making considered decisions is (SHE) performance and standards also done promptly. The Company across all its plants. Coromandel The firm has drafted a adheres to all the statutes in the regularly assesses and works comprehensive QSHE policy to furtherance of Investors’ interest. towards making sure that all the ensure the highest standards company’s plants achieve the possible in SHE management Corporate Social best standards in terms of SHE systems, fuelling dynamism Responsibility performance. in quality, safety, health, and environmental performance and Coromandel’s business interest is When operations involve the driving continuous improvements not limited to commercial profit handling of chemical products, through the development of alone. Its corporate responsibility following health, safety and key performance indicators for does not stop with merely environment procedures become benchmarking; a necessity and a responsibility. SR The Leader of the Firm Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman Mr. M. M Murugappan, aged 62 yrs. holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA. He has held the position of Managing Director of CUMI in the past. Besides serving as the Chairman of CUMI, Tube Investments of India, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited, he is on the Boards of several companies including Mahindra & Mahindra, IIT Madras Research Park, Cyient and TI Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. M. M. Murugappan was elected as a fellow of the Indian Ceramic Society and is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Plastics & Rubber Institute. He is also a member of the Board of Governors, IIT Madras. september 2019 17

Prasad Thupalli, President & CEO Jasmin Infotech led by Prasad Thupalli - Forerunner in the field of networking and industrial automation domains Information Technology (IT) is information technology, including quality and has served several client the booming sector in recent electronics, semiconductors, bases which include some of the top times. The main aim of the sector internet, telecom equipment, OEMs/Tier1’s across the globe. is to store, retrieve, transmit, and and e-commerce. manipulate data or information, Main Objectives often in the context of a business or The industry plays a crucial role in other enterprise. IT is considered day today’s life and is an essential The main mission of the company to be a subset of information and part of every sector. One such is to be a strategic partner of global communications technology. An company which is growing tall hi-tech product manufacturers information technology system is beyond the boundaries in the field for co-creating new generation generally a communication, which of information technology is the technology products. includes hardware, software and Jasmin Infotech. The company was peripheral equipment operated by started in the year 1998 and is a Perception a limited group of users. CMMI Level 3 assessed premier embedded software solutions To be a reliable Embedded Solutions The term is commonly used as provider. The main ethos has been Partner of leading Global Players a synonym for computers and built around “Being a Reliable in infotainment, networking, and computer networks, but it also Embedded Solutions Provider”. industrial automation domains. encompasses other information The firm has built an extensive distribution technologies such as experience in providing world-class Services Provided television and telephones. Several services covering Digital Home, products or services within an Automotive, Testing, and Product Multimedia economy are associated with Engineering. It mainly focuses on Media is the current buzzword of every end-user of any entertainment 18 september 2019

The burgeoning leader behind the success “It’s not a faith in Prasad Thupalli, the technology. It’s faith President and CEO of in people.” Jasmin Infotech founded the company in the year 1998. product. Jasmin Infotech has are truly flexible, time tested and He has a vast experience in developed and perfected several efficient. Digital Signal Processing and protocols and solutions that serve business development. Before this very purpose. By leveraging In-Vehicle Network starting the firm, he was the experience gained over 15 years, Senior Manager in Indchem the firm provides various solutions Jasmin Infotech has thorough in- Research Labs specializing in for multimedia components and house expertise and skillset building Digital Signal Processing. He system integration services. The built an array of stacks and offerings holds a Postgraduate degree framework development expertise for the above networks, which in Electrical Engineering of the company has been used by provide robust and highly reliable from the Indian Institute of various automotive Tier 1 customer network connectivity in a vehicle. Technology, Chennai, India and is field-tested and currently Jasmin has also provided services to and a Bachelor’s degree from deployed with major automotive Tier 1’s in developing a wide variety Sri Venkateswara College of OEM’s. Jasmin Infotech has extended of automotive products (Head Engineering, Tirupati, India. support by promoting In-Vehicle Units, RSE, Amplifiers, etc.) which multimedia and is constantly interface and work in tandem with Test Automation working with customers to these networks. introduce successful and upcoming It will help the tester to create technologies. AUTOSAR and test various automated test scenarios with ease while saving Digital Radio AUTOSAR (Automotive Open time and cost. The tool was System Architecture) is open and developed by keeping in mind the Radio can be aptly called as the standardized automotive software below requirements: theater of the mind. Digital Radio architecture, jointly developed is a technology that has combined by automobile manufacturers, • All Automotive Interfaces one of the most long-lived forms suppliers and tool developers. It is should be supported in one tool of entertainment with modern a partnership of automotive OEMs, technology. Jasmin has the complete suppliers and tool vendors whose • Automotive Interfaces should be software solution available for objective is to create and establish easy to add and use Digital Radio (DAB/DAB+/DMB) open standards for automotive E/E applications. These solutions are architectures that will provide a • New Protocols should be already being used by some of the basic infrastructure to assist with included as and when they are leading tier1 automotive suppliers developing vehicular software, developed in Europe and Japan. With the user interfaces, and management inherent ability to work with for all application domains. • Test code should be added even multiple tuners our stack offerings Jasmin Infotech is an associate if programming knowledge and member of the AUTOSAR forum. compilation is not available Satellite radio 19 Jasmin Infotech has provided solutions for Satellite Radio which consists of audio, data & traffic message services supporting SiriusXM chipsets and SMS APIs provided by SIRIUS. This solution is used by leading Tier 1’s and OEM’s across the automotive segment. SR september 2019

Rami Kalish, Pitango Venture Capital Managing General Partner and Co-founder: ‘Our Team Has More Than 100 Years of Accumulated Experience in Building Companies into Category Leaders’ “We invest in core technology across all stages, via two parallel funds: Pitango Early Stage and Pitango Growth.” Venture capital firms are as part of a government initiative in 1996, the Israeli firm chose to without a doubt the muscle change its name). Pitango takes its behind innovation as they named the Yozma program name from the semi-wild Surinam support the company they may (“Initiative” in Hebrew); which Cherry that grows in Israel. invest in, from the early stages, all offered attractive tax incentives the way to IPO — especially those Pitango Venture Capital Fund IV with larger funds that have billions to any foreign venture-capital followed in 2004 and in 2007, of dollars under management. Pitango V. investments in Israel and offered to In light of the foregoing, we’re thrilled to present double any investment with funds Pitango Venture Capital. from the government. Pitango operates as a venture capital firm. The company invests In 1996, Kalish was joined by In 2010, with the support of in software, communication, Chemi Peres, son of former Israeli the Israeli government, Pitango networking, wireless, internet, president Shimon Peres, to create established the first fund in the healthcare, and technology sectors. Polaris Fund II, which raised more country focused on investment in Pitango serves customers in Israel than $100 million, Polaris II invested the Arab-Israeli sector, called Al- and the United States. in 35 high-tech companies. Some Bawader (Arabic for “early signs”). were partially funded by another The company was incorporated Israeli VC firm, Eucalyptus Ventures. Elements: That Make in 1993 and is headquartered in When the investments proved Pitango Outshine Herzliya, Israel. successful, Polaris II and Eucalyptus Competition merged into Fund III in early 2000. Pitango Venture Capital: Pitango has been investing in Synopsis In 2000, Rami Beracha, who exceptional founding teams and joined Pitango in 1996, Became disruptive ideas since its inception. Rewind: Taking Flight a managing general partner. He Its team has more than 100 years of resigned in 2018. accumulated experience in building Pitango was founded as Polaris companies into category leaders. Venture Capital in by Rami Kalish, In 2001, Polaris Venture Capital With over $2 billion under management and investments in changed its name to Pitango Venture over 250 companies, Pitango Capital; to avoid confusion with invests in core technology across Boston based Polaris Venture all stages, via two parallel funds: Pitango VC and Pitango Growth. Partners (even though the Boston firm was founded after Pitango 20 september 2019

“With over $2 billion under management and Rami Kalish, Co-founder investments in over 250 companies, Pitango invests in core technology across all stages, via two parallel funds: Pitango VC and Pitango Growth.” Pitango believes innovation, find, hidden by dense foliage. Once Optibase, RADWARE and on technology, and entrepreneurship found, the effort is worth it. the Board of Optonol (acquired are a means to make the world by Alcon), Red Bend Software a better place. The company’s Rami Kalish: An Aspiring (acquired by Harman), RocketPlay commitment is to entrepreneurs Entrepreneur (acquired by American Gaming who go far beyond the status quo System – AGS) and SkyCure and have a world-changing vision. Rami Kalish is a Managing (acquired by Symantec). General Partner and And Pitango believes that diversity Co-founder at Pitango. Prior to Rami is a member of the advisory and inclusion are key in building a boards of the Technion (Israel strong community of entrepreneurs. founding Pitango, he held sales and Institute of Technology) Yazamut- The Israeli society is as strong as its marketing positions at IBM and Bronica Entrepreneurship & diversity and inclusion efforts, so is senior executive roles at Orbotech. Innovation Center, The Merage the tech ecosystem, which should Foundation for U.S.-Israel Trade endeavor as a whole to play a role He currently serves on the Board and The educational Center for model in its inclusion efforts. of Directors of Avantis Team, Flash Tolerance and Peace of the Hebrew Networks, ForeScout Technologies Reali School in Haifa. Pitango’s name reflects its ethos. and Neura. The Pitango is a fruit that grows He earned a B.Sc. in Industrial in abundance throughout Israel, Previously, he served on the Engineering and Information yet the ripest fruits are a challenge Board of Directors of several Science from the Technion Institute to find. Just like finding the right portfolio companies that went of Technology. company takes a good eye for public on NASDAQ, including: opportunity, persistence and skill ITXC, CardGuard, VocalTec, Retalix, SR – the sweetest Pitangos are hard to september 2019 21

Humayun Dhanrajgir, Chairman & Director The pharmaceutical there is a competitive industry is advantage in the domestic Emcure led setting up new market lies. The company by Humayun trends in the field of has its presence in Dhanrajgir - pharmacy and Biological all major therapeutic Finding success sciences. The main is to areas like blood-related, discover and develop cardiology, analgesics, HIV, through new drugs and to bring gynecology, nephrology, innovation and them into the market. Anti-infective, vitamins, technology in the The pharmaceutical and nutrient product. field of Research industry aims to bring and Development in new discoveries such Main Objectives as vaccines, pills, and other generic medicines. The firm believes in It mainly deals with integrity, innovation, medications and medical teamwork, respecting devices. They do hold the fellow worker, patenting rights on certain value-driven resources, medications; they also and quality and most perform efficient drug importantly they focus testing, drug safety tests, on its patients. These are and marketing of the the core values that are newly formulated drugs. followed by the company. They also play a pivotal role in drug targeting and Perception drug designing. The main vision of the The pharmaceutical firm is to emerge as a industry plays a vital global leader, which role in the field of Life offers high quality and Sciences. One’s such a cost-effective healthcare pioneer pharmaceutical services. industry that is leading with an example is Facilities provided Emcure, headquartered at Pune in West India. Research and The company was Development (R&D) incorporated as Emcure Pharmaceuticals Private The in-house research and limited on April 16, 1981. development capabilities The name of the firm of the company have embodies the purpose and enabled us to take core belief of the company innovation and technology which is to make Effective to the next level across Medicine to cure patients, the world. The team is to lead healthier and one of the cornerstones happier lives. of the operations and has contributed extensively to The firm is ranked the Indian pharmaceutical as the 12th largest industry. pharmaceutical company in India in terms of market Manufacturing unit share, which is based on the domestic sales of Emcure’s manufacturing pharmaceutical products. sectors are spread The firm believes that across 11 world-class manufacturing facilities and are ranked as the best

pharmaceutical industry amongst The staunch behind the domicile other global leaders. The firm also of Emcure has API manufacturing facilities which help in building integrity Humayun Dhanrajgir, the in the field of quality and cost Chairman and Director of Emcure control. since 2000 and a pioneer in the field of The facilities have the capability chemical engineering and pharmaceuticals. to manufacture various He has held several senior management pharmaceutical dosage forms such positions including the position of the vice- as; chairman and the managing director of Glaxo Solid Orals: the firm produces India Limited. He has also held the position a wide range of solid orals like of the managing director of Kodak India dissolvable and chewable tablets, Limited. He has also served as the president hard and soft-shelled capsules of the organization of pharmaceutical with a controlled release and producers of India in 1992 and was also precise drug targeting. a member of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is a member of Injectable: the company handles Global advisory board of Asian center for various packaging formats like- corporate governance and sustainability. He prefilled syringes, lyophilized as is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from well as injectable facilities. The Loughborough University, United Kingdom. firm also produces cancer drugs that have complex mechanisms. “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, APIs: the firm manufactures there is also a love of distinct APIs like intermediates, iron compounds, general-purpose humanity.” APIs, and cytotoxins. Milestones achieved Acquired Marcan pharmaceuticals Inc. in Canada, acquired Bharadwaj Pharma GMBH in Germany, expanded the company in the US to enhance manufacturing facility, Sanand Injectable facility commenced USFDA approval of Sanand and F-II, etc. Current Research Emcure is the premier pharmaceutical manufacturing company in India. The firm is focused on cutting-edge research. The research and development team is comprised of more than 500 scientists highly qualifies in their respective subjects and many research scholars. The team is dedicated to developing complex APIs, formulations, and biosimilars by using chemistry, biologics, analytical, regulatory, and intellectual property expertise. SR september 2019 23

Making Digital Happen: Microland Microland’s delivery of hybrid cloud environment will processes and access critical data. digital is all about making be highly automated, self-service Microland’s one-of-its-kind Network technology do more and driven and will flex and dynamically Assurance Platform enables intrude less. As it helps enterprises scale operations. you to consume the very latest move to nextGen technologies, the technologies with an integrated company makes sure this embrace The company helps your team service wrapper that automates of brilliance is predictable, reliable deliver complete control and your deployment and day-to-day and stable. adaptability to the private/hybrid management tasks, enables direct data centers, as well as speedy and user-experience management, and Incorporated in 1989 and automated configuration roll-out provides real-time visibility into key headquartered in Bengaluru, India, of innovative services. All the while performance indicators of cost and Microland comprises more than optimizing the spend on your cloud quality. 4,500 digital specialists across initiatives and providing continuous offices and delivery centers in Asia, compliance. Microland’s deep expertise in Australia, Europe, the Middle East, the areas of Software-Defined and North America. Networks Networks (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Cloud, and Cloud & Data Center The rise of cloud and disaggregation IoT make us a partner of choice of hardware, software, data, and for clients seeking large scale Your data center is central to your applications have obliterated transformation and management of business’s competitive edge. Moving the private networks that once their hybrid or modernized network to the cloud should only enhance its connected static users to static environments. effectiveness. applications in static data centers. Today’s network must transform Digital Workplace Microland partners with global to connect enterprise assets, enterprises to run hybrid and partners, suppliers, and customers Microland transforms traditional multi-cloud environments including into a seamless digital framework environments into tomorrow’s application transformation and anywhere, anytime. modern workplaces — vastly management. As you move to the improving the user experience cloud, Microland minimizes cloud Microland’s Network Services (regardless of how scattered sprawl and enhances predictability, accelerate transformation while the teams) and accelerating visibility, and control of your cloud guaranteeing ongoing service communication and collaboration. and data center resources. Your excellence so you can execute digital Responsive service desk support, “We believe in the relentless pursuit of reliability. We believe deeply in the mundane beauty of stability. We are big, giant fans of predictability. Does that sound dry to you? A little dull? Not to us. This is the stuff that gets us up in the morning. We eagerly rise to the challenge of adapting to change after change, transforming the infrastructure to deliver the minimum in drama.” 24 september 2019

The Leading Man Pradeep Kar Founder, Chairman, & MD PRADEEP KAR | Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director device and application management, and cognitive virtual assistants free up your talent to run with Pradeep Kar is Microland’s Founder and their most compelling ideas and produce their best Chairman, setting the foundation for excellence as work. Microland guides enterprises in adopting nextGen technologies to achieve the highest possible levels Clients using its Digital Workplace Services address of reliability, stability, and predictability. every component of workplace transformation: augmented knowledge discovery, enhanced user A true serial entrepreneur, Pradeep has founded experience management and workplace security. and sold three technology companies: Indya.com (sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation); Cybersecurity Planetasia.com (India’s first Internet Professional Services Company); and Net Brahma Technologies. An organization can suffer a critical breach at any moment and the response will make or break a In 1999 Pradeep was chosen by the World business’s reputation. Economic Forum as a “Global Leader for Tomorrow”— an acknowledgment of his Once a malicious attack has been identified, it takes pioneering work bringing technology to India. several days to counter the threat. Meanwhile: data privacy and protection are compromised, and your Between 2006 and 2016, Pradeep served as a future is at stake. Non-Executive Director on the board of UBM plc, — a leading business-to-business events organizer Microland’s 24/7 Security Operations Centers (SOCs) listed on the London Stock Exchange. Pradeep is deliver services to predict and respond to security also on the Board of Telstra Telecommunications, breaches. Its nextGen SOC operations relentlessly India. He is the Chairman of the Governing Council monitor cyber threats, securing your expanding of Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, digital footprint to the edge. If you’ve already been Bangalore, a Founding Member of the Bangalore breached, we provide a swift path to resolution. Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization, and the former President of The Indus Entrepreneurs’ SR (TIE), Bangalore Chapter. september 2019 Calling upon his role as an innovator, Pradeep was recently tapped to join the Provost’s Council for Trinity College - Dublin. The Council is chartered with helping shape Trinity’s future: Inspiring and supporting Trinity as it rises to meet modern challenges in its mission to deliver world-class education and undertake research with global impact. Pradeep holds a postgraduate degree in Management and a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. His drive and talent were noted early in his career: he received the “Young Business Achiever Award” from The Indian Express, was featured in Newsweek amongst the “Stars of Asia”, and in Business India amongst the “Stars of India”. 25

SKM Egg The poultry industry feeds allied poultry farms across a vast Products hundreds of millions of geographic region. All of this is Limited, a people across the globe each channeled to produce pasteurized Tamil Nadu- year, while providing employment egg liquid, egg cubes, various types based Quality and sustainability to millions more. of egg powders, etc. Egg Products In addition to the actual meat and Manufacturer, eggs, processed egg extracts and When it comes to fast food and Grows by its derivatives are used across relevant industries, maintaining Leaps and a wide range of applications in hygiene is one of the most Bounds While numerous products in the Fast important aspects of running Adhering Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) daily operations. SKM ensures to Global industry. Some popular fast food the highest levels of quality and Standards products to contain poultry or its safety of its raw materials with the of Safety derivatives include packaged cakes, backward integration of its layer and Hygiene mayonnaise, sausages, biscuits, farms and feed mills. Moreover, its cookies, bakery mixes, meals ready- poultry farms carry an ISO 22000 26 september 2019 to-eat, and so on. certification and are protected by a comprehensive bio-security system. Operating one of the world’s largest egg processing plants in the world SKM is a registered establishment is a company named SKM Egg as per the norms of the European Products Export Limited. Union. Its range of products is functionally superior, blends well Founded in 1996 by an ambitious with other ingredients and widely entrepreneur, SKM today has used in various food applications. grown to become one of the leading manufacturers of egg powder in The company is headquartered in the world, boasting of a capacity Tamil Nadu, India. to process nearly two million eggs a day to churn out an astounding SKM Egg Products 6500 tonnes of egg powder each Limited: Synopsis year. Additionally, the company also manufactures various egg products Production Facility: such as Egg Powder, Pasteurized Complying with Egg Liquid, Egg Cubes, and Eggpro International Regulatory energy protein drink. In the Egg Measures powder segment, there are three subcategories i.e. Whole Egg SKM’s production facility is Powder, Egg Yolk Powder and constructed and its machinery Egg Albumen Powder. SKM exports installed with a strict adherence its products to 24 countries to EU/USDA regulations, as including some in Europe as well mentioned above. The plant is as Japan, Russia and other Middle approved by EIC - EIA as per the Eastern countries and earns Indian Act “Export of Egg Products substantial volume of valuable Quality Control, Inspection and foreign exchange for India. Monitoring Rules 1997 Act based on EU/ USDA Guide lines”. Producing extracts in such vast quantities of egg is no small feat The company has three product and it is for this reason that SKM lines, one for yolk based products operates its very own poultry farm and another for egg albumen and that houses over six million birds third one is Whole Egg. The eggs that lay over four and a half million are processed in a modern, fully eggs every year. Furthermore, the automated factory using state-of- company acquires an additional the-art equipment. The factory is 1.3 million eggs from numerous

“SKM egg products started the journey of eggcellence in 1996 with the state of the art production facility comprising best of technology and methods which are in line with international level.” fully air conditioned and positive the QA Department pressure is maintained in sterile zones. A fully automatic CIP system is to detect has been employed for cleaning the tanks and pipelines. As an deviation from additional step towards complying with safety standards, the utilities good manufacturing are housed in a separate building to eliminate the possibility of any practices, to assure contaminants in the processing area. The effluent generated is treated conformation to and put to use in accordance with the environmental norms to make criteria and to detect processing eco-friendly. contaminants. The SKM Egg Products leaves no stone unturned when it comes to laboratory closely maintaining hygienic means of production. It ensures that there monitors the Safety is regular disinfection procedures carried out of the premises and the Control Critical workers entering the production area are required to take mandatory Points (SCCP) and showers on campus. Moreover, all the clothing worn by the workmen Functional Critical are disinfected on a regular basis. Routine swabs are taken on the Control Points SKM Shree Shivkumar, CEO & MD process equipment, floors, walls, (FCCP) including and the personnel. Periodical monitoring of the possibility of personnel hygiene air contamination is done by Gravimetric plate exposure method. as a part of HACCP, as mentioned and former President of the CII The Quality Assurance (QA) above. (Confederation of Indian Industry), Department at SKM has a full-fledged Physio-chemical, CEO of SKM Universal Marketing Microbiological and Residue laboratory managed by a qualified Meet the driving force Company India Private Limited and team of trained Chemists and behind the success of SKM Siddha and Ayurvedha (India) Microbiologists to monitor the SKM Egg Products, Private Limited. raw material (eggs, additives and chemicals) packing materials, work SKM. Shree Shivkumar For his outstanding leadership in process stages, and finished with dedication, the company products. The prime function of SKM Shree Shivkumar serves has received the SILVER TROPHY as the CEO and Managing Award from APEDA Since 2001 & Golden Trophy from 2011 Director of SKM Egg Products onwards, Manufacturing Excellence Export. Under his leadership, the SILVER AWARD in 2006 by FROST company enjoyed a substantial AND SULLIVAN, Manufacturing growth from 3500 MT to 6500 MT Excellence GOLD AWARD in 2007 per annum, expanding the company & 2008 by FROST AND SULLIVAN, to export to various countries BEST EXPORT PERFORMANCE around the world. He holds a AWARDS in 100% EOU – 2007- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical 2008 by Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Engineering and has an extensive STATE SAFETY AWARD in 2007 25 years of experience in civil, by Directorate of Industrial Safety mechanical, poultry feed industry, and Health, Govt. of Tamil Nadu wind mill, and food processing and Export Excellence Award industries. for achieving the highest export turnover during 2010-2011 & He is also the President of 2011- 2012 in the food & agriculture Indian Egg Processors Association sector from MEPZ, Govt. of India. SR september 2019 27

Unlocking the secrets of the human subconscious for advertising edge: John Zwieg The human brain has evolved and comfort in having a guarantee Silberstein and his co-workers, over millions of years to of quality. Geoffrey Nield and David Simpson, respond to certain stimuli in at the Swinburne University of a specific way. Whether it is fear, It is for this reason that advertisers Technology. Neuro-Insight, based awe, anxiety, gratitude, loyalty or and marketing teams work tirelessly in Melbourne, Australia has been even if it is love, anger or trust, the to develop a brand image. There is operating commercially as a market activities unfolding in the human a marked difference between how research company. A leader in the brain are the product of people’s people respond to the advertising field of Neuro-marketing since 2005, struggles. The differences in of a product, and that of an it now has a strong global presence people’s responses are what make established brand. Marketers can with operations in the US, UK, or break brands. A major difference take a scientific route to advertise Europe, and Asia-Pacific. between a product and a brand is by learning how people respond to the instant sense of trust and loyalty. marketing efforts of various brands. A Deeper Understanding When someone picks up a product, It opens the door to understanding he selects a random object from a what people want. A staggering 90% of decision- store. But when someone goes for making exists within the vast a brand, it is out of a sense of faith Neuro-Insight is a neuro-marketing unmapped expanse of the human and neuro-analytics company subconscious. However, marketing “Our insight that uses unique brain-imaging strategies today are based on self- into the technology to measure how the reported data. The one-of-a-kind brain responds to communications. SST technology allows advertising subconscious It is the only company in the world teams to fully understand a allows us to licensed to use this patented consumer’s subconscious and tap into human technology, enabling it to measure so have a major impact on the motivation second by second changes in brain audience’s decision-making process. and desire activity. This allows the company so we can to deliver unique consumer insight, While other providers traditionally help brands and reveal how a piece of design measure each piece of the creative answer their or advertising is affecting people process in siloes, Neuro-Insight most pressing at both a rational and an emotional measures the entire spectrum. questions.” level. Neuro-Insight’s measurement The technology used by Neuro- of the consumer’s subconscious Insight, known as Steady-State response allows the company to Topography (SST), measures neural be both predictive and diagnostic. processing speed at the scalp in It is a method that can assess how order to build a second by second people are going to feel, and why picture of activity in the brain. It has they feel that way. The results can been validated by research and used then be used to optimize advertising in scientific and clinical research strategies. applications for over fifteen years before becoming a neuro-marketing Multi-screen ready tool. The technology was first developed by Professor Richard Platform optimization: Measure cross-media impact and ensure 28 september 2019

content suitability for the right understanding of the ethos of the With its technology, Neuro-Insight platform, screen, and environment. brand, product, or service and the can help identify concepts that Neuro-Insight optimizes specific aspects that resonate with are representative of overarching your content to achieve peak the consumer on a subconscious strategic goals - before precious performance on desired channels. level. time and money are wasted on dead ends. Brand tracking Evaluating strategy Creative optimization Neuro-insight tracks brand Competitive analysis, message performance against its core values. strategy, audience segmentation. Predicts, diagnoses, and optimizes Take a deep dive into the effects of There are many ways to position a the effectiveness of finished your work and the impact it has on big idea – Neuro-Insight helps you creative execution. Utilize a second- predetermined brand values. evaluate what the best way is for by-second analysis to pinpoint your brand. scenes, sequences, and themes Big insight that effectively communicate your Rough execution intended message. An insight into human motivation — that precedes message and Weed out bad ideas early and SR strategy in the form of image, myth, double down on good ideas by story, song, or ritual. Glean a deeper testing storyboards and animatics. Meet the enterprising CEO of Neuro-Insight, John Zwieg John’s storied career includes chapters as a professional musician, combat veteran, race relations educator, management consultant, agency creative director, P&G brand manager, and group CEO at the largest marketing communications company in the world. As Neuro-Insight’s global CEO, John brings a life-long commitment to discovering meaning in human motivation and adding value in creative communication. He spent most of his career at WPP, where he was responsible for acquiring and leading 60-some marketing services companies specialized by industry, discipline, and audience — including branding and identity, digital and relationship marketing, and ethnic/demographic marketing. He also founded CommonHealth, the world’s largest and most respected healthcare marketing firm; prior to that, he was a consumer brand and category manager at P&G. Earlier in his career, John was a managing partner at Waymaker Institute, a management consulting firm. He is a frequent keynote speaker on leadership, creativity, and collaboration, and current nonprofit activities include the Foundation for Art & Healing, an organization dedicated to the global health crisis of loneliness and alienation; and as vice chairman of the Cape Eleuthera Foundation, providing life-changing educational programs for developing leaders who effect change. John Zwieg, CEO

VSM Software (P) Ltd. Led by N. Krishnamurthy, Providing one-stop comprehensive business solutions in the field of Pharmaceuticals The pharmaceutical industry software product implementation one-stop solution for the sales force is setting up new trends and and customization, an integrated goals in the field of pharmacy value chain, those results in and marketing functions of the and technology. The main aim of high ROI for our customers in a the firm is to discover and develop reasonable time frame. pharmaceutical and medical devices new drugs and to bring them into the market. Many pharmaceutical It is innovative and provides quality industry. Some of the key features of companies use new technologies deliverables on time. It also provides and innovations to bring new comprehensive solutions to the Kea are: medical devices to the market. It Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices • Kea – Apt – our mobile mainly deals with medications and Banking Industries in their area and medical devices and is also of focus, with customer’s challenges reporting app into banking sectors. They do in mind, and with a commitment • E-Detailing and Closed Loop hold patenting rights on certain to deliver what they promise. The medications; they also perform firm is aiming to be one among the Marketing (CLM) efficient drug testing, drug safety leaders and empower the customers • Decision Support Framework – tests, and marketing of the newly to manage their business processes formulated drugs. more effectively. real-time relevant data analysis • Hosted on IBM Cloud for better The firm plays a crucial role in Products Manufactured saving the lives of many patients by the company security who rely on them. One such • Kea – Pharmaceutical CRM company which is inspiring Kea and saving lives of many is Product VSM Software (P) Ltd. The It is VSM’s CRM/Salesforce company was set up in the year Effectiveness (SFE) product built Kea pharma industry has 2 versions 2011 and has a well-qualified and keeping the sales force needs skilled team of professionals. It is an of pharma and medical device – Basic and Premium which gives ISO certified organization for both industries in mind. Kea is deployed their clients the flexibility to choose Quality and Information Security. across many large Multinational the version that suits their needs the The firm provides a unique blend and Indian pharma companies. best. Clients also have the flexibility of business process knowledge and With Kea – the firm aims to be a to start small with the basic version and upgrade to the premium version when the need arises. Kea – Medical Devices CRM Product The firm mainly concentrates on three broad segments: Disposables, Implants, and Capital Equipment. Each of these segments has its own specific CRM needs. Kea for “Not just software. Total business solutions.” 30 september 2019

the Medical devices offers a suite Clients are main the reason behind the of features from which they can success of their product and customize to suit customer needs. The firm has its clients spread projects. across the world, which includes • Value for Money – Whether Other services provided companies like; Dr. Reddy’s it is product implementation Laboratories Ltd. Johnson & or software development, the VSM Software (P) provides Johnson, Otsuka Pharmaceutical project cycles are optimal, additional services like: India Private Limited, Sayre thereby ensuring maximum Therapeutics, Emami Limited, value to our clients. • Customer profiling – Hospital, Plasmagen, Menarini, AstraZeneca, • Passion – The firm brings Chemist, HCP profiling and BoehringerIngelheim, Novo passion in everything that they Doctor De-Duplication Services Nordisk, FDC India, etc. do. • Secondary Sales Data Awards Milestones achieved Collection and Analysis Services – where they handle The firm has won the best usability A large Indian client set expand the entire end to end SS data and best expert choice award in the user base on Kea-CRM, one of collection and follow up with year 2019 and was awarded by the their Japanese clients adds more Stockiest, SS calculation, software suggest. functionalities on Kea-CRM, a consolidating all statements top 10 global pharma company and publishing to the company Core Values of the expands use of Kea CRM, VSM signs with insightful reports. Sales company a partnership agreement with MIS dashboards with well- UiPath, Kea to be implemented for validated ERP integration • Customer-Centric – the firm a large Hospital chain, large US believes that the customers are Multinational Pharma Company • Custom development – this their first priority. to implement Kea in multiple could be features or additional countries and has achieved several modules required for the Sales • Employee Engagement – It is other feats. and Marketing teams dedicated to employees who SR The sinewy behind the success N. Krishnamurthy, the CEO of VSM Software (P) Ltd. with 4 other professionals founded the firm. The company now has a headcount of 120 people operating out of 2 centers in Bangalore, with offices in Mumbai, Philippines, and Bangladesh under his leadership. He is a pioneer in the field of business management. He holds a postgraduate degree in MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has worked in senior positions in finance and general management in major corporations in India and abroad. He is a Co-founder of VSM and is a hands-on executive with a customer-centric approach. With his deep knowledge, he provides guidance and support to our endeavors in the financial services division and with our Pharmaceutical product. N. Krishnamurthy, CEO september 2019 31

From Hiring to Exit, Sushil Kurri, CEO, Compel Consultancy Takes Care of Everything Since Compel Consultancy’s Technology Above Mundane instantly, from anywhere in the inception in 1997, the world, down to the last drop. company has been products and services that will committed to providing the best satisfy your needs and provide the Cocktail World is a Liquor quality software service, online best value possible. inventory control system that is collaboration, and communication designed to eliminate wastage and services at a superior value. The As a company, Compel Consultancy improve your cash flow. Cocktail firm has done a great deal over the recognizes that the best way World turns your computer into years to implement and achieve for it to achieve its success is by an easy to use bar management its vision and maintain top quality, helping you achieve success as and control center for managing a in-demand web services. Compel well. The company wants to extend single bar, several bars, or smaller Consultancy continues in its its commitment to you to aid in bar networks. It proves to be an pursuit of excellence is the primary that goal, through its services ultimate pain reliever for typical and unwavering focus. and support. Compel Consultancy inventory headaches, such as values your loyalty and are here taking inventory, knowing the Whether you have been a customer to help you whenever you need cost on hand, seeing consumption, for years, or a new customer, or assistance. comparing usage to sales, are just evaluating the company, getting below PAR reports by the Compel Consultancy wants to • Relentless Dedication for a supplier and checking the level of assure you that its customers are better product discontinued or old items. its priority. The firm is here to provide you the highest quality • Accuracy and Consistency Upkeep of service, and it will continue to • User-Friendly develop the company to support • Flexibility The term “Maintenance” in that goal, both by nurturing the • Customer Satisfaction an organization has become individuals and teams needed to significant and at the same time get the job done, and by using all The Products Offered by very crucial than ever before the knowledge and skills that are the Firm as a result of aging assets and necessary. increasing costs. Cocktail World Slim: The The portfolio of products and New Web-Based Application Cost-benefit, quality, precision, services are focused on you, and and productivity are seen as what you need to be successful in To overcome the usual and important factors driving an achieving your own goals. Further, cumbersome Bar Inventory organization and there is a need it will continue to investigate new System, Compel introduced for a constant robust solution that Cocktail World, a state of the art would assist the organizations system that allows you to track and analyze your bar’s inventory “ We dedicate ourselves to work towards being recognized and respected as one of the best in the industry. We aim to foster continuous growth through our zestful employees. ”32 september 2019

The Leaders of the firm Narsingh Devasani | Managing Director Mr. Davasani’s vast and exhaustive expertise with Finance makes everything possible in the firm. A passionate person who always has a solution, he keeps the team going. His hunger for success keeps the company on course. Narsingh Devasani, Managing Director in managing maintenance instead of worrying about getting from small solutions to large data activities that include work repair organized. warehouses. It is easily integrated backgrounds and other associated with your centralized systems. tasks. HRIS SEdR Compel’s a new product, UpKeep is Compel takes care of your HR leading the era with an easy-to-use processes while you take care of SEdR is a statistical tool that and a comprehensive solution for your employees. Be it Onboarding bridges the gap between the the industry. to Exit of an employee, Performance analytics industry and academics. & Feedback, Leave & Attendance It is not just for students, but even UpKeep is designed to make Management, Monthly Payroll, Tax researchers and teachers that can sure that all the assets of the & Compliance we have got it all make the best possible use of SEdR. organization can be easily covered. It ensures consistency and scheduled for preventive accuracy with its system. SEdR is strongly committed maintenance as well as inspections. to supporting the academic It offers one the choice of starting community with leading technology Companies can now focus on small and continues to grow big solutions to meet the changing servicing their customer’s needs without any intermediary hassles needs and demands of today’s associated with data migration professionals. SR Sushil Kurri | CEO An avid traveler and a seasoned professional in the travel and hospitality business, Mr. Kurri experience is the key to the company’s success. With his rich experience, he knows what the market needs and is committed to delivering it. Sushil Kurri, CEO 33 september 2019

Digital Wealth Platform Suite Making Investment Opportunities Safer, Relevant and Accessible - Andrew Au, CEO, AGDelta FinTech is a vertical that has be applied across the network. Rating and Cross-border regulatory been buzzing around for It is now extending to Financial controls. Investment opportunities quite some time now. Many Intermediaries. can be pre-screened based on the companies are currently playing client’s investment profile and their key roles in this market. With 3-Modular Digital Wealth rationale. Financial Advice will its immense growth, it is evident Platform be SUITABLE AND APPROPRIATE that we might see more and more across regulatory jurisdictions. companies coming into the market. Match the right advice with the FinTech stands for ‘Financial right clients. It is powered by Connect the best Technologies’. As the word says, it proprietary matching algorithms provider with best price is a path where technology aids the and data, artificial intelligence tech. and research financial sector in terms of services Its digital recommendation engines and more. Major financial use it for crunch data and link investment The multi-asset best execution the back end of their businesses. opportunities with personalized connectivity hub enables maximum One such company is AGDelta. clients, profiles & preferences. efficiency for the best client Financial Advice will be RELEVANT experience. Price/Quote and AGDelta is an award-winning and TIMELY based on the client’s execution requests can be digitally B2B2C FinTech Company that NEEDS. shared with custodian banks and digitally connects the Wealth product providers. Financial Advice Management and Investment Pre-screen and can be ACTED UPON swiftly with Product Provider ecosystem. secure all investment real CHOICE given to customers. Through its Digital Wealth Platform, opportunities AGDelta aims to provide a unique mix of electronic best execution, This is powered by Compliance as regulatory compliance and artificial a Service Open API that covers KYC intelligence capabilities that can Investment Suitability Product Risk 34 september 2019

“We connect buyers and sellers of financial investment products through its Digital Wealth Platform, bridging the financial supply chain.” Andrew Au, CEO The Leading Man of the Firm Andrew Au | CEO Andrew is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of AGDelta, a leading Asia B2B2C Fintech in the Digital Wealth space. The firm is proud to have built a platform that has seen over $1.5 Trillion in transactional turnover, across 15 countries and more importantly, has built the necessary regulatory controls and digital networks and AI tools to make these investments safer and relevant through his help. He supports this with a fantastic team in Hong Kong and Singapore 2 of the world’s key financial centers. He is making sure that the company is currently the only FinTech in Asia to win in the same year in Singapore (Q4-17) and Hong Kong (Q1-2018) both Govt and Regulator backed TOP FinTech awards as these smart cities lead the digital revolution in Asia. Since the mid-early ‘90s, he has worked for top-tier institutions spanning investment banking roles in key global financial centers at Bankers Trust, Macquarie Group and Deutsche Bank, and in the early 2000s with global financial tech giant SunGard which successfully LBO’d for a record USD 11.x billion. This gave me invaluable experience for Andrew Auto to follow my passion and launch AGDelta and its beta software during the Global Financial Crisis. During his tenure as CEO at AGDelta, he has been actively engaging retail and private banking institutions and independent asset managers globally in transforming their business by leveraging E-commerce and digital channel models and their relative network effect in creating new business models. AGDelta and Andrew Au played a key role in the formation of Asia’s first B2B connectivity platform for Structured Products (Contineo) with major international Tier1 global banks and in the process of launching several digital networks across the wealth-ecosystem. There will be more announcements in 2018 on key JV’s that will disrupt the digital banking and investment space. SR september 2019 35

An Interview with Priven Reddy, Kagiso Interactive Founder and CEO: ‘We Develop Only High-Quality Mobile Applications that Help Companies and Individuals to Increase Business Productivity and Efficiency’ “We believe in providing forward- newfound affordability has allowed above. We believe in providing thinking creative solutions that nearly any small business to join the forward-thinking creative solutions mobile revolution. that yield exceptional results. yield exceptional results.” With a solid approach to planning, In light of the foregoing, we’re realistic implementation and value, “Our unique thrilled to present Kagiso we deliver customized, results- expertise is a Interactive. driven programs to achieve our dedication to clients’ specific marketing goals. Our integrating multi- Kagiso Interactive is a leading, unique expertise is a dedication to channel marketing web, and mobile applications integrating multi-channel marketing solutions — and development agency. With a solid solutions — and we accomplish we accomplish approach to planning, realistic this with the best people, ideas, this with the best implementation and value, the processes and results. In short, with people, ideas, company delivers customized, our team – the difference is our processes, and results-driven programs to achieve exceptional industry experience. results. In short, its clients’ specific marketing goals. with our team – What were the biggest the difference is Kagiso Interactive was incorporated initial hurdles to building our exceptional in 2006 and is headquartered your business and how in Durban, South Africa. It has did you overcome them? industry additional office locations in experience.” Cape Town, Pretoria; South Africa, We began attracting some clients U.K, U.S.A, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, and even employed a few people. Innovations in technology are Dubai, and New Zealand. But it was tough. The garage where expanding not only what can we worked from flooded every time be done with mobile apps, but Priven Reddy, Kagiso it rained. We moved into an office also increasing their accessibility Interactive Founder/CEO, block but we weren’t stable yet. to a larger number of consumers. spoke exclusively to The After eight months my business The development cost of apps has Silicon Review. Below is partner left, along with most of dropped significantly due to the an excerpt. our employees. With only one rise of intuitive app builders. This employee left, I advised him to find What are the factors that a job at a larger company as well. 36 september 2019 make Kagiso Interactive It was a steep learning curve, but I stand out from the hung in there. I wanted him to find competition? security, but I was determined to make a go of it for myself. One of Mobile app developers: Kagiso my customers, the owner of Tudor Interactive is a leading, highly Hotel in Durban, offered me some advanced, mobile applications space, furniture and equipment development agency, as mentioned so that I could continue working, and told me I could start paying rent once I brought in revenue.

Priven Reddy: A Formidable Leader What’s the best thing where things are the most Born in Chatsworth Kzn, Priven that happened to you difficult, Reddy, 37, faced challenges recently? Either at work • Code 3: There’s no or outside of it! substitute for hard work, at the age of 11 when his father • Code 4: Perseverance died and he had to go through a I flew abroad to acquire a always pays off, tough upbringing that changed license to initiate and operate • Code 5: Don’t be afraid to prospects for further education. my company in Estonia. leave your comfort zone, Despite these challenges, he • Code 6: Believe in your managed to get a job and worked What other business product, always, as a car guard and waiter until he leaders do you look up to • Code 7: Mindpower is real, figured he could solve problems and why? • Code 8: Never stop in the tech world. He has now learning. established six companies that Mark Zuckerberg is an American provide IT solutions in graphic technology entrepreneur. He What do you think is the designing, app development, is known for co-founding and most memorable moment artificial intelligence software, leading Facebook. He also in your career? cryptocurrency exchange, co-founded and is a board transport solutions, and business member of the solar sail The most memorable moment consultancy. The net worth of his spacecraft development project was when I took my first businesses has been reported to Breakthrough Starshot. He business flight overseas and be over four billion Rand. launched Facebook from his initiated the company abroad. dormitory room in 2004, with Mr. Reddy believes in following college roommates. His net If not a business leader, one’s passion, doing the difficult worth is estimated to be what else you wish to be? things, hard work, perseverance, $55.0 billion. In 2007 at age courage, confidence, 23, he became the world’s It’s always been my dream to maintaining a positive mental youngest self-made billionaire. be my own boss and that I have attitude, and continuous learning. As of 2018, he is the only achieved. I don’t see myself in person under 50 in the Forbes any other field. 10 richest people list and the only one under 40 in the What do you hope to Top 20 Billionaires list. Since accomplish in the long 2010, Time magazine has run? named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most I hope to expand the company, influential people in the world create more job opportunities, as a part of its ‘Person of the develop my staff, and maintain Year award’. In December the success of the business. 2016, Zuckerberg was ranked 10th on Forbes list of ‘The SR World’s Most Powerful People’. If you had one piece of Priven Reddy advice to someone just Founder & CEO starting out, what would it be? Follow these eight codes and success will be inevitable: • Code 1: Find your inner drive and keep feeding it, • Code 2: The biggest opportunities are found

Cancer prevention is simplified with contemporary Zuvius Lifesciences Private Limited Early detection of cancer is tides to finally find the glory of overwhelming response. People proven to reduce the mortality our relentless efforts. We picked have started to understand the rate of the patient and it is the pebbles of experience, and importance of early diagnosis very important to encourage early blended the gravels of the industry and cancer screening which will screening and diagnosis. There and finally carved the road ahead definitely prove to be a game- are various natural products, specializing in the oncology and changing move in the treatment hormones, and antimetabolite drugs super specialty segment. Today, the of cancer and enhancement of that are effective in the treatment company has emerged to be the survival rate. Our team at Zuvius is of cancerous diseases. Based in manufacturers of the widest range doing some great work not only in Mumbai, Zuvius Lifesciences is a of high-quality anti-cancer drugs formulating anti-cancer drugs but pharma company which specializes operating in Pan India as well as in also in nutraceuticals along with in creating highly effective the global markets. other super-specialty segments. So, anticancer drugs, and is also known that’s the recent happenings which to take up social welfare initiatives What were the biggest initial are keeping us on the edge and to educate and spread awareness hurdles to building your giving us an adrenaline rush. about cancer prevention. business and how did you overcome them? What is your greatest fear, In conversation with and how do you manage Mr. Nimish Thakkar, There was an epoch of 2 years from fear? Chairman & Managing 2006 to 2008, when the company Director of Zuvius hit a roadblock. Sales were ceased Though I won’t coin it as a fear, I and employees left. We were on the do make special efforts to keep my Can you brief us about the brink of collapse but it was our faith team intact by keeping politics out history of your company? in the cause, our perseverance and of my employees and nurturing a hard work that kept us standing happy healthy work environment. Zuvius took shape in our hearts even through the darkest hours. It is only when people work from when we unearthed a huge outbreak The unity amongst the Directors to a place of content and happiness; of cancer cases plaguing the world. stand together and strong zeal to they deliver much more than they The rarity of the disease and the the cause of fighting against cancer thought they could. Being a unavailability of a sustainable really helped us overcome it. member of the pharmaceutical solution gave us a purpose to industry, my fear is neither the pursue. In the year 2005, we sold What’s the best thing that competition nor the performance off our distribution agency and laid happened to you recently? of my products. Healthy the foundation stone of Zuvius. We competition is very essential for sailed through storms and rough Our recent efforts towards new innovations, break-through spreading awareness on cancer researches, and helpful solutions. in rural villages received an “ Redefining Health, Rediscovering Life” 38 september 2019

measures from Mr. Nimish Thakkar, Nimish Thakkar, Chairman & MD Chairman & Managing Director of Zuvius Zuvius Lifesciences is fostered by the dynamic visionary, Mr. Nimish Thakkar. He is a pioneering leader in the pharma industry who vowed to change ugly the fate of cancer back in 2005. Mr. Thakkar began his entrepreneurial journey at a tender age of 19. Pharmacy was his passion but entrepreneurship ran in his blood. Right from the beginning, he believed in bold moves, disruptive thoughts and unconventional strides. As a young audacious apprentice, he took the less traversed road and entered the pharmaceutical industry with his own distributor agency. With passion in his eyes, hunger in his heart and a clear vision in his mind, the tycoon devoted his time in culling the skilled know-how of the pharmaceutical industry and forming a team that would be the rock pillars to big endeavors. There is nothing more prospect as well. Anti-Cancer drugs We at Zuvius Lifesciences strive to important for a successful are linked to several side-effects and assist and help the cancer patients business than a well- it is our constant endeavor not only overcome their disease and make defined mission and vision to free people from the clench of their families happy and healthy. statements. Can you explain cancer but also to help them return your M&V statements in to optimum health! If you had one piece of advice brief ? to someone just starting out, What do you hope to what would it be? Our vision is to beat cancer and the accomplish in the long run? day is not far away when people will Never compromise your integrity say “Cancer? We are not worried, Our aim is to make cancer a curable for anything in the world. If you are Zuvius Lifesciences is here”. Our disease, and with Zuvius’ quality doing something against the voice of mission is to spread good health medicines we see that happening in your heart then it’s not worth doing across the globe, that’s why Zuvius the near future. The advancement it. is constantly striving to maximize of technology, better facility, and the potential of its products, not just breakthrough medications can SR in efficacy but in the safety of the surely bring us a day when cancer would not a life-threating disease. september 2019 39

Zensar, led by Sandeep Kishore - meets a milestone The staunch behind the domicile of Zensar Sandeep Kishore, the CEO and Managing Director of Zensar since 2016, who is leading the large-scale transformation of Zensar from legacy IT company to a 100% living digital enterprise. Sandeep is an alumnus of IIT, Bombay. Before joining the firm, he worked at HCL Technologies for 25+ years, where he built multiple million-dollar businesses. He has also served as the Corporate Vice President and Global Head of Life Sciences, Healthcare and Public Services. Earlier he was the Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Engineering and R&D Services. In addition to his business management and technology career, Sandeep is a prolific poet, and has published two books of Hindi-English poems; Your Shadow Wants to Walk Alone and Old Seeds of a New Tree. The Economic Times calls Sandeep, “The CEO Poet.” He is also the co-founder of the HarAsha Foundation, which is a non-profit organization. He leads the company with strategic direction and example. He believes that a culture of innovation is critical to stay relevant in both business and society. Under his leadership, Zensar’s first R&D lab has the distinction of twenty-five patent filings within the first year. Sandeep is a big believer of sharper focus and has removed non-core business and aligned the company to focus on core and invest in strategic growth in chosen sectors. COVER STORY 40 september 2019

A place where innovation Sandeep Kishore CEO & MD september 2019 41

Main Objectives Adigital solution company clients to be deliberate not provides a digital only on executing Digital The firm believes in marketing agency initiatives but also brings customer centricity, or consultant to establish a about digital stability. The commitment to people successful business and help to company mainly aims to and community, thrive in the market both online promote Digital solutions and development of as well as offline. In digital technology engaging, operating, technology in the field solution, the whole industry partnering, and managing of digital solutions, and is as the name states either various digital platforms. they mainly focus on digital or online. The products continuous innovation and or services include digital A Smart Profile excellence in this field. technologies like the Internet that can create, accelerate, Advanced analytics Perception and transmit product value from producer to the terminal Zensar provides a superior The central vision consumer by digital networks. analytics service, which goes of the firm is to It also includes mobile phones, beyond traditional business emerge as a global display advertisings, and any intelligence. The company not leader in the business other digital medium. only leverages past data but transformation, which uses advanced autonomous involves innovations and The digital solution technology models to predict future events technology. companies mainly concentrate and discover patterns that go and provide a logistic solution under the radar otherwise. Mission for search engine optimization Their solution integrates (SEO), marketing, content analytics with the core business The company aims to automation, data-driven of the clients which answers deliver industry-focused marketing, e-commerce underlying reasons for events, solutions with measurable marketing, social media different scenarios, predictions, business outcomes. marketing, social media best practices (optimization) optimization, direct e-mail and roadmaps for the 42 september 2019 marketing, display advertising, business owners to deliver e-books, and optical disks and cost synergies and revenue gaming sector. growth. Ready to plug and play tools with the automation One such company which is a of complete data acquisition, pioneer in the field of digital integration and cleaning solution and technology process resulting in faster time services is Zensar which to insights (by over 200%) and was established in the year 80% cost savings. 2001 and is a subsidiary of the RPG group. It has Cloud and infrastructure its branches spread across eighteen countries and has its Zensar’s information on headquarters located in Pune, cybersecurity services provides India. The firm specializes a team of highly qualified and in partnering with a global experienced security experts organization that divided who perform research, develop across the world. The firm solutions and work with clients has a broad range of digital to solve specific security and technology services problems as well as issues and solutions that enables for the industry at large. The its customers to achieve company partners with clients new thresholds of business to help create an effective performance. And helps its security strategy and advice on the information security services and products to build

and run it, based on the notable is driving KPI based services, continually improves digital experience and expertise. where the implementation details and conventional testing are abstracted and defined service capabilities of customers & The company’s security and threat SLA’s are committed. Zensar partners, through flexible, management solution ensures believes that tooling and processes reliable, and robust functional processes and tools are in place should be abstracted from end- automation & non-functional to detect and contain malware. user to provide KPI’s environment testing solutions. Some of the The firm offers end-to-end SIEM management services are what distinct features are day Zero service for effective monitoring and matters. Typical examples of KPI’s automation testing with faster remediation of security threats and include hours to deploy, minutes Automation script creation, events with comprehensive SIEM to recovery, etc., and it has a KPI limited dependency on skilled services which help their clients metrics, which was finalized resources, and accelerated to mitigate risk and cyber-attacks with the customer through a regression testing with Ease of while ensuring data security. consultative approach. Maintenance. It will also have multi-layer automation. Digital Experience Robotic process automation • Product testing: Due to increased competition and The service spectrum of the There has been a lot of buzz customer-driven market, Time company includes advisory, in the business world about to Market is key to business consulting, strategy, roadmap, the acronym “RPA” (Robotics success. The company has design, integration, migration, Process Automation) and various proved a rapid product testing and implementation services organizations showcasing their framework helps to reduce the on leading WCM and Portal solutions. In today’s competitive time, which enables them to platforms both from commercial world, it not only helps the market the product. The test and open-source worlds. Zensar business to reduce their operating engineers have rich product with its well-established Centre margins by headcount saving but based knowledge, and deep of Excellence (COE) framework, also supports better compliance domain expertise in-built maturity assessment frameworks, and service quality. At Zensar the accelerators, Re-usable assets, diagnostics, in-house accelerators, “Center of Excellence” is been built and jump-start kits help to and competency partnerships, which will enable adaptation of deliver quality solutions on- ensures that they increase the value improvement, implementation time. quotient in terms of their services and scalable COE of automation and high impact digital solutions. strategies. Unified digital commerce The firm, through its platform services offer, brings in the latest Testing The company’s digital consultants industry trends, diagnostic start with a comprehensive analysis assessments, and implementation, • Game testing: Zensar of an organization’s commerce including continuous integration Specialized Game Testing landscape, business needs, and development to deliver Centre of Excellence (CoE) technology ecosystem, commerce relevant content to the market for aims to help gaming companies processes, and the challenges our customers. and leverage the benefits of hindering their next step towards speed, efficiency aligned with commerce maturity. The company Service-line transformation its testing and development aims at providing flexible, scalable goals. It brings together technology frameworks that will The firm has invested in dedicated demonstrated expertise in help organizations respond quickly start-of-the-art “DevOps Labs,” to end to end testing and niche to market needs and support their help contextualize the practicalities testing, in a framework that ability to drive consistent, engaging and visualize the “to-be” state. will help the gaming industry shopping experiences for their These multiple Labs are complete scale new levels of cost customers. The firm also with “live” use-case simulations, reduction and building an empowers the organization on diverse technology stacks. Most enhanced user experience. with a roadmap for frictionless Enterprises today are multi-modal, customer experiences across making release management • One-touch testing: the firm inventory and supply chain, a challenge across their multi- with an in-house innovation optimized delivery, and fulfillment layered technology mesh. The engine and years of matured across marketing and design. Enterprise enablement of DevOps testing advancements september 2019 43

COVER STORY improvement, customers, business associates, and other stakeholders and ensure that it is available to the public. “Innovation and technology Environment and Energy need to be a part of your Objectives culture, to bring about a digital transformation.” • To adopt energy-efficient measures • The firm believes in 3-R philosophy which is Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle for all types of waste to prevent pollution • To ardently promote energy- efficient and environment friendly procurement Zensar’s partners as; Adobe, amazon web services, Health and Safety Objectives avolution Abacus, Guidewire, IBM, The company aligned with the Manhattan Associates, Microsoft • The company mainly focuses on futuristic initiatives of its partners Azure, Oracle, PEGA, salesforce, and the prevention of occupational who are leaders in innovative ServiceNow. technologies. It enables them to Hazards deliver the latest digital innovations Corporate responsibility • It ensures that the employees that meet the present and future business needs of our clients. The Zensar is committed to complying are trained well to build farm has made partnerships with with all the environmental, health market-leading technology and and safety-related legal and competency among associates solution providers that span across regulatory requirements, to set industry verticals, providing our appropriate Policy, objectives, and to handle emergencies related clients with a return on digital from measurable targets and review their investments. The company them periodically for continual to health and safety is tied up with global leaders such • The firm creates awareness among associates with respect to the environment, energy conservation, healthy and safe workplace measures. The firm believes in 3-R philosophy which is Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle for all types of waste to prevent pollution SR 44 september 2019



Enterprise Contract Management Made Easy Icertis Every business requires a suppliers—relationships that hinge If left unaddressed, these challenges means of officiating contracts. on contracts. can put financial services providers Whether it is a small family- at a competitive disadvantage, run office, or a large corporation Common contract challenges cause contracts to underperform, operating across a range of for firms across retail banking, and expose companies to serious industries, drafting a contract is a commercial banking, asset regulatory risk. crucial aspect of offering services management, and brokerages for money. In light of this, it should include: Healthcare come as no surprise that offering contract management software • Onboarding of vendors, Today’s healthcare payers and is a large industry by itself. A channels and customers providers operate in an ever- company named Icertis is the is fragmented and not changing, complex regulatory and leading provider of contract lifecycle standardized, hindering commercial environment. In order management in the cloud. Icertis compliance with stringent to stay competitive and compliant, Contract Management (ICM) is an vendor and “Know Your these organizations need to be able innovative, easy-to-use platform Customer” (KYC) regulations to react quickly to changing laws that is highly configurable and and foster close collaboration with continually adapts to complex • A lack of automation in contract third-party business partners. Key business needs. creation and execution makes to responding to these imperatives contract threshold parameters are contracts. ICM is used in the management (such as limits and asset quality of 5.7 million contracts in 40+ exposure) prescribed by the In working with some of the world’s languages across 90+ countries. ISDA, the ESMA, and FINRA very largest healthcare organizations— With its intelligent workflow and difficult to enforce, increasing both payers and providers—Icertis built-in analytics, ICM provides the risk noncompliance with has identified a number of common ongoing contractual insights and Sarbanes-Oxley challenges: best-of-breed contract management. ICM enables customers to increase • Contract processes are siloed • Manual management of compliance, improve governance, by department or geography, complex agreements between mitigate risk and enhance user making it difficult to analyze payers and providers is time- productivity, thereby maximizing high volumes of transactions consuming and error-prone, ROI and accelerating time to value across parameters like asset especially for Physician across the global enterprise. class, counterparty, risk, credit Participation Agreements scores, service type, etc., for that contain provider details, Icertis provides services performance analysis and program details, large volumes for the following efficient allocation of capital of reimbursement terms, industries participating locations, etc. • Risk departments do not Financial Services have adequate control over • Business Associate Agreements variations in credit and risk (BAAs) required by law are Today’s financial services companies thresholds enshrined in cumbersome to initiate and are grappling with the evolving contracts verify, slowing the contracting competition, heightened oversight process and increasing regulation over how • Labor intensive, manual they interact with customers and contract management processes • Claims, disputes and change don’t allow negotiated terms requests are impeded by a lack to automatically flow into of self-service capabilities on enterprise financial systems, agreements hurting productivity and exposing companies to errors • Inability to take bulk actions 46 september 2019

like mass amendments on large heart of each of these relationships is “ Icertis’ volumes of contracts a contract. Contract • Complex Administrative Service Management Agreements between providers In working with some of the world’s Software and employers are difficult to largest manufacturers, Icertis has is used by create and maintain identified a number of common leading • Large volumes of procurement challenges: companies contracts for products and from every services at hospitals and • Contract storage is fragmented industry across clinics are difficult to assess for across multiple departments and every region of optimization and must support systems OpenRFx to push details to ”the world. supplier portals • Contracts are poorly integrated with critical ERP, CRM, and P2P Ultimately, we find that If left unaddressed, these challenges systems, impeding compliance can lead to legal liability, leakage manufacturers face a broad set of in the form of incorrect billing or • The source-to-contract reimbursement, high procurement process is often fragmented, contracting challenges that span costs, and poor patient experiences. preventing effective supplier risk assessment and performance sourcing, sales, and corporate Manufacturing tracking contracts. If left unaddressed, these Modern manufacturers are • Sales and sourcing happen grappling with the rapidly evolving separately, without the tools to challenges have the potential to lead competition, dynamic global supply efficiently deliver the back-to- chains, and shifting regulations. In back contracting that is essential to higher procurement costs, costly order to stay competitive, winning to ensure that proposals are non-compliance, and dissatisfied companies need to become more designed effectively for new agile and stay close to both their customers customers. customers and suppliers. And at the • Lack of visibility makes it SR difficult to track obligations and SLAs in “product-as-a-service” scenarios Meet the stalwart CEO of Icertis Samir Bodas, CEO Samir Bodas, CEO Samir began his career as a software engineer at National Instruments, followed by several years in management roles at Microsoft Corporation after receiving his MBA. He was appointed CEO of Disha Technologies in 2003, where he grew the business five-fold and managed its acquisition by Aztecsoft in 2005. In early 2007, he was appointed CEO of Aztecsoft and successfully guided the company to become the fastest-growing publicly traded mid-cap IT services company. In 2009, he helped finalize Aztecsoft’s acquisition by MindTree. Samir received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a BA in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. Samir is a golf addict to the annoyance of his family. When not playing golf, he reads books about golf. And when not reading about golf, he contributes to the local community as a Board Member of the Seattle Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and as a trustee of Lakeside School. september 2019 47

‘Our Long-Term Goal’ and alpha tests with a comparatively smaller clientele. As an end-result, InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd, we successfully developed an a New Delhi-based CRM efficient, easy, and standalone CRM Software Firm, Charts Road which allows our clients to manage Map for Achieving Going their datasets within the same CRM Public Feat platform. The InfoNoble product suite named as NobleCRM – Omni “Our products offer the finest in technology, design, architecture, Channel offers complete spectrum functionality, features, and ease of use.” of solutions including CRM, HRMS and Contact Centre after successful At its core, customer challenges. The company leverages release of alpha and beta versions. relationship management its core capabilities, proven (CRM) is all of the activities, methodology, tools, accelerators Our customer-oriented norms, strategies and technologies that and best practices for enterprise quality and consistent support companies use to manage their application transformation. With its has garnered us a loyal client base interactions with their current right blend of solution approach and since five years. Besides developing and potential customers. A saying domain expertise, InfoNoble enables a complete CRM suite, we have frequently heard and said in many customers to drive maximum achieved numerous milestones by businesses is “customer is king.” business value. developing remarkable products serving various business verticals CRM helps businesses build a The company was incorporated in like the manufacturing sector, retail relationship with their customers 2014 and is headquartered in New businesses,automobile, property- that, in turn, creates loyalty and Delhi. real estate, medical sector, mass customer retention. Since customer media and communication, BPO, loyalty and revenue are both Ashish VD Thapliyal & call centres, insurance, banking, and qualities that affect a company’s Rahul Vador, InfoNoble legal sector. revenue, CRM is a management Solution Pvt Ltd strategy that results in increased Leadership, spoke InfoNoble products have the trust profits for a business. At its core, exclusively to The Silicon of well-recognised SME, SMB and a CRM tool creates a simple user Review. Below is an enterprise-level customers like interface for a collection of data excerpt. Suzuki, Quest Diagnostics, BPTP, that helps businesses recognize and Jaypee Group, FamiCord, Hartron communicate with customers in a Communication – naming just a scalable way. few. InfoNoble CRM and brand management products have In light of the foregoing, we’re Can you brief us about the contributed in progress of these thrilled to present InfoNoble companies, hence aiding us to Solution Pvt Ltd. history of your company, becoming one of the fastest growing firms in India. Our progress has InfoNoble provides end-to-end Mr. Thapliyal? been recognised by CIO Review’s services across a various set of on- “Best CRM Company” award for premise and on-cloud Enterprise InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd initiated 2019. Solutions – the services are designed for addressing today’s key business offering enterprise-grade CRM There is nothing more services to clients five years from important for a successful now. We underpinned the company small business than a well- by devoting the entire first year to defined mission and vision developing hard-core engineering statements. Can you explain your M&V statements, in brief, Mr. Vador? Speaking of our future endeavours, we look forward to becoming a globally recognised CRM company 48 september 2019

L to R: Rahul Vador & Ashish VD Thapliyal “Our mission is to be a globally respected corporation and provide advanced, innovative quality products and solutions by following and maintaining global standards, along with the industry’s leading customer services and support.” serving all possible business challenges, opportunities and shape company’s success. Networking verticals with innovative products a stronger future each day. is one of the most important and unmatchable quality. Such a component, and building a strong vision to match global standards The mission at InfoNoble has always network takes up lots of resources, requires intrinsic quality, customer- remained to make appropriate but it pays off in longer terms. Also, centric approach, consistent support use of technology and offer finest running business requires more and efficient marketing. products delivering outstanding than just network and other factors user experience, so that the clients must not be disregarded. We strongly affirm that teamwork keep coming back to us. is the most important factor for If you had one piece of advice any company to take the lead What would you say was the to someone just starting out, at global level. Seeking out new single most influential factor what would it be, Mr. Vador? opportunities, researching, in your business’ success, innovation, new ideas and Mr. Thapliyal? From my personal experience, I innovation are the inevitable part of can say that having a solid plan is our organisation, and with a strong Like most of the companies, having the primary requirement, perhaps, team, we continue to take new a strong business network has even before having the capitals proved to be the key factor for our for building your business empire. september 2019 49

Leadership | InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd Ashish VD Thapliyal: Since the beginning of his career, Ashish VD Thapliyal was focused on hard- coresales. The ambition landed him to sales leader positions in few IT companies, where he looked into marketing and sales of their products. Being in technology sector leveraged Mr. Thapaliyal with the insights of managing IT firms successfully, and also a steady capital for his future business. Eventually, he decided to enter SI business, become an entrepreneur and launched InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd. “We were into systems integration business and I played the role more of a sales leader because that is where my forte lay. But over a period of time, I brought in more consultants on board to help us better sell our offerings,” Ashish said. Rahul Vador: Being a student of Masters in Computer Application, Rahul Vador always belonged to the technology sector. After working with the telecommunication domain for product research and development, Mr. Vador was drawn towards becoming an entrepreneur at a very early stage, and technology sector was the most natural choice. Speaking of the experience, Mr. Vador says, “This experience of engineering complex and performance- intensive systems removed the fear of product development. Getting into the business side of software was a new ball game but equally exciting. This helped me develop a diverse skill-set and management experience including sales, marketing, design, development, and financial management.” You should know about where you they will be willing to pay you of India and Shipping Ministry are spending your money, before for it. I believe that the customer of Micro, Small and Medium starting to make arrangements for gratitude for solving your problem Enterprises in the Government of it. is unexaggeratedly the greatest India. He is known for prowess dream for any entrepreneur. in dealing and managing people Knowing how much capital is alongside fulfilling his ministerial needed and where you will be What other business leaders duties. spending needs clear understanding do you look up to and why, of your business – not necessarily a Mr. Vador? As per Mr. Gadkari, successful detailed business plan, but having people and companies can create the basic understanding of financial Mr. Anand Mahindra has always jobs, and he has used this belief to aspects is recommended. Usually, been my ideal for the phenomenal strengthen employment and growth making monetary arrangements is balance he maintains between in Indian society. If I get a chance, comparatively simple at the end, so business and co-curricular I would be please to meet him a clear vision can save you from the activities. While being a business personally. troubles that most beginners face tycoon, he doesn’t miss out on initially. nurturing hobbies – whether it is What do you hope to movies, reading or even listening to accomplish in the long run, What do you think is the the Blues. The tennis buff has now Mr. Vador? most memorable moment in turned towards sailing too! your career, Mr. Thapliyal? We are working on developing an What other business leaders internal history of financial growth Putting out an entrepreneur cliché, do you look up to and why, to gain trust of future investors there is nothing more memorable Mr. Thapliyal? through the long-term viability of than getting hold of the first client. InfoNoble. An experienced team is There is a sense of achievement Although not a business leader, I being recruited to take care of this, when you know that your solutions look up to Nitin Gadkari Minister and we look forward to taking the will make others’ lives easier, and for Road Transport & Highways company public in longer run. SR 50 september 2019