Board of Directors

Subash Menon: Non-Executive Member

Subash Menon founded Subex in 1992 and was its CEO till 2012.  Under his stewardship, Subex has transformed from a Systems Integrator in the telecom hardware space to a leader in the telecom software space with a niche focus in revenue maximization. Subash charted Subex's growth from its humble origins as a one-man company to a global thought leader in the telecom software space with the successful launch of several products and with over 150 customers across 60+ countries in 6 continents. Subash also guided the company through a successful IPO in 1999 and through seven acquisitions. The latest one, that of Syndesis of Canada, was the largest overseas acquisition by an Indian company in the software space as on that day. Leading the internationalization of the company, Subash has played a key role in establishing offices in the US, Canada, UK, India, Singapore, China and Australia. Subash has over 20 years of experience in the areas of general management, sales and marketing. He has presented numerous papers on technology and business in various countries.

Key Achievement: Founding the company with a start up capital of Rupees Twenty Thousand in 1992, migrating to software space in 2000, and growing revenue from US $1.5 million in 2000 to US $83 million in 2007.

Subash was featured by the Economic Times, India’s leading business daily, under the category “Man of the Year” which was part of its 2006 year-end compilation of significant people and events.

A graduate in Electrical Engineering, he has held senior positions with companies like Controls & Switchgears Co. Ltd, and Eltel Industries, in the past.

Surjeet Singh: Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Surjeet Singh is a seasoned management professional and business leader with over two decades of multi-industry global experience in leading Finance, Corporate Development, Business Planning and Global operations functions. He has a successful corporate and entrepreneurial track record of building organizations and fostering collaboration in large and culturally diverse cross functional teams.. Prior to his recent short engagement as President International Operations for Glodyne Decisionone where is led business restructuring , he was the Global Chief Financial officer of Patni Computer Systems , a large IT services company, where he played key role in shaping business transformation including significant improvements in operating metrics and processes , structuring large platform deals with fortune 500 customers, seamless management transitions, upholding highest standards of financial and corporate governance . He was instrumental in helping realize maximum shareholder value with successful exit of majority shareholders at Patni . Prior to this he was part of founding team of Cymbal Corporation, a mid sized telecom BSS systems integration boutique out of silicon valley which was acquired by Patni Surjeet is a fellow of the Institute of Costs and Works Accountants, India , Certified Public Accountant from AICPA, USA. He holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Pune and is graduate of Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School.

Anil Singhvi: Independent Director

Anil Singhvi is the Chairman of Ican Investments Advisors Pvt Ltd. Prior to establishing Ican Investments, he was Advisor to Reliance ADA Group for about 2 years. He has over 30 years of experience in Corporate sector, out of which 22 years were spent with Ambuja Cements Ltd, where he rose from Manager to Managing Director & CEO.

A Chartered Accountant, Anil Singhvi played a defining role in making of Ambuja Cements. Recently, he conceptualized and advised merger of Enam, one of the largest investment banks in India, with Axis Bank, a deal involving around US $ 500 million. He is on the Boards of various companies, some of which are Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd, HCC Infrastructure Ltd, Camlin, Mastek Limited, Future Capital, IDFC Securities Ltd and Foundation for Liberal and Management Education (FLAME).

Sanjeev Aga: Independent Director

Business leader, organization builder, adviser and mentor, Sanjeev Aga’s career has traversed 38 years, and sectors from consumer and services, entertainment and light engineering, to telecommunications.

In a business career commencing 1973, Sanjeev Aga held senior positions in Asian Paints, Chellarams (Nigeria), and Jenson & Nicholson. In 1987, he joined Blow Plast to head the Furniture business, was made Chief Executive of Mattel Toys in 1990, and in January 1993 was appointed Managing Director of Blow Plast with multi-business responsibility including the flagship VIP Luggage business. In November 1998, he was appointed CEO of the telecom JV, Birla AT&T. He led the company through expansions, mergers and acquisitions to be CEO of Birla Tata AT&T, which was renamed Idea Cellular. In July 2002, Mr. Aga left Idea to be with the Aditya Birla Group, where from May 2005 until October 2006, he was Managing Director of Aditya Birla Nuvo. In November 1998, he was appointed CEO of the telecom JV, Birla AT&T. He led the company through expansions, mergers and acquisitions to be CEO of Birla Tata AT&T, which was renamed Idea Cellular.

For 2009, Idea Cellular was named the ‘ET Emerging Company of the Year’, and for 2010, Forbes India magazine shortlisted Sanjeev Aga as a ‘Person of the Year’. Sanjeev Aga is an Honours graduate in Physics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi (1971) and a post graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata (1973). Sanjeev Aga is based in Mumbai, and now engages in advisory and consultant roles for corporates and not-for-profit organizations. He reads widely, speaks, and occasionally, writes.

Karthikeyan Muthuswamy: Non Independent Director

Karthikeyan Muthuswamy is the Managing Director of Trident Advisors Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai based investment advisory firm. Prior to Trident, Karthikeyan has worked as a fund manager with M3 Investments and Director with Jeetay Investments, both of which are Mumbai based investment management firms. Karthikeyan is a BBA from the University of Madras and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is an avid trekker and a trustee of The Mountain Institute of India.