The RS Soft Tech Global Services Board is a blend of specialists from diverse fields who contribute to the overall growth of the company. Industry veterans with vast experience in areas of Technology, Business and Marketing are part of our Board and contribute through periodic and effective review of business decisions, including strategic and regulatory matters. The Board includes Executive officers of RS Soft Tech Global Services along with external members, who are high achievers in business and society.
Board of Directors
RS Soft Tech Global Services
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Kumar is the founder of the Company. Since its inception in the year 1992, he has been instrumental in spearheading the company from a 2 member team to 800+ employees on board now. He focuses on the Company’s growth strategy, partnerships, strategic investors and building high-level customer relationships. Kumar has a Masters Degree from Bangalore University and has over two decades of experience in the Embedded IT Industry. He has guided several startups including iNabling Technologies, Adamya and Pareeksha Technologies to name a few. He is also actively involved with several charitable causes and welfare programs. He actively participates in IT industry initiatives especially focusing on making Karnataka an IT Powerhouse.
Technology Business Leader
Phaneesh Murthy is a technology business leader and has been on the board of RS Soft Tech Global Services since 2002. Phaneesh was CEO and President of iGATE Corporation, an integrated consulting, technology and operations company. He took the company from a staffing oriented loss making company to 1.2bn USD$ in 10 years and raised profitability to 25%. Prior to iGATE, he was at Infosys, as a member of the Board, Worldwide Head of Sales and Marketing and Head of Communications and Product Solutions Group. He was responsible for ramping up Infosys from around $2mn in 1992 to around $700mn in 10 years. He brings over a decade of experience in structuring and managing large outsourcing deals for Fortune 500 companies. Phaneesh has been effectively mentoring the sales and business development initiatives at RS Soft Tech Global Services.
Management Consultant and Branding Specialist
Harish Bijoor is a prolific blend of an entrepreneur, author, quizzer and brand manager. Harish is currently a Brand Domain specialist operating out of Bangalore. He runs a unique boutique consulting outfit branded “Harish Bijoor Consults”, a brand name that has a consulting presence across the markets of Hong Kong, Seattle, London and the Indian sub-continent. Harish has been actively on the board since March 2007 and has been of a great help to RS Soft Tech Global Services in refurbishing the RS Soft Tech Global Services corporate brand identity.
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Shankar’s profile includes mentoring portfolio companies, sourcing of entrepreneurial teams, financial valuation of investee companies, development of business strategy for portfolio companies. His key prior engagements include implementing Management Accounting Systems, Treasury Operations including Foreign Exchange Management and MIS at Tube Investments India, heading the marketing operations for Karnataka at Harita Finance Ltd - a TVS Group Company and instrumental in the modernization of the plant at Sree Meenakshi Mills, Madurai. Shankar has been on RS Soft Tech Global Services board since 2001 and has been a key contributor in the company’s strategic initiatives.