Kannankote Srikanth

 

Srikanth is a globally renowned leader in the IT Industry. In his career that spans over two decades, Srikanth has held executive positions for transnational corporations such as Sasken, Motorola, Nortel, Compaq Computer and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has served as Nortel’s President of Global Professional Services. Srikanth was also Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Network Services and Applications Management for Motorola Networks and was responsible for driving the services business globally. He was also President and COO of Sasken.

Srikanth has earned many accolades in his career. In 1995, Computerworld rated him as heading the #1 systems integration organization of Digital Equipment Corporation in the United States. Under his leadership, industry analysts such as IDC and Gartner rated Compaq’s Professional Services Organization in the top 5. He transformed Nortel Networks’ Global Professional Services organization into the top 10, as rated by IDC.

 

Dr. Kannankote Govindaraj

Govind, after graduating from State University of New York at Buffalo with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, joined Calspan in 1977 as a flight control engineer. His experience at Calspan included flight.

control design, in-flight simulation, modeling and software development, and analysis. He was a program manager for many programs, including analysis and in-flight simulation test programs.

In 2005 he became the Vice President Technical Operations of the company. His responsibilities included overseeing both the aeronautics and the automotive testing groups. He was responsible for all the technical programs. These included analysis, system development and testing in both aeronautics and automotive areas.

He became the Chief Technology Officer of the Company in 2009 and was responsible for development of new technology for the company. In all his positions he also was involved in business development and did extensive customer interface to identify new technical and program requirements and position the company for responding to the new programs.

In 2012, he left Calspan to Start Mesha, Inc.

 

Kannankote Sriram

A results-oriented hands-on seasoned executive with over 42 years of all-around experience in Marketing, Outsourcing, Systems Integration, Alliance Management, Business Management, Sales and Consulting.

Startups: Was involved in 3 startups one of which went public and the other 2 were acquired.

Outsourcing: Over 12 years of experience in outsourcing product and application development to India and Spain.

Experience: Strong experience in Semiconductor, Telecommunications and Mobile/Wireless industries.

Business Management: Management experience in engineering, marketing, operations, sales, systems integration and customer support.

Leadership: A leader and team builder with extensive experience in North America and Asia Pacific marketplace.

Specialties: Sales, Business Development, Outsourcing, Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions

 

Dr. Sridhar Parthasarathi
Chief Scientist Battery Technology 

Dr Sridhar Parthasarathi, Chief Scientist, M/s Mesha Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has more than three decades of experience in Electrochemical Energy Generation and Storage.

He has been working with M/s Mesha Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India since August 2014. Previously, he was working at Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

He set up the facility for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) at CECRI Chennai Unit. He was involved in the development of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane based fuel cell materials, cell, stack and system in various projects funded by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India including private companies.

At Mesha, he is responsible for making the process of manufacturing Hybrid Ultra Capacitors (HUCs) based on the laboratory know-how developed and licensed by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore to make it commercial.

This required pruning of the unit operations, identification of indigenously available materials including activated carbon; the main component required in HUCs. Based on the knowledge acquired in the testing and evaluation of HUCs, he worked closely with the battery manufacturers to incorporate the salient features offered by the capacitive nature of the HUC in the regular battery that is in production without any modification to evolve the power battery.

He has guided students for their Ph.D. and M.S. degrees. He has more than 100 publications besides patents; majority of them in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane based fuel cells.

He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry besides member of American Chemical Society, USA, The Electrochemical Society, USA, International Society of Electrochemistry & American Association for Advancement of Science.

 

Arijit Dutta 
Head of Sales and Marketing Operations

A result oriented professional with more than 30 years of experience in Automobile Industry on New Business Development, New Product Launches, Process Enhancement and Strategic Planning. Skilled at swiftly ramping up projects, with cross-functional skills & special delivery mechanism. Recognized by the management for many innovative concepts, strategic approach, marketing skills & industry benchmarking over the years. Expertise in growing new business lines and making them profitable

Previously he worked at Uno Minda heading up their battery division and also had distinguished careers at Tata Motors, Cummins and Mahindra Spares.

 

NAGABHUSHAN T R
Head of Finance, Legal and HR

Finance professional with over 30 years cross-functional experience, providing strategic planning for setting up and managing business in the technology sector.

Proficient in managing all activities related to pre- and post-merger, acquisitions as well as ensuring tax & legal compliance, FEMA and Company Law Compliances.

Expertise in drafting and implementing policies, process, contract documentation for profitable operations. Adept at growing and mentoring large teams.

 

Satish Tembad
Head of Product Management and Chargers

 An accomplished technology leader with   entrepreneurial and corporate experience across verticals   (Telecom, Wireless, Automotive, Education, Media & Entertainment, Energy, Consulting, Digital) and diverse technologies (from signal processing algorithms to telecom stacks, handheld devices to cloud applications and analytics, sensors to full- fledged IoT applications).

During 20+ years in the industry, he has built, developed and led high- performance technical teams delivering many products and large solutions. Ability to leverage business acumen and technical expertise to translate business and technology needs into innovative solutions and business plans have led to stakeholders’ success.

 

Kannankote Srikanth

 

Srikanth is a globally renowned leader in the IT Industry. In his career that spans over two decades, Srikanth has held executive positions for transnational corporations such as Sasken, Motorola, Nortel, Compaq Computer and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has served as Nortel’s President of Global Professional Services. Srikanth was also Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Network Services and Applications Management for Motorola Networks and was responsible for driving the services business globally. He was also President and COO of Sasken.

Srikanth has earned many accolades in his career. In 1995, Computerworld rated him as heading the #1 systems integration organization of Digital Equipment Corporation in the United States. Under his leadership, industry analysts such as IDC and Gartner rated Compaq’s Professional Services Organization in the top 5. He transformed Nortel Networks’ Global Professional Services organization into the top 10, as rated by IDC.

 

Dr. Kannankote Govindaraj

Govind, after graduating from State University of New York at Buffalo with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, joined Calspan in 1977 as a flight control engineer. His experience at Calspan included flight.

control design, in-flight simulation, modeling and software development, and analysis. He was a program manager for many programs, including analysis and in-flight simulation test programs.

In 2005 he became the Vice President Technical Operations of the company. His responsibilities included overseeing both the aeronautics and the automotive testing groups. He was responsible for all the technical programs. These included analysis, system development and testing in both aeronautics and automotive areas.

He became the Chief Technology Officer of the Company in 2009 and was responsible for development of new technology for the company. In all his positions he also was involved in business development and did extensive customer interface to identify new technical and program requirements and position the company for responding to the new programs.

In 2012, he left Calspan to Start Mesha, Inc.

 

Kannankote Sriram

A results-oriented hands-on seasoned executive with over 42 years of all-around experience in Marketing, Outsourcing, Systems Integration, Alliance Management, Business Management, Sales and Consulting.

Startups: Was involved in 3 startups one of which went public and the other 2 were acquired.

Outsourcing: Over 12 years of experience in outsourcing product and application development to India and Spain.

Experience: Strong experience in Semiconductor, Telecommunications and Mobile/Wireless industries.

Business Management: Management experience in engineering, marketing, operations, sales, systems integration and customer support.

Leadership: A leader and team builder with extensive experience in North America and Asia Pacific marketplace.

Specialties: Sales, Business Development, Outsourcing, Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions

 

Dr. Sridhar Parthasarathi
Chief Scientist Battery Technology 

Dr Sridhar Parthasarathi, Chief Scientist, M/s Mesha Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has more than three decades of experience in Electrochemical Energy Generation and Storage.

He has been working with M/s Mesha Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India since August 2014. Previously, he was working at Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

He set up the facility for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) at CECRI Chennai Unit. He was involved in the development of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane based fuel cell materials, cell, stack and system in various projects funded by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India including private companies.

At Mesha, he is responsible for making the process of manufacturing Hybrid Ultra Capacitors (HUCs) based on the laboratory know-how developed and licensed by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore to make it commercial.

This required pruning of the unit operations, identification of indigenously available materials including activated carbon; the main component required in HUCs. Based on the knowledge acquired in the testing and evaluation of HUCs, he worked closely with the battery manufacturers to incorporate the salient features offered by the capacitive nature of the HUC in the regular battery that is in production without any modification to evolve the power battery.

He has guided students for their Ph.D. and M.S. degrees. He has more than 100 publications besides patents; majority of them in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane based fuel cells.

He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry besides member of American Chemical Society, USA, The Electrochemical Society, USA, International Society of Electrochemistry & American Association for Advancement of Science.

 

Arijit Dutta 
Head of Sales and Marketing Operations

A result oriented professional with more than 30 years of experience in Automobile Industry on New Business Development, New Product Launches, Process Enhancement and Strategic Planning. Skilled at swiftly ramping up projects, with cross-functional skills & special delivery mechanism. Recognized by the management for many innovative concepts, strategic approach, marketing skills & industry benchmarking over the years. Expertise in growing new business lines and making them profitable

Previously he worked at Uno Minda heading up their battery division and also had distinguished careers at Tata Motors, Cummins and Mahindra Spares.

 

NAGABHUSHAN T R
Head of Finance, Legal and HR

Finance professional with over 30 years cross-functional experience, providing strategic planning for setting up and managing business in the technology sector.

Proficient in managing all activities related to pre- and post-merger, acquisitions as well as ensuring tax & legal compliance, FEMA and Company Law Compliances.

Expertise in drafting and implementing policies, process, contract documentation for profitable operations. Adept at growing and mentoring large teams.

 

Satish Tembad
Head of Product Management and Chargers

 An accomplished technology leader with   entrepreneurial and corporate experience across verticals   (Telecom, Wireless, Automotive, Education, Media & Entertainment, Energy, Consulting, Digital) and diverse technologies (from signal processing algorithms to telecom stacks, handheld devices to cloud applications and analytics, sensors to full- fledged IoT applications).

During 20+ years in the industry, he has built, developed and led high- performance technical teams delivering many products and large solutions. Ability to leverage business acumen and technical expertise to translate business and technology needs into innovative solutions and business plans have led to stakeholders’ success.