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Sanjeev Aggarwal
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Sanjeev Aggarwal is managing director and co-founder of Helion Venture Partners, Mindworks’ primary investor.
Sanjeev was the founder and CEO of Daksh, one of India’s largest business outsourcing companies. Under his leadership, Daksh rapidly grew to a staff strength of 20,000. Daksh was acquired by IBM in 2004. The company was rated the World’s Best Managed BPO Company (Black Book of Outsourcing) and was ranked best employer in the Indian BPO industry by IDC. Sanjeev was the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002.
Sanjeev Aggarwal has also worked with Motorola India, Digital Equipment Corp. and headed 3COM India. At Digital, he was a Decathlon Winner, a recognition given to the top 1 percent of managers worldwide.
Sanjeev is a director on the board of Mindworks, and the company draws upon his proven expertise in building large-scale, highly respected pioneering enterprises. |
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Tony Joseph
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Tony Joseph, co-founder and chairman of Mindworks, is one of India’s most respected editors. He is highly regarded for his conceptualization of media products, their strategic positioning and efficient management of editorial operations.
Before Mindworks, Tony Joseph was the Editor of Businessworld, India’s largest-selling business magazine, for eight years. He repositioned the publication, changed its frequency from fortnightly to weekly, and took it from the third position to the top in a competitive market.
Earlier, he was associate editor with Business Standard, the highly respected financial daily, and features editor with The Economic Times, India’s largest-selling business newspaper. He has been in the media industry for 25 years.
Tony is known for creating and leading large editorial teams. He launched several specialized publications for Business Standard on management, corporate finance, technology and lifestyle.
As chairman of Mindworks, Tony is focused on corporate strategy and helping with client relationships and leadership development. |
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Nitin Srivastava
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Nitin Srivastava, co-founder and CEO of Mindworks, brings expertise in technology, processes and content management to the company. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
Over the past few years, Nitin has built a strong global delivery organization at Mindworks, which services media clients across US, Europe and Asia.
Before Mindworks, Nitin was chief knowledge officer at investment bank, Avendus Advisors. At Avendus, he acquired skills in evangelizing startups and understanding the dynamics of new businesses.
Earlier, he spent nearly 6 years in the media industry as a journalist, writing on business management and macro economy.
As CEO of Mindworks, he drives strategy and business development, both in domestic and international markets.
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Rahul Chandra
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Rahul is a co-founder and Managing Director of Helion and has 15 years of venture capital investing and corporate development experience in technology product and services companies in India and the US. He serves on the Boards of UnitedLex, Mindworks, NetAmbit, Digitail Management Services, Getit and manages investments in Spandana and Equitas.
Between 2000 and 2006, Rahul was based in Silicon Valley as part of the investment team at Walden International, a global venture capital firm with more than $2B under management. Between 2004 and 2005 he also led the M&A efforts at e4e Inc., a Santa Clara, CA based BPO company with more than 4,000 employees across the globe.
Rahul started Venture Capital investing in 1996 in India as the first hire at Walden's India office. In this role he managed investments for Walden's India dedicated Fund between 1996 and 2000.
Rahul has invested in more than 30 early-to-mid-stage companies such as Mindtree, Ikanos (IKAN), e4e Inc and Techspan (Headstrong). Prior to Walden, he worked in the Capital Markets Group at Lazard India, and in the Primary Market Department at the Securities Exchange Board of India.
Rahul has an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and graduated from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani in 1993. |
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Vikas Kaul
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Vikas Kaul is co-founder and chief marketing officer at Mindworks. An MBA, with rich experience in media products and content development, he works with clients closely to develop customized service offerings.
Over the past few years, Vikas has worked with media clients across US, Europe and Asia across a range of services including content development, editing and design – both print and online.
Before Mindworks, Vikas has worked with several publications in India including the Business Standard, Global, and international and trade publications.
At Mindworks, he drives marketing, transition and client management. |
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