Accelya Solutions India Ltd

James Davidson, Chairman

Mr. James Davidson is the Vice Chairman of Accelya Group and is responsible for the organization’s commercial and financial solutions portfolio. Prior to its acquisition by Accelya, Mr. Davidson was the CEO of Farelogix Inc., a recognized disruptor and leader in airline distribution and commerce technology. Mr. Davidson has been involved in the travel industry for more than 25 years.

Prior to 2005, he was President and CEO of NTE, an internet-based supply chain technology company focused on transportation pricing and transaction engines for shippers and carriers. In the past, he has held several senior leadership roles, including President and CEO of Amadeus Global Travel, North America; Head of Sales and Marketing at System One; and Vice President of Marketing at Reed Travel Group/OAG.

Other Directorships:

Accelya Solutions Americas Inc.
Accelya Solutions UK Limited
Accelya Group Holdco Limited
Accelya Global Limited
Accelya Finco Limited
Accelya Midco Limited
Accelya Bidco Limited
Accelya Holding World S.L.
Accelya World S.L.
Accelya UK Limited
Accelya Middle East FZE
Accelya US Inc.

Gurudas Shenoy, Managing Director

Mr. Gurudas Shenoy has been part of the Accelya Group for more than 20 years. Mr. Shenoy holds a Master of Financial Management degree from Mumbai University.

Mr. Shenoy was the Chief Financial Officer of the Company until Feb 2021, before he moved to Farelogix Inc, an Accelya Group company where he worked as Regional CFO Americas for the Accelya Group until June 2022. He returned to India and joined as Managing Director of the Company effective 1 July 2022.

Mr. Shenoy is a seasoned Finance professional with over 20 years of IT & ITeS experience focused on delivering business oversight, strategic financial planning and process improvement. He has been a key member of the leadership team and apart from his contribution as subject matter expert in financial decisions, he has closely been engaged with the senior leadership in planning and operational execution, business integration, strategic initiatives, commercial support, performance management and technology initiatives.

Over the years, he has contributed to the growth of the company in a major way.

Other Directorships:

Nil

Jose Maria Hurtado, Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Jose Maria Hurtado is the Chief Financial Officer of the Accelya group. He is responsible for the financial management of Accelya and plays a key role in the definition and implementation of Accelya’s strategy, including mergers and acquisitions.

Jose Maria started his professional career at KPMG. He joined Accelya in 2007. Prior to joining Accelya, Jose Maria headed the finance of Siemens VDO Automotive in Spain & France for more than 10 years.

Other Directorships:

Accelya Lux Finco, Sarl
Accelya Finco Limited
Accelya Midco Limited
Accelya Bidco Limited
Accelya UK Limited
Accelya US Inc.
Accelya Tunisie S.a.r.l.
Accelya Middle East FZE
Accelya Services India Private Limited
Accelya Australia Pty. Ltd.

Saurav Adhikari, Independent Director

Saurav is a senior global business leader with four decades of deep domain expertise in global businesses / markets, across technology, FMCG, and consumer durables sectors as an operations, general management and investment specialist. In over two decades in the technology sector with HCL (2000-2019), he has held multiple leadership roles as the Founding President of HCL’s startup enterprise networking firm, led a team that established what has now become a multi-hundred million dollar IT
enabled services (“ITES”) business, served as President of HCL’s ITES North American business, and as President of Global Corporate Strategy. He has worked on several multi-billon dollar inorganic investments in technology and software, carve-outs of multiple enterprise software product suites, joint ventures with global majors, all to transform and reinvent HCL’s business. He was instrumental in strategizing HCL’s pivoting of its business model to a leading intellectual property led solutions company.

In his technology role, he had built deep inroads into global private equity and VC firms, while creating large, successful, value-based partnerships between HCL and private equity owned technology businesses, which are considered groundbreaking in the industry. At HCL, he held various executive positions, the last being President, Global Strategy, working directly with the Founder & Chairman with oversight across the group’s business, as well as the not-for-profit Shiv Nadar Foundation. During this time, he contributed to HCL’s immense growth from a ~$200mn revenue company in 2000 to a ~$14bn revenue and over $50bn market cap firm today, helping to transform it into one of the world’s leading, and India’s 3rd largest IT/Technology firms, and India’s No. 1 Software Product company.

His prior experience also includes several senior global leadership and executive roles across Unilever, as Vice President at PepsiCo and Groupe SEB as CEO of the India business.

Saurav is currently the Founder & Sr. Partner at Indus Tech Edge Fund I, a growth fund focused on
globalizing India’s vibrant technology ecosystem. He is the former Chairman of NASDAQ listed Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp (A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)) and has after a successful DeSPAC/merger moved on to the board of NASDAQ listed Roadzen Inc (ticker RDZN). He is also serves as a board member of Goodricke Group Ltd., Accelya Solutions India Ltd., Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., (all three listed on Indian bourses), and Bridgeweave Ltd, UK, an AI based Fintech firm.

He works as a technology advisor and investor with interests across AI based fintech and healthcare firms, as well as analytics, IoT and logistics firms. He also served as a Senior Advisor in the Shiv Nadar Foundation and is a Board Member of the Shiv Nadar University. Saurav schooled at Mayo College, Ajmer, earned his B.A. (Honors) Economics from Hindu College, Delhi University, his MBA from JBIMS, Bombay University, an AMP from INSEAD, Fontainebleau. He is an “Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs” certified Independent Director.

Saurav strongly believes that businesses can only thrive if they embrace technology driven change within an ethical framework. He is deeply passionate about education as a transformational socio-economic force, is an avid traveler, leadership coach, and a fitness enthusiast. He lives between the beaches of Goa and the bustling National Capital Region of Delhi, thankful that online work limits travel and makes him live life more purposefully.

Other Directorships:

Goodricke Group Limited
Bridgeweave Limited
Bridgeweave India Private Limited
Roadzen Inc.
Zee Entertainment Enterprise Limited
Accelya Solutions Americas Inc.

Meena Jagtiani, Independent Director

Ms. Meena Jagtiani is currently and Independent Director in various listed and privately held companies and a Leadership Coach. She has over 3 decades of multi sectoral, cross functional and geographically diverse experience with marquee organizations like Aditya Birla Group, IBM Daksh, Korn/Ferry, A F Ferguson and CMC Ltd. among others. She brings a unique, cross border experience in Sales & Marketing, Strategy Consulting and Human Resources. Having held leadership roles with large corporations, she has an indepth understanding of business as well as Human Respources and has created impactful HR strategies that supported business needs. She is an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management she has also completed an Executive Development Program from Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Other Directorships:

Kurlon Enterprise Limited
Chaitanya India Fin Credit Private Limited
Svatantra Microfinance Private Limited
Morton Foods Limited
Sheela Foam Limited

Ravindran Menon, Independent Director

Mr. Ravindran Menon (Ravi) is a thought leader in the financial services industry with a proven track record of building and growing successful businesses. With thirty-seven years of experience, spanning significant roles at renowned global organisations like HSBC, UBS, ING and ANZ Grindlays, Ravi has witnessed and been part of the transformation of India’s economic landscape.

Ravi is a thought leader in the financial services industry with a proven track record of building and growing successful businesses. With thirty-seven years of experience, spanning significant roles at renowned global organisations like HSBC, UBS, ING and ANZ Grindlays, Ravi has witnessed and been part of the transformation of India’s economic landscape.
Throughout his career, Ravi has led large teams across multiple functions, including investment management, capital markets, corporate finance, cash management and corporate banking. In his previous role as CEO of HSBC Asset Management (India), a leading provider of asset management services to retail and institutional clients in India, he led the USD 425 Mn acquisition of L&T Investment Management and the successful integration with HSBC Asset Management, cementing the entity into a leadership position.

Other Directorships:

Bank of Baroda
Empact NXT Ventures Private Limited
Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Limited
Stowe Software Private Limited
Stowe Research India Private Limited