Sanjay Deshpande
Chief Innovation Officer & CEO

• B.E., Computer Science from VJTI, Mumbai and Masters degree in Computer Science from University of New Brunswick, Canada
• Scientist with Tata Research Center (R&D division of TCS) in the Imaging & Pattern Recognition Group), C-DAC (R&D Center that developed PARAM - India's first super computer); led Infosys' Mobile Computing initiative in Europe & business development effort for Life Sciences in US
• Has several scientific publications and patents to his credit and has been working on symbolic representation schemes, its theory & applications to various tech problems
  
• Takes active interest in teaching
• Responsible for overall company growth and UNIKEN's innovation strategy and execution

Nanjundeshwar Ganapathy
Chief Technology Officer

• B.Tech. in Naval Architecture from IIT, Kharagpur
• Worked with Infosys Technologies on FINACLE (Infosys banking product), and led the technology research and development effort in the Mobile Computing Group
• Leads all new product development effort

Prakash Salvi
Chief Delivery Officer

• B.E., Computer Science from VJTI, Mumbai
• Been in the IT industry since 1993; started career with IMR Global Services Inc (now CGI, Canada), led various projects and accounts in the US
• In charge of all the technology delivery to the customers

Nilesh Dhande
Chief Operating Officer

• Bachelors degree in Production Engineering and Masters in Business Administration, Pune Univ.
• Worked with Infosys Technologies, and led various business initiatives at Mobile Computing Group
• Currently is on the board of Deeksha Systems (a UNIKEN subsidiary) and responsible for its overall financial performance
• Specializes in making various new technology/ product initiatives financially viable & profitable
• In charge of all the pre-sales activities

Vivek Saxena
Chief Business Officer

• PGDBM from IIM Ahmedabad and alumnus of Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
• Been in the IT industry since 1990, with leading companies such as Infosys Technologies and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), including long stints in Europe & USA
• Worked hands-on in delivery, client management and sales profiles across geographies
• In charge of account growth and customer satisfaction

Ajay Seshadri
Director and Head of Global Sales

• B.Com (Mumbai University)
• Former MD of CitiFinancial Retail Services India Ltd. (a CitiGroup Company), and Vice President of CitiFinancial Consumer Finance India Ltd.
• Has been Business Head Sales Finance - Dunia Finance (Member of Fullerton Financial Holdings)
• Was Head Mobilisation Sanmar Group, Regional Manager at Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation and Area Manager - Light Commercial Vehicles at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
• As the Director and Head of Global Sales, he is in-charge of the overall sales strategy at Uniken

Ajay Dubey
Member, Uniken Board & Chief – Product Engineering

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur
• Been in IT industry for over 30 years; was Vice President at Infosys, and Head of Infosys Pune Development Center
• Was COO at Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd. and is on the board of several IT companies
• Now advises Uniken Product Engineering Team on design & development principles; is developing various engg. processes to ensure high quality product development
• In charge of the product engineering effort

Gopi Gopalan
Chairman, Uniken Board & Chief Relationship Officer

• B.S (Sciences), B. Tech. (Mech.), MBA
• 40+ yrs. in manufacturing; was with GE, Ingersoll Rand and Massey Ferguson, Stanley and Tatas.; led APAC region for GE Sourcing and Quality
• First Six Sigma Master Black Belt; GE started Six Sigma Quality Initiative in Asia under his leadership
• Served on board of various companies; leading figure in quality management & visiting faculty at various b-schools in USA
• He is the Chairman of the board and the Chief Relationship  Officer

Dr. Pat Shankar
Member, Uniken Scientific Advisory Board & Chief Scientific Officer

• PhD, Computer Science from IISc Bangalore
• Has over 30 years of experience in the technology industry;
• Led Motorola Biometrics Division; has several scientific publications and patents to his credit
• Currently a professor at the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, USA and is on the advisory board of various security initiatives in US Department of Defense
• Advises Uniken on Product Innovation