Leadership Team of Datamatics

Rahul leads all strategic initiatives driving the long-term growth, profitability, and industry leadership of Datamatics. He been the Chief Architect for transforming Datamatics from a service-led organization to a digital solutions organization focused on delivering deep expertise in Digital Technologies for enhancing business productivity through smart automation and an AI first approach.

Under Rahul’s leadership, Datamatics was recently adjudged as one of Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion Companies, placing Datamatics among the top 1% of 20,000 listed companies across Asia. Dun & Bradstreet also recognized Datamatics as one of India's Top 500 Value Creators. Additionally, it became one of the first digital technology companies worldwide to receive ISO 42001:2023 Certification for AI Management Systems and was recognized by Microsoft as one of the top three ISV partners globally in their “AI First Movers” program identifying companies for their impactful use of AI at scale.

Recognizing Rahul’s contribution, in 2014 & 2019 he was presented with the ‘CEO of the Year Award’ for his exemplary leadership among organizations from across 41 Asian countries at the Asian Leadership Summit & Awards.

Rahul serves as a Director on the Statutory Board of Safari Industries, and on the Advisory Board of Columbia University’s India Business Initiative. In the past Rahul has served as

Chairman of NASSCOM’s Regional Council, Chairman of the Western Region of ESC (Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council, Government of India’s largest electronics and IT trade facilitation organization), a Member of CII Corporate Governance Council, and a member on the Board of the Goa Institute of Management.

Rahul holds an MBA degree from Columbia University (USA), with a major in Business Strategy & Marketing and a minor in Mergers & Acquisition and Turnaround Management. He has two Bachelor degrees from H. R. College (India), with a specialization in Finance & Accounting, and Babson College (USA), with a specialization in Management Information Systems.

Ankush Akar serves as the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Datamatics Global Services Ltd., reporting to Mr. Rahul Kanodia, Vice Chairman & CEO. He oversees the Finance, Travel, and Administration functions, bringing his extensive expertise to support Datamatics’ growth and operational excellence.

With over 19 years of experience, Ankush has established himself as a seasoned finance professional, excelling in Strategic Finance, Business Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Controllership, Pricing, Commercial Negotiation, Taxation, Treasury, and Process Transformation. He is widely recognized for his ability to drive profitable growth, optimize costs, and lead large-scale transformational initiatives.

Prior to joining Datamatics, Ankush was with Relevance Lab Private Limited, where he led the global Finance function and successfully driven cost optimization to improve profitability. At Zensar Technologies, he was instrumental in finance transformation to enable efficient, standardized, and scalable processes to drive efficiencies. Ankush’s career also includes impactful tenures at Wipro, Genpact, Kumar Builders, The Madras Aluminium Company, and Infosys BPO, where he contributed to financial planning, complex deal structuring, and solution design.

Ankush is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, reflecting his strong academic foundation and commitment to excellence. His leadership and expertise position him as a key player in driving Datamatics’ financial strategies and operational achievements.

Divya Kumat is the President-Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary at Datamatics for more than 15 years. She leads all legal and secretarial initiatives for more than 30 group companies in India and overseas and is a key player in all in-organic initiatives of the group like joint venture collaborations, mergers, acquisitions, and amalgamation in India and overseas. She is credited with formulating and enforcing several legally binding policies and frameworks, including the Contract Management Policy, Insider Trading Policy, Whistle-Blower policy, and Investor Grievance policy, to name a few. The legal team has successfully secured various copyrights, trademarks and service mark registrations thereby enhancing the company’s IPR wealth.

Divya brings with her over 23 years of rich and diverse experience, having held prominent legal and secretarial positions for leading corporations. Prior to joining Datamatics, she was the Legal Head at Computer Sciences Corporation (India).

A proud recipient of several prominent awards and recognitions viz. Leading Woman Company Secretary 2011; Leading Woman-Owned Innovative Project Award 2013; Best Use of Technology & Innovation in Legal 2013; General Counsel of the Year 2014 (Female); Best IT Legal Business Leader 2017 - India by AI 2017 [UK] and Star Echelon – In-house Category during The Leadership Summit & Excellence Awards, 2017,  Top 100 General Counsels of India in 2017 by Legal500 and as Star Women in Law of the Year 2019. She has been featured as India’s Finest In-House Counsels in the 2017 Edition of “Trailblazers” published by the Ministry of Law & Justice and the Government of India. Recently, she was also featured in “Diversity & the Bar” magazine Summer 2018 edition, a reputed US publication of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) for her views about gender relations and changing workplace environment.

Divya has addressed various forums in India and overseas as a guest speaker or keynote speaker or panel member or moderator on various topics. Her articles on Indian Litigations (October 2017), and on Restrictive Covenants in Employment Laws (January 2019) were published in the International Legal Magazine by Cambridge University Press.

Divya holds a dual Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (Honors) and Law (LLB). As a Gold Medalist in LLM, her final thesis presentation was on the subject of International Arbitration. She is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS) and a merit holder in ICSA, London. Recently, she has completed a certification course on Corporate Governance.

Mitul Mehta is the EVP & Chief Marketing Officer. He is responsible for Datamatics’ brand management across key markets and all its stakeholders, generate demand for its solutions, and build customer loyalty.

Mitul is a versatile business and marketing leader with extensive experience in B2B and B2C businesses. He has successfully built and lead global marketing teams for various technology companies. His work has been recognized at various national and international forums including the prestigious Diamond Award for Marketing Excellence (SMB) by ITSMA, USA. He is also recognized as one of the ‘50 Most Talented CMOs of India’ by the CMO Council.

Prior to joining Datamatics, Mitul has lead global marketing functions at Accelya Kale and Mastek. Mitul started his career with Ogilvy & Mather and later worked with Mudra Advertising and Reliance Communications.

He holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Commerce and an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.

Navin serves as the Executive Vice President and Head of Digital Operations at Datamatics. In the BPM space, he spearheads all operations and digital transformations, leveraging advanced automation technologies including AI/ML and Gen AI. Navin is dedicated to achieving client satisfaction by ensuring Datamatics' deliverables reach customers with top-grade quality and transformational impact. He oversees digital operational excellence, institutionalizing and building operational rhythm through technological innovation.

With over 30 years of experience, Navin has an extensive background in managing operations, leading ERP practices and implementations, software and services delivery, system analysis and design, business analysis, management consultancy, corporate planning, equity research, and financial analysis. His experience spans both IT outsourcing and manufacturing sectors. Prior to joining Datamatics, Navin held key positions at renowned IT organizations such as iGate, Genpact, Birlasoft, and Polaris.

Navin holds Master's degrees in Economics and Oracle Applications, and a DBF from ICFAI. He is also trained in Total Quality Management (TQM) and is Six Sigma Certified.

Dr. Rima Ghose Chowdhury is the President - Chief Human Resources Officer & CSR Leader at Datamatics. She leads the Datamatics HR functions globally.

A seasoned HR leader and practitioner with over two decades of experience in Corporate and Academia, Dr. Rima has been instrumental in building Technology and Leadership capabilities in reputed global enterprises like IBM, Sony Pictures Networks India, Quinnox. In her past stint as an Academician, she also had the additional responsibility of leading and facilitating Management course delivery for the Indian Navy.

Dr. Rima has received multiple HR Excellence Awards, including '50 Most Influential HR Tech Leaders 2015', at World HRD Congress, 'Young HR Professional of The Year' at Asia Pacific HRM Congress 2009. Dr. Rima is an avid reader, writer, social worker and has authored multiple thought leadership articles.

Dr. Rima is a Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Technology from Jadavpur University, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, and holds a Ph.D. in the Leadership domain from DY Patil University.

Sachin Rane is the EVP & Head- Software Solutions. During his 30+ year of professional experience, he has worked with client organizations across North America, Europe, APAC, Middle East & India to consult/participate/review their strategic IT as well as Digital initiatives.

His core technical expertise is in the enterprise Data Management domain.

He has a sound understanding of Six Sigma and SEI CMM frameworks, and has successfully delivered large Systems Integration programs that include ITIL based Infrastructure Service delivery. Sachin has managed large teams comprising of diverse nationalities.

He is a Certified Scrum Master and certified Automation Anywhere Robotic Process Automation professional. Sachin also holds several certifications in the areas of Infrastructure Management. He has also attended a program on the “Client Engagement” at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Prior to joining Datamatics, he has worked with Wipro for 21+ years in several leadership positions.

Sandeep Arora is a seasoned business leader with over 28 years of international experience in Business Management, Strategic Planning and Advisory. Known for his innovative thinking, Sandeep brings transformational solutions that drive excellence in customer experience through the integration of digital ecosystems and the latest advancements in AI technology.

Before joining Datamatics, Sandeep worked with renowned organizations such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Times of India, Kantar, and Nielsen. At Datamatics since 2007, he played a pivotal role in launching three business lines: Research & Analytics, Customer Management Solutions, and Consulting & Advisory Practice. His expertise lies in enhancing customer experience through process re-engineering and digital transformation, leveraging AI to create intelligent and impactful customer engagement strategies. His certifications in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Gamification reflect his dedication to continuous improvement and innovative problem-solving.

Sandeep is a key influencer in the global consumer insights and analytics community. He serves as a core member of ESOMAR’s global Disciplinary Committee, a member of the Governing Board of the Centre for Marketing in Emerging Economies (CMEE) at IIM Lucknow, and is the former President of the Market Research Society of India (MRSI). He regularly shares his insights at global forums and is a visiting faculty member at several leading management schools in India.

Sandeep’s forward-thinking approach ensures that his strategies are at the forefront of AI-driven transformation, driving business growth and excellence in the domain of Hyper-focussed Customer Experience.

Sanjeev heads the division responsible for providing Engineering Solutions for Digital World including, Enterprise Mobile Solution, AR-VR Solutions, IoT, etc.  globally. Sanjeev has a passion for new and sunrise technologies like AI/ML, Blockchain, Mobility, Internet of Things, and Augmented/Virtual Reality, etc. He leads the development of cutting edge solutions for Transportation, Fitech and Retail verticals.

He helps Datamatics customers by conceptualizing business-impacting solutions exploiting sunrise technologies infusion with their existing ones. Sanjeev has been at the forefront of creating end-to-end solutions for customers’ most challenging and basic needs.

He has more than 25 years of rich industry experience across multiple industries at a global level.

Sanjeev has occupied several technologies and business leadership positions throughout his professional journey. Before joining Datamatics, Sanjeev has worked for highly reputed engineering companies like Siemens, Honeywell, ABB, and Larsen & Toubro.

Sanjeev holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and also studied Management.

Shashi heads the product team at Datamatics. He is responsible for proactively identifying and defining IT solutions encompassing the latest technologies in new areas for clients across verticals. He is also leading the product team for IP development in the areas of RPA, IDP and BI & Analytics.

He has over 33  years of extensive experience in managing offshore centers, delivering software services to clients across the world on multiple technologies and various domains. He has successfully led organizational growth through P&L management, client engagement, pre-sales support, product design & development, and building high-performance teams with demonstrable productivity. In his previous role, Shashi has been instrumental in new areas of growth and setup multiple “Centre of Excellence” to drive revenue and business success.

Shashi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT Varanasi.

Bala Gopalakrishnan is the President – Digital Technologies at Datamatics. He is responsible for global strategy, service & solution offerings, delivery and operations, focusing on driving business growth. He has led several Digital Transformation programs using cutting-edge technologies with a keen passion for customer excellence.

With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, he held prominent leadership positions within renowned organizations like Cognizant, Thoughtworks, Motorola, and Nous Infosystems. He has excelled in market-facing roles across the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific, demonstrating expertise in global delivery, operations and solutions. Bala's proficiencies encompass Organization Transformation, Business Development, Delivery & Operations, Practices & Solution Offerings, and People Development. His deep passion for Digital Technologies drives him to revolutionize and disrupt customer businesses. Bala firmly believes in fostering a culture that prioritizes teamwork, innovation, and outstanding customer satisfaction.

Bala holds a degree in Computer Science from NIT, Kurukshetra. He is an active advisor to various technical institutes to bridge the gap between Industry and Academia. Some of his achievements include Patents, Customer Excellence award and Outstanding leadership award at Internet 2.0.

Dinesh Kumar V K holds the position of leading the Datamatics Sales function globally, overseeing operations across four continents and serving over 300 enterprise customers spanning Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, International Organizations, and Media & Publishing sectors.

With over two decades of experience in the technology industry, Dinesh brings a wealth of expertise in revitalizing key accounts and driving revenue growth and cost efficiencies through delivery-focused strategies. Having held prominent leadership positions at renowned organizations including Mphasis, Amdocs, and Hewlett Packard, Dinesh possesses a proven track record in identifying customer pain points and securing high-value deals while fostering and expanding relationships.

His leadership extends to full P&L oversight and global sales management across North America, EMEA, and ANZ regions. Dinesh's recent role at Mphasis as Senior Vice President of Sales saw him spearheading AI-driven solution selling initiatives, further solidifying his reputation as a forward-thinking business strategist.

Holding a degree in Applied Sciences and Computer Technology from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, Dinesh is currently based in Dallas, USA, and is known for his people-first approach, strong EQ, and ability to mentor and motivate teams to achieve exceptional results.