People: Sonata Software Ltd (SOFT.BO)
SOFT.BO on Bombay Stock Exchange
56.65INR
10 Feb 2010
56.65INR
10 Feb 2010
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shah, Pradip | 56 | 2008 | Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board |
| Ramaswamy, B. | 55 | President, Managing Director, Executive Director | |
| Dalal, Mukund | 51 | Executive Vice Chairman of the Board | |
| Reddy, P. Srikar | 51 | Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Executive Director | |
| Kumar, D. Praveen | Compliance Officer, Company Secretary | ||
| Raheja, Viren | 25 | 2008 | Director |
| Ghia, Shyam | 62 | 2008 | Non-Executive Director |
| Talwar, Suresh | 71 | Independent Director | |
| Syngal, Brijendra | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Shah, Pradip | Mr. Pradip P Shah serves as Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Sonata Software Limited. He assisted in founding Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) in 1977. He was the founder Managing Director of The Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL), India's first and largest credit rating agency. He started IndAsia, a corporate finance and private equity advisory business, in April 1998. He holds a Degree in Commerce and is an ACA, AICWA and MBA from Harvard University, USA. He is also a Director in the following public companies viz., Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd, BASF India Ltd, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Ltd, Grindwell Norton Ltd, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd, KSB Pumps Ltd, Mukand Ltd, Panasonic Energy India Co. Ltd, Pfizer Ltd, Patni Computers System Ltd, Shah Foods Ltd, Tata Investment Corporation Ltd, Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd and Wartsila India Ltd. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of BASF India Ltd, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd, Pfizer Ltd, Patni Computers System Ltd, Panasonic Energy India Co. Ltd, Sonata Software Ltd, Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd and Wartsila India Ltd. He is a member of Shareholders' Grievance Committee of Pfizer Ltd. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Panasonic Energy India Co. Ltd. |
| Ramaswamy, B. | Mr. B. Ramaswamy is President and Managing Director of Sonata Software Limited. He is also on the Board of Directors of Sonata Information Technology Limited, as well as on the Supervisory Board of TUI InfoTec GmbH, Germany. BR joined Sonata in 1986, when it was a startup company, as its Marketing Controller. Over the years, he has been successfully spearheading an organizational model that unifies development, support and marketing across all group companies. BR has many years of international experience in sales, corporate management and M&A.. His philosophy of driving continuous business transformation by leveraging on state-of-the-art technologies, backed by a strong customer driven service perspective, has enabled Sonata to emerge as an international IT consulting and software services company. Today Sonata is the Outsourcing Partner of Choice for many Global and Fortune enterprises. Prior to Sonata, Mr. Ramaswamy executed various Senior Management assignments at Voltas Ltd. |
| Dalal, Mukund | |
| Reddy, P. Srikar | Mr. P. Srikar Reddy is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Director of Sonata Software Ltd. He is an Engineering graduate of REC Trichy and a Post Graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Srikar is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and a Member of the Board of Directors of Sonata Software Limited, Sonata Information Technology Limited and Managing Director of TUI InfoTec Limited. As COO of Sonata, Srikar is responsible for all of the company’s business operations across the markets of America, Europe, Japan and India. Srikar joined Sonata in 1986, and has been pivotal in building Sonata’s credibility as a trusted and reliable IT services partner. Srikar’s philosophy of driving business transformation through a single minded focus on customer service has enabled Sonata to grow to 12 locations, 4 Global Development Centres and 2200+ people. Today Sonata is the Outsourcing Partner of Choice for many Global companies.Prior to joining Sonata, Srikar has held technology management roles in companies such as Pythagoras Communications Systems and L&T, delivering products and solutions and servicing customers globally. |
| Kumar, D. Praveen | Mr. D. Praveen Kumar is the Company Secretary of Sonata Software Limited. He has more than 10 years of industry experience and has been working with Sonata for the last 8 years. He is in charge of secretarial, investor relations and legal affairs of the Company. He is also the Compliance Officer of the Company. Praveen is an Associate Company Secretary (ACS) and has a bachelor’s degree in commerce (B.Com) from Gulbarga University and a bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) from Bangalore University. |
| Raheja, Viren | |
| Ghia, Shyam | Mr. S.B.Ghia serves as Non-Executive Director of Sonata Software Limited. He is an industrialist with interests in a variety of fields including Chemicals and Consumer Food products. He holds a Degree in Science (Chemistry) and MBA from Bowling Green University, USA. Currently he is the Chairman & Managing Director of Futura Polyesters Ltd. He is also a Director in the following public companies viz., Alkyl Amines Ltd, AVT Natural Products Ltd, Innovassynth Technologies (India) Ltd and Innovasynth Investments Ltd. He is a member of the Investor Grievances Committee of Futura Polyesters Ltd, Alkyl Amines Ltd & Sonata Software Ltd; a member of the Audit Committee of AVT Natural Products Ltd & Sonata Software Ltd and a member of the Remuneration Committee of Alkyl Amines Ltd and AVT Natural Products Ltd. |
| Talwar, Suresh | |
| Syngal, Brijendra |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
| Shah, Pradip | 1,220,900 |
| Ramaswamy, B. | 14,913,100 |
| Dalal, Mukund | 2,014,480 |
| Reddy, P. Srikar | 10,525,100 |
| Kumar, D. Praveen | -- |
| Raheja, Viren | -- |
| Ghia, Shyam | 844,162 |
| Talwar, Suresh | -- |
| Syngal, Brijendra | -- |
As Of 30 Mar 2009
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Shah, Pradip | 0 | 0 |
| Ramaswamy, B. | 0 | 0 |
| Dalal, Mukund | 0 | 0 |
| Reddy, P. Srikar | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar, D. Praveen | 0 | 0 |
| Raheja, Viren | 0 | 0 |
| Ghia, Shyam | 0 | 0 |
| Talwar, Suresh | 0 | 0 |
| Syngal, Brijendra | 0 | 0 |





