Mr. Govinda Bhat is a Finance and Corporate law professional (FCA, FCS, B.Com) with 20+ years of experience in companies like Haji Hassan Group, Bahrain, Global Edge Software, Kyocera Wireless India and Mistral Solutions. His areas of expertise include CFO Services for SMEs, mentoring entrepreneurs, motivating staff to be business enablers and corporate law and tax compliances.
Mr. Shivaram has over 20+ years of experience in finance, operations, statutory compliances and crisis management. His experience includes fund raising- equity and debt, growth to exit strategy, funding agreements (spearheaded complete finance, legal and statutory due diligence for M&A of Wibmo Inc, USA, which was acquired by Nasper group), contract vetting, FEMA compliances, ESOP Schemes, Income Tax Planning, Scrutiny, Appeals, etc. ERP implementation, operations related to SEZ and STPI schemes. He has industry experience in top management positions in Maiyas, Wibmo Inc, Saankhya Labs and Emulex Communications - a 100% subsidiary of Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX). His earlier stints include Star Search Technologies, a subsidiary of UK and Global Edge Software. He is the past Chairman of Bangalore Branch of SIRC of ICAI.
Anjana Vivek, Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), has over 35 years’ work experience. She is a mentor at NSRCEL, the entrepreneurship centre of IIM Bangalore (IIMB). She has held
multiple positions, including inter-alia fulltime faculty at IIMB, leadership roles in two of the Big Four Global Consulting Firms, Independent Director, Mentor and Advisor to Boards, and has been an Entrepreneur.She
is acclaimed for her insight and inputs, especially in the areas of funding, valuation and business models, with a focus on business survival and long term growth. She is also a much valued speaker and teacher,
for conferences, seminars, workshops and more. She is an author of three books by invitation for Chartered Accountants and founding Editor of the Venture Activity Reports 1993-98, of the Indian Venture Capital Association
(IVCA).
Her books are on
(i) Business Planning,
(ii) Venture Capital and
(iii) Valuation (co-author). Anjana was a Co-opted Member of ICAI “Women Members Empowerment Committee” in 2014-15. She has been
an Independent Director and has held positions in committees of IIMB, ICAI, FKCCI (Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and KSCAA (Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association) among others.
She is resident of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Mr. Ashok is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary (FCA, FCS) with 20+ years of consultancy and Industry experience with BHEL, NTPC, Deloitte and Natural Remedies. His areas of expertise include services for manufacturing Companies, Risk based Internal Audit, Systems and Process Review, Cost control and cost reduction advice, Foreign Trade Policy, Bank Funding and Company Law Matters.