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Board of Directors

 

JEAN-CHARLES HOURCADE – CHAIRMAN
Jean-Charles Hourcade has been a Director on the Board of Celstream since 2003. He is the Managing Director of France Brevets, a newly created investment fund dedicated to Innovation and Patents, backed by both financial and governmental institutions. He is prominent in the technology circles of the Media & Entertainment industry. A visionary, he was earlier Senior Executive Vice President, Technology Division and the Chief Technology Officer of Thomson S.A. Before that, Hourcade served as the Vice President - Strategic Planning, Thomson-CSF where he was in charge of Corporate Strategy, Strategic Alliances and M&A activities. He joined the Thomson group in February 1986, after working in the National Audiovisual Institute. During the following years he served as Chairman and CEO of Thomson Digital Image (TDI), a company that specialized in 3D computer graphics software and systems.
BRIJESH WAHI – MANAGING DIRECTOR
Brijesh Wahi is a successful entrepreneur, with over 25 years of experience in managing high technology businesses and companies. Brijesh founded Celstream in 2000. He has extensive senior management experience in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO), and over the last 12 years has established and led highly successfully product engineering teams and businesses. Brijesh’s experience in partnering with Fortune 500 companies, strong leadership skills and business ethics have helped pilot Celstream since inception.

Before Celstream, as former Managing Director of Tektronix in India, he was instrumental in restructuring and growing its operations, and successfully establishing and operating an offshore dedicated software engineering center for five years. Prior to Tektronix, Brijesh was General Manager of Digital Equipment's Systems Business Unit in India.
D. RAJAGOPALAN – DIRECTOR
D. Rajagopalan is a Corporate Lawyer and a Professional Director on the Board of Celstream. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science and a Post Graduate diploma in Economics from Madras University. After a stint in the law practice of King & Partridge, a leading firm of Solicitors, Rajagopalan moved to the corporate sector and held several senior positions in the Legal and Secretarial functions of various companies in India, including the Unilever group and Tektronix. He has 30 years of rich and diversified experience in legal matters of various multinational companies in India and internationally. Specializing in corporate, commercial, intellectual property, Rajagopalan has been associated with Celstream first as Vice President – Legal and Company Secretary in the initial 2 years after incorporation, and subsequently as a Legal Advisor.
   
NARESH VICTOR – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Naresh Victor has over 20 years of diverse management experience in high-technology industries. As a key member of the core start-up team, he has been with Celstream since inception in 2000, serving in various capacities in the Senior Leadership Team. Naresh has been instrumental in leading strategic change, while providing operational continuity across our various customer engagements. He has led the Marketing, Sales and Finance functions, institutionalizing key growth initiatives and facilitating profitable operations.

Prior to joining Celstream, Naresh was General Manager – South Asia for the Grass Valley Group and established their India operations. Before that, he was General Manager – Marketing and General Manager – Video & Networking Division at Tektronix India, where he contributed significantly to the company’s growth. He spent his early career at Digital Equipment India and A. F. Ferguson & Co. Naresh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani and a Post-graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Calcutta.
   
RANGA RAJ – CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Ranga Raj has 22 years of rich and varied experience in products and services in the IT, Media, CE and the Telecom Industries. He has been with Celstream since its inception and his areas of interest are Convergence, Cross Media workflows, Narrowcasting and management systems. Raj provides direction to Celstream’s technology, domain & industry capability so as to align with our customers’ strategic product initiatives and goals. Prior to Celstream, Raj was with Tektronix Engineering Development India and Digital India. He has authored and presented several papers at various global events/conferences. He is a chartered member of TiE and mentors entrepreneurs and intrepreneurs. Raj holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Physics and an Engineering Degree from IISC Bangalore.

Senior Leadership Team

CHRIS KIZZIER, PRESIDENT – US OPERATIONS
Chris Kizzier has over 32 years of experience in high technology product development across various U.S. multinationals. Chris, heads our US operations, and has been with Celstream since 2001. He leads our business development efforts and is instrumental in developing our customer relationships in North America. Chris has vast experience in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) and Engineering Management. His extensive knowledge and in-depth understanding of the nuances of product co-development enables our customers to successfully leverage our services.

Earlier,Chris was the Senior Program Manager at Sequent Computers, responsible for Sequents' Offshore Engineering Program. Prior to Sequent, Chris spent 14 years with Hewlett Packard, and was involved in bringing HP's PA-Risc architecture to market by making extensive use of engineering services from both India and China. Prior to joining Celstream, he was Executive Vice President of Offshore Services at IT Solutions. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in US History from San Jose State University, in San Jose, California.

BRIAN CURRIE, PRESIDENT – AUSTRALIA OPERATIONS
Brian Currie has over 31 years of experience in Senior Management positions, leading high technology companies in Australia & New Zealand. Brian joined Celstream in 2001 and is responsible for business development and managing our customer relationships in Australia. He has extensive Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing Management experience.

Prior to joining Celstream, Brian was the Director of Harbour Consulting Australia, an integrated HR solutions company and Managing Director of Michelago Australia, where he helped restructure their technology businesses. He also served as the Managing Director of Tektronix Australia and was instrumental in the company's success in the telecommunications and broadcast markets.

NITHIANAND R, VICE PRESIDENT – ENGINEERING SERVICES (PRINT & PUBLISHING)
Nithianand has over 26 years of experience in the Software Industry spanning Software Development, Systems Integration, Networking, Embedded Systems and Hardware Design. Nithi has been with Celstream since its inception. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, Nithi leads our Print & Publishing Delivery Unit. His extensive expertise in Technology, Project, People & Resource and Customer Relationship Management, enables us to successfully meet our customers’ product development goals. His experience also provides Celstream with the strategic vision required to realize our growth plans in the Print & Publishing domain.

Nithi was earlier with Tektronix and CMC. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Communications from REC Trichy.

N. SREENIVASA RAO, VICE PRESIDENT – ENGINEERING SERVICES (MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT)
Sreenivasa Rao (‘NSR’) has 20 years of varied technical and management experience in the Software Industry, encompassing a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. NSR joined Celstream in 2004 and leads the Media & Entertainment Delivery Unit. His experience with hi-technology products provides our engineering teams with the strategic direction required to meet our customers’ technology and business needs. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, NSR plays a vital role in enabling structured growth of our M&E vertical.

Prior to joining Celstream, NSR had a long stint with Hewlett Packard where he played multiple managerial roles. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from REC Trichy. NSR also holds a patent for his work on Diagnostic Systems for Distributed Data Access Network System.

SETHUNATHAN T S, VICE PRESIDENT – CENTRAL ENGINEERING
Sethunathan has over 33 years of varied technical and management experience in the Aerospace, Networking and Broadcasting industries. Sethu has been with Celstream since its inception. In his current role, Sethu is responsible for Quality, Information Systems Competency Development and Engineering Resource Pool Management. He ensures our customers have consistent and quality deliverables through excellence in engineering operations. He also ensures that we have the right competencies to meet current and forthcoming business needs.

Prior to Celstream, Sethu was with ISRO Satellite Centre (Department of Space), where he was a Project Manager for the INSAT 2 program. Sethu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering and a Master’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

GREG D'SOUZA, VICE PRESIDENT – HUMAN RESOURCES
Greg D’Souza has over 22 years of Human Resource Management experience in the technology world. His strong people management expertise spans Staffing, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Relations, Training and Development and Organizational Development. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team since 2005, Greg leads our HR function and provides strategic and tactical support to our engineering organization in the attraction, retention and development of talent.

Prior to joining Celstream, Greg was Vice President – HR, with vMoksha Technologies. He has also worked with large multinational companies including IBM, i-flex, Tektronix and Deutsche Software. Greg has a Post-Graduate degree in Personnel Management from the Bangalore University.

K. SRIRAMAN, VICE PRESIDENT – COMMERCIAL
Sriraman has 29 years of varied experience in the technology industry spanning critical functions such as Operations, Sourcing, Sales and Administration. He has been with Celstream since its inception and is a member of the Senior Leadership Team. At Celstream, Sriraman’s responsibilities encompass Sourcing, Logistics and Infrastructure development, which ensures that we have the required development environment to enable smooth delivery.

Prior to joining Celstream Sriraman was the General Manager – Commercial, at Tektronix India. He holds a Master’s Degree in Science (Nuclear Physics) from the Pune University.

 
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