Sumant is Managing Director, ITC Infotech. He is also on the Board of ITC Infotech (USA) Inc. and ITC Infotech Ltd., UK.

Sumant has been working with ITC Ltd, and its group companies since 1986. In his previous assignment, Sumant was responsible for setting up the snacks business of ITC under the brand name of “Bingo”. He is also on the Board of Technico Pty Ltd which specializes in production of Potato Seed Tubers. Sumant has over two decades of experience in ITC spanning Manufacturing, Operations and new business development.

Sumant holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Durgapur. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, Wharton, Kellogg and the Asian Institute of Management, Manila.

Khem Aithani is Vice President and heads Travel, Hospitality, Transportation and Media & Entertainment business units. He also leads Global Marketing for ITC Infotech.

Since joining the ITC Group in 1983, Aithani has worked across various manufacturing and services divisions of ITC. Aithani was the Chief Information Officer for ITC Hotels, before joining ITC Infotech. He also headed the European operations of ITC Infotech.

Aithani is a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering and a post graduate in Industrial Management & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is a senior member of the Computer Society of India and All India Management Association.

V V R Babu is Senior Vice President, ITC Infotech and Chief Information Officer, ITC Limited. He has been working with ITC and its Group companies in the Software division since 1979.

In his previous assignment at ITC Infotech, Babu set up the Strategic Business Units, created focused account management organization structure and robust project management practices to ensure timely delivery of IT services to customers, and led the quality management initiative to achieve CMM Level 5 certification.

Babu holds an M.Sc. Tech in Applied Mathematics from REC Warangal and an M.Phil in Computer Science from Central University in Hyderabad. He is a senior member of the IT Committee in the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), TiE Core Committee, IT Committee in the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries and Computer Society of India.

L N Balaji is President - US operations, ITC Infotech.

He has been with ITC since 1985 and has carried out diverse responsibilities across different businesses of the company. His assignments include managing indirect taxation, coordinating and consolidating an integrated plan for ITC, managing investor relations and serving in the office of the Chairman, ITC. Balaji was previously responsible for strategizing and implementing growth through mergers and acquisitions.

A Bachelor of Commerce form the Madras University, Balaji is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Rakesh Batra is Chief Financial Officer, ITC Infotech. He also leads the Mergers & Acquisitions initiative.

Batra, who joined ITC in 1986, has over 20 years of experience in Financial Management, Strategic Planning, Treasury and Taxation in the Consumer Products, IT and ITES businesses. Prior to his current assignment, Batra was Chief Financial Officer of a start-up public limited company, which is a joint venture of ITC Infotech and Sitel (erstwhile Client Logic).

Batra holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Hons.) and is an F.C.A.

Hardeep Singh Garewal is President – Strategic Accounts, ITC Infotech.

Hardeep joined ITC Ltd., as a management trainee in June 1988. He spent the first 12 years of his career in the FMCG business, starting off in the Trade Marketing and Distribution function of the tobacco business, with stints as national Sales and Distribution Manager, ITC, and, between 1997-1998, Director Sales, for BAT Romania, on deputation from ITC. Hardeep was also the Brand Group Manager for International and Regional Brands. In May 2000, Hardeep took over as Marketing Head and India Business Development Head, ITC Infotech, and in July 2002, as CEO, ITC Infotech Limited, Europe, running ITC Infotech’s European operations till April 2008.

Garewal is a Chemical Engineer with a B.Tech (Hons.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.

Sunil Gupta is Vice President - BFSI practice. With a master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Gupta has more than 30 years of experience in IT services organizations in India and overseas, in diverse facets of the software industry.

During his stint of 11 years with Tata Consultancy Services, Gupta worked in different domains, platforms and areas of IT services. He was one of the first members of the Products Group and played a major role in Banking Group and Healthcare practice.

After spending about 10 years in Dubai, Gupta shifted to Enpro India where he transformed the company from a Y2K shop to a software house. He was Executive Vice President, at vMoksha, Bangalore, before joining ITC Infotech.

S Janardhanan is Senior Vice President - Technology Services & Quality, ITC Infotech. During his tenure with the ITC Group, spanning over 28 years, he has acquired a wide range of experience in the demand and supply area of IT services.

Before joining ITC Infotech, Janardhanan managed the software development facility of Information Systems division at ITC Limited.

Janardhanan is a post graduate in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

V V Rajasekhar is Vice President and heads the Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Manufacturing, and Engineering Services business practices. He also leads the Enterprise Applications, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Business Intelligence /Data Warehousing (BI/DW) technology practices.

Since joining the ITC Group in June 1989, Rajasekhar has lead and participated in several major IT initiatives across various business divisions of ITC. Prior to his current role at ITC Infotech, Rajasekhar was associated with the ITC e-Choupal project, the largest integrated rural digital initiative in India, transforming lives of more than 4 million farmers.

Rajasekhar is an Electronics and Communication engineer and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management.

Sanjay V Shah is Company Secretary, ITC Infotech.

With over 20 years of experience across various organizations, Shah has also served as a member of the Chandrasekharan Committee, which was set up by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to deal with issues related to transfer of securities and make appropriate recommendations.

Shah holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

V Sreenivasan is President, Europe

With 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Sreenivasan has been responsible for setting up Global Delivery Centers for key clients of ITC Infotech.

In the current role, he heads the European business development organization. He is responsible for growing the operations and establishing a network of partners in every country of focus for ITC Infotech in Europe.

Sreenivasan is a graduate engineer in Electronics and Communication from Madras University and an alumnus of Kellogg Management School, North Western University.

Anand Talwar is Senior Vice President - Talent Management, ITC Infotech and has over 25 years of experience in managing the human capital function.

Talwar’s earlier part of the career was spent in the manufacturing industry, where he handled various responsibilities encompassing human relations management, staff training, welfare and industrial relations.

In 1996, Anand shifted his career to the service industry and was instrumental in setting up a start-up company in the telecom space when the cellular industry in India was deregulated.

In 2001, Anand joined ITC Infotech and built a talent pool of 3500 professionals.

He is currently working towards building a ‘world-class’ organization through strategic interventions in talent management practices and by ensuring that the organization has the necessary competitive edge as ‘knowledge leaders’. In addition, Anand is also championing ITC Infotech’s interests in the areas of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Anand holds an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester, USA. He has keen interests in the areas of organizational behavior and social service.

Anand is the recipient of The Global HR Excellence Award – 2008/09