| Narendra Kumar Kale |
| Chairman |
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Narendra Kale is a highly accomplished serial entrepreneur with vision, zeal, ambition, passion and competence to lead companies to new heights. An alumnus of Harvard University, IIT Kanpur and COEP, Mr. Kale has over thirty years of experience in the Information Technology area with major focus on design of Application software products and projects for service industries. Mr. Kale is founder / co-founder of quite a few successful software and services companies. He has worked with large international IT consulting companies like TCS as well academic institutes like University of Pune.
In 1982, he started Kale Consultants, as a software company with a small work force of two persons, a capital of Rs. 1 million with a vision to put it on the world software map. At present the company has grown to become India's leading developer of application software solutions and outsourcing services for the airline, logistics and travel industry. Mr. Kale himself became an expert recognized worldwide, in the sphere of IT, particularly in hospitality and banking. He has been a member of various committees at the industry level - Consultant to the Computerization Committee of the Indian Banks Association and a member of the Rangarajan Committee for computerization of Banks and has participated in several other national and international think tanks.
In 1992, he established Silverline along with 4 other IT professionals. He led the company to be among the top 10 software service export organizations in the country. In 1999, he left Silverline to solely concentrate on Kale Consultants. As the founder of Kale Consultants, Mr. Kale has provided the company a clear strategic focus and a unique business model. He has recognized and practiced the importance of the "value chain" and "Employee Ownership" long before they became widely used concepts. He is the force behind developing many firsts in Indian software scenario.
Mr. Kale always believed that world class products can and would be built in India by encouraging bright young Indian minds to lead international standards. His company is a striking example of such product based success, where one of the products has been standardized for worldwide use.
He has received several awards and prizes for excellence in education and entrepreneurship including the distinguished alumnus award for excellence in entrepreneurship from IIT Kanpur in 2007. He is also a member of hall of fame at IIT Kanpur and COEP. He is the champion for entrepreneurship for an initiative by PANIIT. He is the chairperson for COEP foundation and an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at COEP. He is the co-founder of Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership a unique institute set up at COEP.
He combines professional passion with social compassion to apply modern technological alternatives to solve social issues and harness opportunities. He is actively involved in healthcare and educational activities for social uplift programs in India. He is also the charter member of TiE, Indus entrepreneur’s network. |
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| Vipul Jain |
| CEO, Managing Director |
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| Vipul Jain is a B.Tech from IIT - Kanpur and a Post Graduate in Management from IIM - Ahmedabad. He won the President's Gold Medal for topping the 1980 MBA class at IIM - Ahmedabad. He joined the prestigious Tata Administrative Service and was deputed to the Taj Hotels Company to set up and head the Information Systems Department. He was responsible for development and implementation of the country's first on-line Hotel Management System in 1982. Other pioneering systems for the hospitality industry included Food and Beverage Control systems, Central Reservation systems, Flight Kitchen Systems etc |
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| In 1986, Vipul left a high-flying corporate career to begin life as an entrepreneur. Along with Narendra Kale, he co-founded Kale Consultants. Starting with a team of 8 and a one room office, the dream was to build a global company that would be "Best of Breed" in the businesses it chose to be in. With this vision, Kale chose to specialize in selected vertical industries and create innovative software products. Banking, Healthcare, Hospitality and Airlines are some of the industries that Kale has worked in during the last decade |
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| In 1992, he took on the responsibility of CEO and Managing Director. He took the initiative of setting up the airlines business and has personally been responsible for the company's success in marketing products in the fiercely competitive international market. He is also responsible for the strategy that has transformed the company into a global player in the travel and transportation industry. |
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| Vipul is a widely known IT professional in the airline and hospitality industries. IATA has invited him many a time as a speaker to international conferences. Within the country, Vipul is an active member of NASSCOM and has extensively participated in the development of the industry during the last two decades. |
| Kewal Nohria |
| Director |
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| Kewal Krishan Nohria currently serves as an Independent Director at Kale and Senior Executive Officer of Maini Precision Products Private Limited. Dr. Nohria has over 50 years experience in Electrical & Electronics Industry. He served as Managing Director of Crompton Greaves Ltd. since 1985 and has been associated with them since 1978. He later went on to serve as Chairman of Crompton Greaves Ltd., from1997 to July 22, 2004. |
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He is actively associated with a wide range of organizations covering businesses, industry associations and educational institutions- serving as a Non Executive Independent Director of Pradeep Metals Limited, Director of Paxonet Communications & Grow Talent Company Ltd , Independent Non-Executive Director of Igarashi Motors India Ltd, Director of Jolly Board, Chairman of TIET (Thapar Institue of Engg Technology) University; and NRBPT (National Board Of Registration & Training of Personnel) under QCI (Quality Council of India).
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| He has also served as President of ASSOCHAM (Association Chamber of Commerce And Industry), Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, All India Management Association, All India Electrical and Electronics manufactures Association, Cll (Confederate of Indian Industry) Western Region, amongst others.
Dr. Nohria is recipient of various awards including the Golden Key Award for Value Engineering, the Lifetime HRD Achievement Award and Best Corporate Manager of the Year Award. He graduated in Electrical Engg from BHU (Benaras Hindu University) in 1954 and pursued further Management studies at Manchester Technical College, UK. He was awarded an Honorary D. Litt Degree from Benares Hindu University.
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| P. S. Deodhar |
| Director |
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| P.S. Deodhar is the Ex-Chairman of the Electronics Commission and has been one of the pioneers in promoting Indian software and electronic exports |
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| As a personal advisor to Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi - Prime Minister of India, from 1982 to 1991, he initiated delicensing of the electronics and IT industry in 1983 and recommended various socio-economic improvements using IT. |
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| He has also been honored with various awards including " Engineering Manager of the Year - 1990 " Engineer Manager Society, IEEE, USA, the only non-American so far to have won this coveted award. |
| Pravin Gandhi |
| Director |
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| Pravin Gandhi has over 28 years of experience in the IT industry in India and is an active private equity investor in the technology sector in India as an angel investor in several Indian software and internet companies. In 1972, he co-founded the Hinditron group of companies (India's first IT company) which subsequently merged with Digital Equipment Corporation. |
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| He is a past-president of the Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (an IT manufacturers association in India) and was formerly a member of the NASSCOM executive council. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. |
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