PERI India Management Team

PERI first priority is to provide "answers that work" and create satisfied customers in long-term business relationships. Everyone at PERI has a role in this. Our executive staff brings years of experience developing software applications for streamlining business processes. We have assembled the best and the brightest group of experts who are committed to delivering the highest quality of service, the latest software advancements and a high level of personal attention to each client.

Here's a brief overview of the background of our senior management, who help to create the PERI difference in every engagement.

Sarav Periasamy, President & CEO

Sarav Periasamy, CEO and Founder, established PERI Software in 1999 with the goal of making it one of the world's leading technology companies. To achieve this PERI, which is based in Newark, NJ has strategically concentrated on the next-generation technology initiatives. It includes an emphasis on long-term growth opportunities and continuous customer focus. The result has been increased financial performance and enhanced profitability, along with greater value for customers and a stronger competitive position in global IT markets.

Periasamy's leadership, based on modern business perspectives, continuously drives forward the success of the company. His professional experience in R&D of next generation technologies, products and services has transformed PERI from a business based on IT staffing solutions to a multi faceted global technology centric enterprise.

Under Periasamy's leadership PERI has developed a synergistic portfolio of business units/profit centers across multiple industry verticals with worldwide revenue of more than $50M to date. Through new businesses acquisitions, strategic alliances and partnerships, as well as organic growth Periasamy has created strategies, structure and a culture of productivity to establish PERI as a leading global technology company. PERI has been awarded as one of the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce's fastest-growing Asian-Indian American businesses and was also recognized recently with five awards as one of the top 100 diversity businesses in the U.S. at the 10th Annual Multicultural Business Conference.

Periasamy management style includes a no nonsense approach with tough and fair business decision making and little tolerance for bureaucracy and archaic business ways. The senior management team is given free reign within the parameters of PERI's ethic to embracing change. They also strive for constant improvement in establishing PERI as the world's leading technology company.

A major strategic factor in PERI's success has been the intensive Boot Camp style training that all the company's new technology employees go through, including those who already have a graduate level degree in the IT field. Periasamy has taken PERI's extensive technology training expertise and established a PERI University in Chennai, India to train engineers in computer science, electrical engineering and other technology disciplines. PERI University's curriculum has been approved by state authorities. The new campus is nearly completed, the faculty is being hired and the first group of students will begin enrollment in 2010. Additionally, Periasamy plans to bring PERI University to the U.S. to train technology workers here over the next two years.

Prior to starting PERI, he held a variety of positions, from architect to senior consultant, in the IT divisions of several leading global financial services firms including Prudential, Citibank and JP Morgan Chase. Periasamy received his bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Madras and then went on to receive his M.S. in Computer Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Satish Chetty - Director (Technology)

Satish is primarily responsible for development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the technology solutions including engineering services, network, telecommunications, infrastructure, training and global technology operations. Satish has extensive experience in architecting, designing, deploying, and managing global enterprise Internet infrastructure solutions at Red Hat, Netscape, America Online and Sun Micro Systems.

Satish holds an engineering degree in electrical and electronics engineering and Masters in Information Systems from American University, Washington DC. In his spare time, Satish teaches robotics and embedded systems programming. Satish alternates out of PERI Silicon Valley office in San Jose, California and PERI India Office based in Chennai.

Rajesh Kumar - Director (Business Development), Non-US Markets

Rajesh is primarily responsible for driving the Business Development initiatives for PERI Solutions, outside of US. Vastly experienced in Sales, Marketing and Operations Management, Rajesh has spent over a decade in the Energy sector with stints in Indian Oil Corporation, ExxonMobil and Reliance Industries, where he has consistently shown an ability to meet objectives in diverse market conditions. He brings a customer perspective to the organization.

Rajesh holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University and has completed his post graduation in business management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Rajagopal Chellappan - Chief Financial Officer

Rajagopal handles Finance and Accounts of PERI India. Rajagopal possess 18 years of experience spanning several sectors including Hospitality, Agriculture, Textiles and Infrastructure. He has exposure to practices of various industries including Trading, Warehousing, Manufacturing and Construction. Rajagopal focus has always been company efficiency and bottom-line.

Rajagopal is a CA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a CISA from Information Systems Audit and Control Association, USA.

Siva V S - Vice President, Sales, Non-US Markets

Siva is primarily responsible for sales of PERI solutions and services outside US. To this position, he brings over 17 years of Sales and Business Development experience within the APAC region. Prior to joining PERI, Siva was with Thakral Brothers Pte. Ltd, a Singapore based conglomerate for over 10 years, establishing and driving their IT businesses in the APAC regions. He has extensive experience in the APAC markets having worked in Vietnam, Philippines, and Malaysia in addition to India. Siva holds a Master's Degree in Physics.

Vasanth Alagar - General Manager, Projects and Administration

Vasanth oversees the management and completion of all projects of PERI within the time lines committed to the client. Vasanth brings with him a total of 12 years of Administrative and Project Management Expertise encompassing various sectors such Core Infrastructure Development Projects, Software Development Projects and has managed large teams over his various experiences.

Vasanth holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and has been an integral part of PERI team in India since 2000.