Management Team

Madan S. Kumar - Chief Executive Officer

Madan has extensive experience in the software industry and has been involved with a broad spectrum of software products. Prior to joining Synaptris, he was the Co-founder and CEO of Sasken Network Systems. Before Sasken, he managed the software product business at Lucent Technologies as Vice President and General Manager. His work experience includes stints at companies like Ascend Communications, Stonybrook Software, MicroLand and Wipro GE. Madan is a computer engineer from the Regional Engineering College, Trichy with a postgraduate degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Jeff Lechleiter - Chief Operating Officer

Jeff is a seasoned enterprise software executive who has been in leadership roles managing sales, channel, marketing and operations for a wide variety of Enterprise software offerings. Prior to joining Synaptris, Jeff worked at IBM for 26 years where he was most recently Vice President of Global SMB Software and managed a multi-billion dollar revenue stream and a global sales force. During his tenure he consistently exceeded revenue targets every quarter in addition to achieving double-digit growth across all segments. Jeff also held various strategic roles throughout his tenure at IBM, including Vice President of Lotus Sales (Americas), Vice President of Channels and SMB Software Sales (Americas), Vice President of WebSphere Sales (Americas) and Director of Software Telesales (Americas). He also led the worldwide transition team to integrate IBM's $2.1 billion acquisition of Rational comprising over 3,500 employees. Jeff graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA.

Paramasivam Venkataramasamy - Chief Technology Officer

Param heads Product Engineering and Support. He was a Co-founder and Director of e-Brahma Technologies prior to his current role. Before e-Brahma, he had a long stint at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) spanning several large projects. He has also worked as a faculty member at the Regional Engineering College (now National Institute of Technology), Trichy before joining TCS. Param is an electronics engineer with a postgraduate degree in Computer Science from Regional Engineering College, Trichy. He has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry.

Balakrishnan Hariharan - Vice President, Sales

Bala manages sales for the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Synaptris, he was the Regional Head (Services Sales) for CSS Europe. Before CSS he worked with IT majors such as iLabs, Sify, Pentasoft and Pertech Computers Ltd. Bala, an engineer and MBA has over 14 years of Sales, Marketing and Business Development experience in the IT industry.

Edward Hasicka - Vice President of Sales, Americas

Eddie, who leads sales at Synaptris across the Americas, has been a leader in software sales since the infancy of the industry. Prior to his current role, he worked at IBM for more than 21 years, most recently as Director of Global Midmarket Sales where he led the high-growth software market in the areas of sales execution, strategy, programs, and worldwide go-to-market. From the beginning of his career at IBM, Eddie drove true end-user business value from software and was tapped for multiple start-up opportunities in IBM's Software Group. He was instrumental in establishing the sales momentum for a variety of new offerings that IBM brought to market such as e-commerce, e-business software, and WebSphere business solutions. Eddie's career has spanned multiple disciplines including executive management, sales, marketing, systems engineering and visual design. He joined IBM directly after studying computer science at the New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, New York.

Ravin Carr - Director, Marketing

Ravin is responsible for market analysis, competitive positioning and marketing strategy & operations. Ravin has extensive experience in sales and marketing strategy & operations. Prior to joining Synaptris, he was the head of marketing for the Product Lifecycle Services SBU at CSS (Cybernet-SlashSupport) Corp. In addition to 7 years in Software Products and Services marketing, his experience includes telecom services and healthcare products. Ravin is a postgraduate in Management (MBA, Marketing) from the Regional Engineering College (now National Institute of Technology), Trichy.

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