Board of Directors
Anees Ahmed, Chairman
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Anees Ahmed is the Chairman of Mistral. He founded the company along with Rajeev Ramachandra. An entrepreneur since the age of 25, Anees has been the driving force behind Mistral’s phenomenal growth & success. His dynamic leadership and exemplary vision has been instrumental in the transformation of the company |
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from its humble beginnings to its present status as one of the most respected global players in the embedded systems domain.
Backed by more than 18 years of Sales & Business Development experience, Anees spearheads the Business Development & Strategic Planning operations of the Company.
Prior to setting up Mistral, Anees had a successful career at Pertech Computers Ltd. and later with Cranes Software as Director of Sales and Marketing.
Anees holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science Engineering from BIT, Bangalore. Anees is an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and a graduate from MIT's three year "Birthing Of Giants" program, attended by fast-growth CEO's selected from around the world.
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Rajeev Ramachandra, Director
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One of the founders of Mistral, Rajeev brings with him over 18 years of experience in hardware design. Having started his career at Wipro R & D, Rajeev moved on to Cranes Software as Technical Director and is credited with the setting up of the company‘s Research & Development unit and its growth into a full-fledged design services outfit. |
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The R&D division at Mistral has been set up and nurtured by him. All product designs pass through his expert supervision. In his role as the Director of Mistral, Rajeev oversees all day to day operational functions of the company.
A BE in Computer Science Engineering from Bangalore University, Rajeev has vast experience in processor-based designs from embedded systems to VME, PCI, cPCI and USB bus based systems. He has also worked extensively on Intel family and DSP-based CPUs.
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Naren Gupta, Advisor
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Co-founder of Nexus India Capital, Naren Gupta has also co-founded Integrated Systems Inc (ISI), a leading embedded software company. For the last ten years Naren has been an active investor. Among his investments, several companies had successful public exits, including Digital Link, E-Tek Dynamics, Numerical Technology and RightNow. Exits through acquisitions |
| include Speedera Networks. Naren holds a B. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi; an MS from the California Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Stanford University, all in engineering.
He serves on the boards of Wind River, Tibco Software, Red Hat Inc. and the Community Foundation of Silicon Valley. He is also a founding member of TiE and is an active advisor to Indian entrepreneurs worldwide.
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R J Sridhar, Advisor
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RJ Sridhar is the Associate Director (South Asia) at JAFCO Asia. Based in Singapore, RJ handles JAFCO Asia’s investment efforts in South Asian markets including India. |
| Prior to joining JAFCO Asia, RJ worked as a Senior Associate with Morgan Stanley in New York, in the Equity Research division. He covered companies in the U.S. Communications Equipment sector with a combined market capitalization of about $300 billion, spanning the wire line, wireless and enterprise data networking segments. RJ received his B.E. in Electronics & Communications from the Madras University in India, and a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University in the U.S. He completed his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business specializing in finance and general management.
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S.Ravi Narayanan, Advisor
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A seasoned aviation professional and technopreneur, Ravi Narayanan has over 25 years of experience in avionic design and testing systems for defense. He has been instrumental in starting several successful ventures in technology and aerospace. |
Ravi serves on the boards of Airbus Engineering Centre, India and KPTCL as Independent Director. He is currently the CEO and Managing Director of Jupiter Aviation and Logistics Ltd and Jupiter Strategic Technologies Private Limited. Close |
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Venkatakrishna Araveti, Director
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Venkatakrishna heads the Hardware Design group at Mistral. Having joined Mistral in 1997 as a Project Manager, Krishna has worked closely with the hardware design team. He has extensive experience in Analog Devices’ DSPs and has provided solutions on their Floating point and Fixed-point processors for various defense and aero applications. |
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Krishna began his career in 1992 as a hardware design engineer with Dynalog Marketing Services, where he played a major role in developing automatic test equipments and simulators for LCA controllers. He later joined Cranes Software in 1995, as Product Support Executive, involved in supporting DSP based products from dSPACE GmBH
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Mujahid Alam, Special Invitee
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As the Vice President-Sales at Mistral, Mujahid heads the sales operations of Mistral Solutions. Mujahid co-ordinates all sales and marketing operations of Mistral Solutions, ensuring a consistent program to support customer needs and drive customer satisfaction. |
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Mujahid, who holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from BIT, Bangalore, India, has been with Mistral since its inception in 1997. He brings years of technology-driven sales and marketing experience in managing operations. It is his vast experience and tactical knowledge that has guided the company to operational viability and success.
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Executive Management Team
Anees Ahmed, President and CEO
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Anees Ahmed is the President and CEO of Mistral. He founded the company along with Rajeev Ramachandra. An entrepreneur since the age of 25, Anees has been the driving force behind Mistral’s phenomenal growth & success. His dynamic leadership and exemplary vision has been instrumental in the transformation of the company |
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from its humble beginnings to its present status as one of the most respected global players in the embedded systems domain.
Backed by more than 18 years of Sales & Business Development experience, Anees spearheads the Business Development & Strategic Planning operations of the Company.
Prior to setting up Mistral, Anees had a successful career at Pertech Computers Ltd. and later with Cranes Software as Director of Sales and Marketing.
Anees holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science Engineering from BIT, Bangalore. Anees is an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and a graduate from MIT's three year "Birthing Of Giants" program, attended by fast-growth CEO's selected from around the world.
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Rajeev Ramachandra, COO
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One of the founders of Mistral, Rajeev brings with him over 18 years of experience in hardware design. Having started his career at Wipro R & D, Rajeev moved on to Cranes Software as Technical Director and is credited with the setting up of the company‘s Research & Development unit and its growth into a full-fledged design services outfit. |
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The R&D division at Mistral has been set up and nurtured by him. All product designs pass through his expert supervision. In his role as the COO of Mistral, Rajeev oversees all day to day operational functions of the company.
A BE in Computer Science Engineering from Bangalore University, Rajeev has vast experience in processor-based designs from embedded systems to VME, PCI, cPCI and USB bus based systems. He has also worked extensively on Intel family and DSP-based CPUs.
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Govinda Bhat, CFO
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Govinda Bhat heads the Finance and Accounts Operations at Mistral. He has over 16 years of experience in Finance, Accounts and Corporate Law matters at senior management level. Govinda holds an ACA (Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) and a FCS (Fellow Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India).
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| Prior to joining Mistral he worked as Director Finance and Company Secretary with Kyocera Wireless. His illustrious career also includes 3 years of international experience working with Haji Hassan Group in the Middle East.
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Mujahid Alam, Vice President-Sales
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As the Vice President-Sales at Mistral, Mujahid heads the sales operations of Mistral Solutions. Mujahid co-ordinates all sales and marketing operations of Mistral Solutions, ensuring a consistent program to support customer needs and drive customer satisfaction.
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Mechanical Engineering from BIT, Bangalore, India, has been with Mistral since its inception in 1997. He brings years of technology-driven sales and marketing experience in managing operations. It is his vast experience and tactical knowledge that has guided the company to operational viability and success.
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Venkatakrishna Araveti, Vice President-Hardware Design
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Venkatakrishna heads the Hardware Design group at Mistral. Having joined Mistral in 1997 as a Project Manager, Krishna has worked closely with the hardware design team. He has extensive experience in Analog Devices’ DSPs and has provided solutions on their Floating point and Fixed-point processors for various defense and aero applications. |
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Krishna began his career in 1992 as a hardware design engineer with Dynalog Marketing Services, where he played a major role in developing automatic test equipments and simulators for LCA controllers. He later joined Cranes Software in 1995, as Product Support Executive, involved in supporting DSP based products from dSPACE GmBH
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Samyeer Metrani, Vice President - Services (USA)
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With over 17 years of experience in the field of Product Design & Development, Samyeer has done extensive work in the field of embedded systems, having worked on real-time control systems, robotic systems, Voice over IP, and other embedded products.
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development activities in the US. He is also actively involved in Mistral’s emerging offerings on TI’s OMAP and DaVinci Platforms.
Prior to joining Mistral, Samyeer served as General Manager, Encore Software Ltd. While at Encore he was credited with the design and development of the SATHI Battle Computer. He was also the driving force behind the Encore Simputer, and other embedded platforms built at Encore.
Samyeer has a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Bangalore University and an MBA in Software Enterprise Management from The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).
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Selvaraj Kaliyappan, General Manager - Hardware Design
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With over 15 years of experience in the field of Hardware Design & Product Development, Selva has been instrumental in shaping Mistral’s world class offerings in the areas of Defense and Aerospace, VLSI designs, High-speed Layout Designs & Analysis. As General Manager-Hardware Design, Selva specializes in design architecture, project management & IP creation at Mistral. |
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Selvaraj started his career as a Field Application Engineer with Digipro Systems Pvt. Ltd. Prior to joining Mistral he worked as Senior Design Engineer with Cranes where he was actively involved with the design & development of DSP based products. He has a Bachelors Degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.
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