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Our Team

We value building in-depth partnerships with our clients. We are here to enable high performance and to provide powerful solutions and flawless execution.

Board of Directors

Bimal Mehta

Bimal Mehta Managing Director

An industry leader, Bimal has over 30 years of experience in the overall management of the printing, publishing and financial services technology industries.

He has an MBA from Boston University, School of Management, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai.

Uday Bhansali

Uday Bhansali Member of the Board

Uday has over 35 years of experience in consulting, corporate finance, technology and strategy.

He is the President of Financial Services at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India.

Uday was Executive Vice President of Corporate Business Development, South Asia, at the General Electric Company. He was also a Founder Partner with Accenture Plc.

Uday has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Mumbai and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Sangeeta Bhansali

Sangeeta Bhansali Member of the Board

With over 25 years’ experience in printing and publishing, Sangeeta currently manages Vakils, Feffer & Simons (VFS), the publishing arm of the Vakils Group.

She is also the founder of Kahani Tree, an independent children’s store and library resource centre.

Sangeeta has a Graduate degree in Economics (Hons) from Mumbai University and a Diploma in Marketing Management from London City College.

Raj Mehta

Raj Mehta Member of the Board

Raj has over 25 years of experience in strategic planning, corporate strategy, e-business and IT strategy.

He is the former Director of Corporate Strategy at Eastman Chemical Company.

Raj has a Master of Science in Chemistry and Engineering and an MBA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

‘Puru’ V Purushotham

‘Puru’ V Purushotham Member of the Board

Puru is a business executive and entrepreneur with vast international experience.

He is the Director of Jyoshan Global Services and Ovitz Corporation.

Previously, he was Vice President of Eastman Kodak and the President/CEO of Nex Press (a Kodak subsidiary).

Puru has an Executive Management degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in Photographic Sciences and Instrumentation from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Rishi Anand

Rishi Anand Executive Director, Operations

Rishi has over 20 years of experience in the advertising and prepress industries.

He has expertise in understanding and analysing client requirements, creating workflows, setting guidelines, project distribution and client communication.

Ninad Desai

Ninad Desai Member of the Board

Ninad has more than 25 years of expertise in communication networks and information security and compliance.

He is a Certified Information System Auditor, ISACA, USA and a Network Transport System Specialist, BICSI, USA.

Ninad has a Master of Science from BITS Pilani, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics.

In memory of Arun Mehta

In memory of Arun Mehta

Arun Mehta, our Chairman, passed away in July 2022. He played a role in the restructuring of Vakils in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was a great believer in new ideas and was instrumental in the company’s adaptation of the latest technologies.

Mr Mehta held several prominent positions throughout his lifetime. He was President of The Bombay Master Printers’ Association in 1972 and the All India Federation of Master Printers in 1982. He was also the Chairman of the Development Council for the Printing Industry in India from 1983 to 1987.

Mr Mehta leaves a remarkable legacy of over 60 years of contribution to the printing and publishing industries. He is greatly missed.


Key Management

Bimal Mehta

Bimal Mehta Managing Director

An industry leader, Bimal has over 30 years of experience in the overall management of the printing, publishing and financial services technology industries.

He has an MBA from Boston University, School of Management, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai.

Rishi Anand

Rishi Anand Executive Director, Operations

Rishi has over 20 years of experience in the advertising and prepress industries.

He has expertise in understanding and analysing client requirements, creating workflows, setting guidelines, project distribution and client communication.

Neelam Belidage

Neelam Belidage Vice President (Human Resources)

Neelam has more than 20 years of experience in administration and human resources, client support and sales communication.

She has an MBA with a specialisation in Human Resources from Mumbai University.

Vinayak Tailor

Vinayak Tailor Vice President, Finance

Vinayak has over 10 years of experience in corporate finance, audit, accounting and taxation.

Brenda Kieffer

Brenda Kieffer Customer Support (North America)

Brenda has 30 years of experience in working with publishing companies providing pre-press and technical development services

She has a Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Business and Communications from Syracuse University.

Samay Pattanaik

Samay Pattanaik Chief Technical Officer

Samay has over 10 years of experience in the ITES and Software development industry.

He has the expertise to identify, compare, select and implement technology solutions to meet current and future needs.

James Harris

James Harris Vice President, Business Development

James has more than 20 years of experience across the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries.

Founder of Healthcare Economics, co-founder of AS Biotech AG, board member and CFO at Neurotez Inc., he also served as general manager and vice president at Dragon Pharmaceuticals.

He has an MBA in Finance from Long Island University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wright State University.

Vishnupriya S Nath

Vishnupriya S Nath QA and CISO

Vishnupriya is a certified Quality Assurance Specialist with over 20 years of expertise in quality process standards.

She is a Lead Auditor for 9001:2015, 27001:2013, EMS 14000:2018, BCMS and SMS 20000:1:2018.

Vishnupriya’ s area of expertise includes GDPR implementor, assessor and compliance implementation.

She also holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification and holds a PMP® Project Management Certificate.

Srikanth Panjala

Srikanth Panjala Vice President - Business Development (Life Sciences - Artwork CoE)

Sri has over 18 years of experience in presales, delivering and managing Pharmaceutical Artwork and Regulatory Services.

Previously, he was associated with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, TechMahindra BSG (Life Sciences) and Perigord Life Science Solutions and has worked with several global pharmaceutical companies.

Sri has a Bachelors of Science (Microbiology, Biochemistry and Chemistry) from Osmania University.