Management Profiles

Venketrama Raja, aged 65, is the Chairman and Non-Executive Promoter Director of the Company. He has been on the Board since its inception in 1997 and brings over three decades of experience across the information technology, cement, and textile sectors.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and an MBA from the University of Michigan, USA (Class of 1983).

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Abinav is the Managing Director of Ramco Systems and serves on the boards of several companies within the Ramco Group, a $2B diversified conglomerate with interests across enterprise software, cement, building materials, and textiles. He stepped into the role in January 2025 and is focused on driving the company’s next phase of growth through product modernization and global expansion.

Before joining Ramco Systems, Abinav co-founded Lynk in 2015—a B2B commerce platform that connected consumer goods companies with India’s Kirana retail network. Under his leadership, the platform scaled to serve over 150,000 outlets and was acquired by Swiggy in 2023.

Abinav holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.

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Dharmakrishnan, aged 67, is a Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director on the Board of the Company. He is the Chief Executive Officer of The Ramco Cements Limited (TRCL), where he has been associated since 1982.

A Chartered Accountant by qualification, he became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1980. With over four decades of professional experience, he brings deep expertise in finance, operations, and corporate leadership. He has served on the Board of Ramco Systems since January 2008.

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Sankar, aged 56, is a Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director on the Board of the Company. He brings extensive experience in strategy and leadership, having spent 14 years at McKinsey & Company, where he led the firm’s healthcare practice—first in India, and later in Greater China. His work spanned multinational and local pharmaceutical companies, government bodies, hospital chains, and health insurers across India, China, Israel, West Asia, and Southeast Asia.

After leaving McKinsey in 2006, Sankar transitioned to the not-for-profit sector as an independent consultant and later served as Pro Vice Chancellor at Ashoka University in Sonepat. His areas of expertise include organizational development, sales and marketing, and operations.

He holds a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Sankar has been on the Board of the Company since May 2018.

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Justice Janarthana Raja, aged 73, is a Non-Executive, Independent Director on the Board of the Company. A graduate in law from Madras Law College, he began his legal career in 1977, focusing primarily on taxation matters for over four decades.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court in December 2005 and became a Permanent Judge in April 2007. After serving a seven-year term on the bench, he retired in January 2013. He joined the Board of the Company in August 2018.

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Dr. Krishnan, aged 60, is the Accenture Chair Professor of Computer Information Systems and Professor of Technology and Operations at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He currently leads the school’s Business+Tech initiative and CK Prahalad and India Initiatives, and has previously served as Associate Dean for global initiatives, executive programs, and action-based learning.

He co-authored The New Age of Innovation with the late Professor C. K. Prahalad, recognized by The Economist and BusinessWeek as one of the best books on innovation in 2008. His research spans business model innovation, IT strategy, software quality, and customer-centric technology.

Dr. Krishnan holds degrees in Mathematics and Computer Applications from the University of Delhi and earned his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University in 1996, where he received the ICIS Best Dissertation Prize. He was named one of the “21 Voices of Quality for the 21st Century” by ASQ in 2000 and among the top thinkers in business technology by InformationWeek in 2004.

He also serves on the Board of The Ramco Cements Limited.

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Dr. Aravind Srinivasan, aged 54, is a physician and healthcare leader with a unique blend of clinical and management expertise. He holds an MBBS from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, a Master’s in Ophthalmology from Aravind Eye Institute, and an MBA in Strategy from the University of Michigan.

He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai, and Director–Projects at Aravind Eye Care System. Beyond his surgical practice, Aravind has led system-wide innovations in patient care, operations, and leadership development. He is actively involved in teaching healthcare management and mentors students at institutions including IIM, Wharton, and the University of Michigan.

He also serves on the boards of Birla Cable Limited and several private companies.

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Justice Chitra Venkataraman, aged 72, is a Non-Executive, Independent Director on the Board of the Company. A graduate in Economics from Ethiraj College and in Law from Law College, Chennai, she began her legal career at the Madras High Court, specializing in direct and indirect tax laws.

She served as Government Pleader from 1991 to 1995 and as Standing Counsel for Income Tax for the following decade. In 2005, she was elevated as a Judge of the Madras High Court and retired in April 2014.

Justice Venkataraman has served as an Independent Director on the boards of LMW Limited, The Ramco Cements Limited, and Ramco Industries Limited. She currently serves on the Board of Super Sales India Limited.

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