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Madhujeet Chimni is also a founder and Chairperson at Blue Planet Environment Solutions Pte. Blue Planet is a global company driving regional sustainability through technology-driven and IP based end to end solutions, for waste management and up-cycling. Blue Planet aims to become an industry leader in sustainable and socially inclusive end-to-end environmental solutions.

Prior to Blue Planet MJ was a founder of other successful companies such as Stone Apple and In.Corp which were built on roll-up strategies and have made strong returns to shareholders. He comes with vast experience in incubating and growing firms across multiple industry verticals globally. He has a successful track record of structuring consolidation and roll-up based deals with a global presence with extensive experience in M&A in the services industry and a proven track record of structuring successful exits. In 2015, MJ co-founded Helix Capital with Bharadwaj Chivukula, with an aim to nurture promising entrepreneurs and to help them grow their businesses. Since then, Helix Capital has made a number of strategic investments, delivering returns of more than 10 times the invested capital – relying on core investment philosophy and values.

Per Setterberg is an advisor to Xcelerate group of Companies. Per, a Swedish State Authorised Accountant, started his career with Price Waterhouse coopers and was a senior manager after spending 9 years when he left PWC. Later, he joined Global Blue SA, a large NYSE listed company providing GST/ VAT refund and related services to its customers, between 1988 and 2014. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer, in the last 16 years up to 2014, driving the expansion from a local presence in the Nordic countries to the world leader with operations in 41 countries.

Per is presently serving as the Chairman of Dataflow Ltd, Elevate Ltd, VFS Global and Small World Finance and has co-owned in few private engagements viz., PlasticFri AB, Tyre Recycling Solutions and Dentnet AB. He brings in extensive experience in corporate governance while serving as a board member in these private equity funded companies. Per is a Swedish national and Switzerland resident, with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Lund, Sweden.

Sean joined Federated Hermes GPE’s Singapore office in 2015 and leads the investment and client relations activity in the region. He is a member of the Federated Hermes GPE Investment Committee. Sean is currently on the Board of Xcelerate Pte. Ltd. and sits on the Advisory Board of a number of private equity funds.

Prior to Federated Hermes GPE, Sean was at Anchor Equity Partners, a spin-off team from Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area, focusing on mid-market buyout and growth investment opportunities. He began his career as an Investment Banking Division analyst at Goldman Sachs. He has served as a marine in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. Sean holds a BSc, Cum Laude in Industrial Engineering, Economics, and Managerial Analytics program from Northwestern University, Illinois. He is a Korean national and speaks fluent English.

KV is presently the Chief Executive Officer at XLSure India Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of XceleratePte. Ltd. Prior to this, KV was leading the Corporate Finance practice of Ernst & Young LLP in the southern region of India.

KV joined Ernst & Young initially in June 2000 and was part of the Corporate Finance team till September 2009. In September 2009, KV joined KPMG as a Partner to set up and lead the Corporate Finance practice of KPMG in South India. KV returned to Ernst & Young LLP in September 2016 as Partner Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice. KV started his career in 1996 with Ind Global Financial Trust Ltd (IGFT), a boutique Investment Bank and was with IGFT till June 2000. IGFT was subsequently acquired by Arthur Andersen. During his career with EY, KPMG, and IGFT, KV was involved in several private equity/ structured debt funding transactions, inbound & outbound M&A transactions across multi-culture, multi-regulatory environments. He also has significant capital market experience as he has handled several IPOs, Rights Issues, Open Offers and Buyback offers.

Nikhil has more than 8 years of investment banking experience in India. He has worked on multiple M&A, Private Equity and Structured Finance transactions across sectors. Nikhil joined KPMG as an Associate in 2015, moved to EY as a Sr. Associate in 2017. At EY, he was promoted to Associate Vice President in 2019 and to Vice President in 2022. He was part of sector agnostic teams through-out, covering Southern India. Nikhil has extensive end-to-end deal experience being part of ~ 10 successful closures, a majority (6) of which were cross-border transactions across US, Middle East, Singapore, Korea and Japan. He had also spent 2 years with HSBC EDPI in the analytics division prior to his MBA.

Nikhil obtained his Bachelor from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras in 2011 and a Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur in 2015. At Xcelerate group, Nikhil is responsible for growth strategy at the platform & portfolio entity level. He leads the integration efforts of acquired targets while also monitoring and driving operational excellence and profitable growth.

Porcko is presently the Vice President, Investments at Xcelerate Group. Prior to joining Xcelerate was Vice President in Ernst Young Investment Banking practice based out of Hyderabad.

Porcko started his career as a management consultant in I3c Consulting, a boutique consulting firm, based out of Noida catering to mid corporate clients in GCC regions. Over a 1.5year stint assisted a large family office in KSA in evaluating multiple investments across retail and consumer segments. Porcko joined KPMG investment banking team based in Chennai in 2015 and worked on multiple sell-side, fund raise and buy-side deals. Subsequently joined EY investment banking team in 2017 and was associated with EY investment baking team until 2022, except for a short stint at Veda a boutique Investment Bank based out of Bangalore.

Porcko has 8+ years of Investment Banking/Investments experience. Initially assisted and over years lead multiple sell-side, buy-side and fund raise deals across sectors with a focus on Industrials, Business Services and Consumer sectors.

Chaitanya joins Xcelerate group after working nearly 11 years with Audit Assurance arm of Ernst & Young (EY) India. He has extensive experience in statutory financial reporting including consolidations, corporate and tax compliances, financial advisory, capital market transactions, internal financial controls and management reporting.

In his capacity as Senior Manager at EY, he was responsible for the audits of major Indian/ multinational companies, including Indian listed companies under different accounting frameworks (IFRS, Ind AS/ Indian GAAP, US GAAP, etc.). He has effectively managed client portfolios in various sectors including manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, technology and the construction sector and also advised clients on streamlining and strengthening their internal financial processes.

Chandrasekhar (CP) is a seasoned HR professional with over 19 years of experience across diverse industries and organizational structures. With a strong foundation in HR functions, including talent advisory, employee lifecycle management, organization development, process automation, and talent analytics, CP has successfully supported various business units, from GCCs to product organizations and professional services firms.

CP began his career at D.E. Shaw, where he played a pivotal role in driving organizational development, process automation, and talent analytics initiatives. He gained extensive experience in various HR functions, including Talent acquisition, employee lifecycle management, employee benefits, HR statutory compliances etc.

Subsequently, CP transitioned to HR Business Partner roles at Infosys and Cognizant. At Infosys, he supported Finnacle - a flagship banking product, while at Cognizant, he focused on capital markets portfolios for clients like UBS, Credit Suisse, and Blackstone.

CP's career then progressed to leadership roles at EY India, PwC Acceleration Centers, and HighRadius. In these roles, he was instrumental in designing and executing HR initiatives that supported the organizations' strategic goals.

Tak Wai has 20+ years of global track record in accelerating business growth and creating strong returns for shareholders. He was most recently Head of Southeast Asia, Mid Market, EQT, where he was part of the leadership team responsible for managing various mid-market private equity funds with aggregate AUM of over US$2bn.

Majority of Tak Wai's experience has been in control buyouts and co-control investments, with recent experience in roll-up and consolidation strategies, in particular in corporate service and technology sectors; he was responsible partner and board directors for 10 mid-market investments while at EQT. Tak Wai practices a global perspective with a strong focus on operational focused investing; before 12 years at EQT (Hong Kong and Singapore), he spent 7 years with Lehman Brothers (New York and Hong Kong). His transaction experience covered the US, Greater China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Australia.

K. V. Ramakrishna is an Advisor to Xcelerate and he is a Director on the Board of Aparajitha Corporate Services Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Xcelerate. Ramki has 28+ years of experience with 26+ years of experience in Venture Capital /Private Equity – Kotak PE, Carlyle Group & ICICI Venture. He was most recently the CEO of Kotak Private Equity, the Private Equity arm of Kotak Mahindra Group, where he was responsible for managing various growth funds with AUM of over $700mn.

Ramki is a Computer Science and Engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal and is a Post Graduate in Management from IIM, Bangalore. His investment experience spans across Life Sciences, Technology, Retailing and Services and has developed a strong network in these segments. He actively participates on the Boards of his portfolio companies and has helped them scale their businesses while managing growth.

Prior to joining the Kotak Mahindra group, Ramki had stints with Carlyle Asia Venture Partners (CAVP), the Carlyle Group’s technology-focused fund, and ICICI Venture, the PE and VC arm of the ICICI Group. Post his graduation, Ramki worked for two years at the Management Services Division of Tata Motors, the largest automobile company in India.

Yogesh has over 23 years of experience in corporate advisory, risk management, and financial advisory in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. A serial entrepreneur, he co-founded, financed, and managed since 2001 three of Asia’s most successful anti-corruption risk and compliance businesses, namely Quest Research, IntegraScreen, and Dataflow — all of which were sold to strategic buyers/private equity after scaling at regional and global levels.

Besides serving on the Board of Aparajitha, Yogesh is also a Director on the Board of ethiXbase, an anti-bribery and anti-corruption third-party platform provider based in Singapore, an Adviser to EQT — the world’s leading private equity fund. Prior to starting his entrepreneurship journey, he worked in custodial operations and finance and wealth management. Yogesh is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Oracle Financial Consultant.

A postgraduate in Commerce, a national gold medalist (topper in both Inter and Final) in Chartered Accountancy

An associate of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India

An exceptional coach and mentor, with passion for developing and nourishing the entrepreneurial spirit in youngsters

Under his leadership, Aparajitha grew significantly over the last 24+ years

Graduate in Mathematics from The American College, Madurai

Masters in Social Work from Madurai Institute of Social Sciences

MBA (specializing in Human Resources and Marketing)

A recognized thought leader for the organized LEI legal and regulatory compliances industry in India

Spearheading the tech-led regulatory compliances and governance initiatives at Aparajitha

FCA (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) and CS (Institute of Company Secretaries, India)

A recognized thought leader in Stakeholder and Corporate Communications and Investor Relations with ~20+ years of experience

Steering Stirrup, one of the largest stakeholder communications company into a full-house Sustainability, Advisory, Assurance and Stakeholder Reporting entity

Bachelors in Technology, University of Calicut

A seasoned BFSI Technology expert

Work experience includes stints with Oracle Financial Services Software (~7+ yrs), leading Nimbus Partners as its CEO (4+ yrs)

Steering Gieom to become the leading operational risk and resilience technology company in BFSI sector

An entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in the software and KPO industry in India, the UK, the USA and Indonesia. He worked at Microsoft as Chief Compete Officer, Director and Architect Adviser, Assistant Vice President in Polaris Financial Technology Ltd. and Technology Director in Kumaran Systems Inc. Before starting to build out Carisma Solutions and Purple Quay, he was the Co-founder and Vice President of big data start-up Indix Corporation. He served as Executive Vice President of the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce and is now a member of the Board of the same. He is the custodian of the culture and values of the organisation. His leadership has enabled the business to grow successfully and responsibly from being a start-up to a leading business in the industry today. He is always committed to shaping the success of people and businesses. He holds a Master in Physics from St.Joseph's College and EGIMP from IIM-B.