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Core Team
Mansoor Ahamed (Founder) - Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Director
Mansoor Ahamed heads and directs the overall strategic planning and creative strategy for both desitara.com and connectfilms.com. With interactive media and film-making experience he brings strong creative direction, advanced technical and rich-media expertise to the role. He has a background in both the private (Gfk Nop, MC Saatchi, ITV City1, Play UK) and public sectors (Tribunals Group, Department for Constitutional Affairs) in the United Kingdom and brings strong customer awareness to the company.
Mansoor Ahamed has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical from Bangalore University in India and holds an MBA from The University of East London in England.
Greig Wibberley (Co-Founder) - IT Analyst
Greig Wibberley is an IT analyst with experience in developing and delivering advanced software solutions for a number of public sector agencies in the UK. He is responsible for strategic website planning and implementation.
Greig Wibberley holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree in Information Systems from the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Sanjay Narendra - Finance Director
Sanjay Narendra directs the ground operations in India. An entrepreneur with strong business acumen. He heads the investment front for the company. Indian based Sanjay Narendra has vast experience in various businesses such as Defence, Railways, Fashion Industry and Wealth Management.
Sanjay Narendra has a Bachelor of Science degree from Bangalore University in India.
Rasik Kotecha - Finance Advisor
Rasik Kotecha oversees the finance of both Desitara and Connectfilms. As a former finance head at Philips International, he brings strong financial and business acumen to the role. In addition to his financial experience, Indian born UK based Rasik is also a successful entrepreneur with interest in many different Areas.
Rasik Kotecha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the London School of Economics in England and is ACMA qualified.
Aman Shahpuri - Sales and Marketing Head
Aman Shahpuri overseas sales and marketing in addition to running the company's HR sector. He ran a successful business in Cambridge in the UK before relocating to India to manage desitara.com and connectfilms.com from Mumbai in India.
Aman Shahpuri has a MBA from the University of East London in England. He also holds a BBA from Amity Business School in Noida, India.
Vinil Philip Cherian - Chief Technical Officer
Vinil Philip Cherian has extensive experience in building scalable web applications, Enterprise Software Development, grid, distributed computing applications, Communication Networks and heading cross platform multifunctional IT Teams.
Vinil holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Kerala University in India.Vinil Philip Cherian heads the Technology operations and IT strategies for desitara and Connectfilms media.
Shashikumar B.G. - Sr. Operations Manager
Shashikumar B.G. has vast experience in Operations, HR, Adminstration, Facility Management, Organization Management, Software Training and Solaris System Administration in various IT industries. He is responsible for Indian operations.
Shashikumar B.G. holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication from Mysore University in India.