CL EDUCATE - Key Persons
Arjun Wadhwa, aged 41 years holds a Bachelor's Degree in Statistics from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University, an Advanced Diploma in Software Technology, and a PGPM from MDI, Gurgaon in Finance and Information Systems. A former CL student in 1999, He joined the Company as a Summer Trainee in 2001 and barring an 8 year entrepreneurship stint wherein he successfully launched and exited a Sports Tech start-up, has been associated with Career Launcher ever since. He has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from October 15, 2018
Job Titles:
- Vice President and Head of Marketing & Alliances, Career Launcher
Ashish Bahri, aged 47 years, is the Vice-President Business Development of our Company. He holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from University of Delhi, and holds a diploma in management from All India Management Association Centre for Management Education. He has over 25 years of experience in the franchise operations and business development. He joined our Company in November 7, 2014. Prior to joining our Company, he has worked with NIIT Limited, STG International Limited and First Computers.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice Chairman
Aged 58 years, he is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Company. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Administration from the IIM-Bangalore. He has over 33 years of experience in the education sector. He has been a Director on the Board of CL Educate Limited since incorporation and was last re-appointed as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director with effect from April 01, 2023 for a period of 3 years.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Aged 52 years, he is the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IMT, Ghaziabad (1993) and B.Sc. (Computer Science) from St. Stephen's College, Delhi (1991). He is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of YourNest Venture Capital, a SEBI registered early stage Venture Capital Fund. He has over 29 years of experience across multiple verticals and cross-functional exposure in IT consulting, Telecom, Media, Presales, Finance, Corporate Strategy and Operations. Amongst others, he has been associated with companies such as Teradata India Pvt. Ltd. (Lead CME Consultant (SEA)/ Principal Solutions Consultant (India), Bennett Coleman and Company Limited - General Manager (Corporate), Bharti Televentures Ltd. - Deputy General Manager (Marketing), Dabur Finance Ltd. (as Fund Manager and Head of Equity Research). He joined the Board of CL Educate Limited on September 30, 2018 and holds office for a period of 5 years.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Non - Independent Director
Aged 48 years, he is the Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the IIM-Bangalore and a Master's Degree in Software Engineering from BITS-Pilani. He is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Gaja Capital with over 24 years of experience in Private Equity, Pharmaceuticals and Technology Services. Gaja Capital is a leading Indian mid-market private equity firm focused on high growth, digital tech opportunities. He has led investments in the education, consumer and software clusters. He joined the Board of CL Educate Limited on November 02, 2018.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Whole Time Director & Group CEO Enterprise Business
Aged 51 years, he is the Executive Director and Group CEO Enterprise Business of the Company. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT-(BHU) Varanasi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Administration from the IIM-Bangalore. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of finance and the education sector. He joined the Board of CL Educate Limited on October 12, 2001 and was last re-appointed as an Executive Director with effect from April 01, 2023 for a period of 3 years.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Aged 61 years, he is the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. He is a Graduate in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce (1981) and holds membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1985) and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (1985). He has over 33 years of experience across multiple verticals and cross functional exposure in Management, Finance, Business restructuring, Corporate Strategy and Operations etc. Since 2012-13, he has been working as the CEO with Uniworld Sugars Private Limited and amongst others, and prior to this he has been associated with Simbhaoli Sugars Limited as an Executive Director. He joined the Board of CL Educate Limited on October 24, 2019 and holds office for a period of 5 years.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Whole Time Director
Aged 52 years, he is the Chairman and Executive Director of the Company. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the IIM-Bangalore. He has completed the program 'Human Interaction Laboratory' from the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioural Sciences and has received various awards, including the Karamveer Puraskar in 2009-10 by iCONGO and the Most Promising Entrepreneur Award in the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2009. He has over 30 years of experience in the education sector. He has been a Director on the Board of CL Educate Limited since incorporation and was last re-appointed as an Executive Director of our Company with effect from April 01, 2023 for a period of 3 years.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Aged 66 years, she is the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. She is a Member of Executive Management and All India Retail Operations Head at Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (HDFC), primarily responsible for meeting Retail Lending Budgets, Monitoring Productivity, Reviewing & Analyzing Product Performance and giving feedback to the Management on the same. She is a lawyer by qualification and through her experience is a Housing Finance Professional. Ms. Ganguli has been associated with the HDFC since 1981 and was responsible for steering the Business Process Reengineering program at HDFC for retail lending, which has helped the Company accentuate its competitive edge by introducing technology in the underwriting process. Her core strengths have been ability to work in large cross functional teams, lead large teams of people with a mix of both senior and junior colleagues, ability to empathize, understand issues with an open mind and find solutions. She joined the Board of CL Educate Limited on July 02, 2017 and was reappointed for a second term of 5 years on September 07, 2021.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Job Titles:
- Company Secretary
- Compliance Officer
- Vice President - Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Rachna Sharma, aged 45 years, is the Vice President - Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of our Company. She is an associate of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and holds a master's diploma in business administration from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune. She has over 18 years of experience in secretarial functions. She joined our Company in March 2009. Prior to joining our Company, she has worked with Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited, Jindal Leasefin Limited, UKLI Real Estate Private Limited.
Job Titles:
- President - President and Business Head, Kestone
Piyush Gupta, aged 40 years, is the President - Business Operations of Kestone. He holds a master's degree in business administration from ICFAI Business School. He joined Kestone in February 2005.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Chief Academic Officer ( CAO )
R. Shiva Kumar, aged 50 years, is also a whole-time director on the board of directors of CL Media and also the Chief Academic Officer of the CL group. He holds a bachelor's degree in technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and a master's degree in management from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He has more than20 years of experience in the private education sector. He has been involved with our Company since 1997, holding various designations.
Job Titles:
- Chief Business Officer
- President
- President & Chief Business Officer, Career Launcher
Sujatha Kshirsagar is President and Chief Business Officer of our EdTech business directly overseeing digital business, NCR Partner Network, COCO geographies along with marketing and alliance functions. Sujatha has a rich multi-faceted personality and pursuits including mountaineering, pottery while being an enthusiastic singer too. An alumnus of IIMB(1995), she built a great career as a banker with ANZ Grindlays and Standard Chartered for 19 years. She has scaled Kilimanjaro and has also made it to Everest Base Camp.
Job Titles:
- Chief Innovation Officer
- CIO
- Member of the Management Team
Sujit Bhattacharyya, aged 54 years, is the Chief Innovation Officer of the CL group. He holds a bachelor of technology degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a post graduate diploma in management from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He has more than 17 years of experience in the education sector. He has been involved with our Company since 2001, holding various designations and joined CLEIS in March 2008. Prior to his association with our Company, he worked with Wipro and Dharma Systems.
Sreenivasan .R, aged 55 years, is the Chief Customer Officer of the CL group and an employee of CL Media. He holds a bachelor's degree in science from Meerut University, a master's degree in technology from the Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi and a master's degree in business administration from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He has more than 16 years of experience in the education sector. He has been involved with our Company since 2000, holding various designations.
Job Titles:
- Vice President - Operations
Vinod Bhan, aged 47 years, is the Vice President - Business Head - GK Publications & Operations Head CL Educate. He holds a bachelor's degree & MBA in business administration from Manipal University and professional diploma in Software Technology and Systems Management from Aptech, New Delhi. He has over 23 years of experience within the CL and has worked in multiple domains like Technology, Operations, Commercials, sales and marketing sectors. He joined our Company in March' 1999 as Executive - EDP department.