Team Leadership

Lalit is the founder and CEO of ANSR. Prior to founding ANSR, Lalit served as the CEO of several companies including Datamatics, LG Electronics and News Corporation (Star TV). Lalit was also Chairman and President of Target India.

Lalit started his career in the Indian Navy before retiring as a lieutenant commander. While in the Navy, he was head of the prestigious Naval Computer Applications Centre in Lonavla and Senior Engineer Officer of several warships.

Lalit earned his engineering degree from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, and MS in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

Ayon Banerjee serves as the President of ANSR. In his nearly three decades’ experience, Ayon has incubated and scaled businesses in large organizations, delivering sustainable transformative growth. At ANSR, his focus is on providing leadership for the company’s next phase of growth and transformation.

Prior to ANSR, Ayon was a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he was a core leader of the TMT practice, in addition to leading the firm’s TURN practice in India. He has also held leadership roles at Tech Mahindra, Nokia and Motricity across multiple geographies.

Ayon earned his MBA from the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University, and engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur.

Charlene heads ANSR’s global consulting practice. From her base in the US, she leads a team responsible for helping ANSR clients design and set up GCCs to achieve their strategic objectives. Prior to ANSR, Charlene held leadership roles in corporations such as Lowe’s, SunTrust Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, among others.

A trusted business advisor and hands-on leader, she has accumulated over 20 years' experience through her work at Fortune 100 companies across financial services and retail.

Charlene holds a bachelor’s in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and an advanced leadership certificate from Emory University.

Abhilash serves as ANSR’s Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for accelerating the company’s growth by building best-in-class financial systems and processes that drive operational excellence, profitability, and business efficiency. He oversees the accounting, business support, financial planning, treasury, tax, legal and investor relations functions at ANSR. Since joining ANSR in 2016, Abhilash has played a critical role in establishing and operating several ANSR GCCs and serves on the Boards of various ANSR subsidiaries and GCC entities.

Prior to ANSR, Abhilash was with Target Corporation, India, America Online (AOL), and Wipro. He has over 20 years' experience in corporate finance, including financial reporting, vendor management, sourcing and procurement, compliance, and taxation.

Abhilash received his Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.

Vikram is the co-founder and CEO of Talent500, which helps fast-growth businesses build and manage global teams via an AI-enabled platform.

A serial entrepreneur with over 16 years' experience, Vikram has experience in building and scaling technology ventures across travel and e-commerce. He also co-founded one of India’s earliest startup accelerators, Kyron (acquired by Techstars).

Vikram has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from RVCE Bangalore and an MBA from IESE Business School.

Aashish is the Managing Director of ANSR’s Workspace business, overseeing strategy, leasing, project design and operations to provide customized Workspace-as-a-Service solution. At ANSR, he and his team focus on providing an immersive and experiential built environment to clients as a competitive advantage in achieving their business objectives.

Prior to joining ANSR, Aashish held several leadership positions at Colliers, Control Risks, and Cushman & Wakefield, among others. Over the last 17 years, he has developed real estate strategies and solutions for corporate occupiers across India and Asia Pacific.

Aashish holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Sikkim Manipal University and graduate degrees in Law and Commerce from the University of Mumbai. He is also a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Nandini is a Managing Director at ANSR, responsible for providing leadership to our key clients. She has over three decades' experience in global roles spanning across IT and manufacturing.

Prior to joining ANSR, Nandini held leadership roles at Fujitsu, UST Global, GE and HP. She has also served on the board of Hexagon Capability Centre as an independent director for 5 years, guiding them through a period of significant growth and transformation.

Nandini has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a diploma in Electronics and Communication.

Neil is a Managing Director at ANSR, leading corporate strategy, planning, and customer engagement for ANSR’s clients. He has over 20 years’ experience across banking & financial services, ITES, and management consulting.

Prior to ANSR, Neil held leadership roles in large enterprises such as Barclays Shared Services, KPMG Global Services, GE Capital among others. He has extensive experience setting up and scaling GCCs.

Neil has an MBA from Bombay University.

Partha is the Managing Director of ANSR’s Business Shared Services Team, overseeing the Finance, Procurement, IT Infrastructure Services Support, Workspace and HR Operations. He has over three decades' experience in global roles spanning digital transformation, customer service, service delivery, and capability build-out.

Prior to joining ANSR, Partha held leadership positions at TVS Supply Chain Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services and Genpact. Over the last 15 years, he has worked with large, shared services, providing value-added services including Enterprise Services encompassing Finance, HR, Procurement and Sourcing capabilities. During his last role, he was key in setting up a Centre of Excellence for TVS Supply Chain Solution and its multiple entities spread over 30 countries.

Partha holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. He is also a Certified Green Belt and has driven several process improvements projects for multinational organizations.

Katarzyna ("Kasia") leads ANSR’s Eastern Europe operations from her base in Poland. She has over 18 years' business experience, working as HR Director in international and local companies across the IT, retail, shared services centers, and travel and tourism industries.

Prior to joining ANSR, Kasia held senior HR roles at Sabre Inc., Alexander Mann Solutions and OTCF S.A.

Kasia holds a master’s degree in Psychology and is a lecturer at two universities in Poland, specializing in applying practical aspects of psychology to business management. She is a certified executive coach, business trainer & facilitator and advocate of happiness at work.

Smitha leads marketing at ANSR. Prior to joining ANSR, she held leadership roles at Thoughtworks, CSS Corp, Unisys, Infosys and Logica.

With over 19 years' experience, Smitha is a seasoned marketer who has helped corporations achieve sales growth while maintaining brand integrity.

Smitha co-founded Your Philanthropy Story (YPS), a platform that covers inspirational stories on philanthropy, and is the co-trustee of a nonprofit, Belakoo Trust. She is also part of Bangalore Chapter of Singularity University’s leadership team.

Smitha holds a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Bangalore University.

Eric is a Vice President at ANSR, responsible for managing client relationships and advising them. Eric has over 22 years’ experience as a business leader and is passionate about building corporate cultures focused on customer centricity and innovation.

Prior to ANSR, Eric held leadership roles at the ascena Global Innovation Centre, Hewlett Packard and KPMG.

He has a post graduate diploma in Management from IIM, Lucknow, and an Electronics Engineering degree from Mumbai University.

Manoj leads the Business Operations at ANSR. He is responsible for Delivery & Sales Operations, Contract Management and Governance.

Manoj brings over 3 decades’ experience in managing large business units, driving growth, managing business operations, strategic initiatives, operations transformation, and strategy consulting. Prior to joining ANSR, he has served in the advisory role at Boston Consulting Group.

Manoj has spent over decade of his career living and working across Australia and New Zealand.

Manoj holds a degree in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University.

Narayana Babu is a Vice President at ANSR, responsible for Real Estate & Workspace delivery. He has over 25 years’ experience as workspace delivery leader and is passionate about delivering world-class, sustainable workspace solutions for corporates.

Prior to ANSR, Narayana held leadership roles at Turner Project Management and Infosys Limited.

He has bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Kuvempu University, Karnataka, India.

Ashwin is the co-founder of Talent500 by ANSR, which helps fast-growth businesses build and manage global teams via an AI-enabled platform.

He is an experienced entrepreneur & strategy consultant with experience in building & scaling new businesses and executing large-scale complex cross-functional projects.

Prior to Talent500, Ashwin led corporate strategy at ANSR, and co-founded Gadzet, India’s first managed C2C marketplace for used electronics. As the leader of corporate strategy at ANSR, he led strategic planning & corporate development (M&A / strategic partnerships), oversaw the launch of multiple new business lines & products, and helped grow valuations 10x.

He holds a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, an MBA from HEC Paris Business School, and an engineering degree from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.

Monica Jamwal is the Vice President of talent acquisition at Talent500 by ANSR. She has over 16 years' experience across talent consulting, talent acquisition, process design, talent branding and recruitment operations. In addition, she has strong experience at strategizing, designing, implementing and delivering large scale green field recruitment projects in the areas of financial services and technology.

Prior to joining ANSR, Monica held leadership roles at Quess Corp and Kelly Services India.

She has an MBA in Human Resources and Marketing from Osmania University.

Meena is a Vice President at ANSR. As a client partner, she helps ANSR clients establish and scale GCCs to achieve their strategic objectives.

She has over three decades’ experience in SpaceTech, Telecom, IT and EdTech. Prior to joining ANSR, Meena was the founder and director of nxtGenSkills, a STEAM Academy focused on training children on AI and Robotics. During her association with TechMahindra, she built several competencies from concept to commercialisation and led large global teams to deliver sustainable growth and meaningful outcomes for customers.

Meena started her career in Indian Space Research Organisation and was part of the team working for INSAT Satellite system and Indian Navigation System.

Meena holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Sharad is the Vice President of Products at ANSR. He leads the development and management of various internal and client facing digital platforms for ANSR.

Prior to ANSR, Sharad has held product leadership and engineering roles at IBM, Siemens, ArisGlobal and Tally. In his previous entrepreneurial stint, Sharad built hrEntries - a comprehensive employee lifecycle management platform, with adoption across India, US and Africa.

Sharad holds a BTech in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Madras and an MBA from University of California, Irvine.