Group Chairman

Mahesh R Patel

CEO & Co-Founder, Techno Brain Group

Manoj Shanker

Manoj is the Group CEO, Techno Brain Group. His aspiration is to create a world-class High-Tech Global company from Africa providing services and solutions to the world.  “From Africa to the World”.  With presence in 19 countries and 900 employees Techno Brain is an important tech company.

Manoj has steered Techno Brain Group as CEO and as a Member of the Board, to what the company is today through innovation, commitment, and passion. Under his leadership, the company continues to expand globally since the year 1997 and has added to its portfolio IT Solutions and Business Process Outsourcing business units from a Computer Training Company. The company’s customer portfolio includes industry leaders in the Private Sector, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) and Government Institutions all over the globe.

His vision is aligned with his passion; Empowering Lives in Africa through Technology. He has always been passionate about technology and how it can be used to transform Africa. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 by CNBC, East Africa Region and Techno Brain ranked as the second fastest-growing Technology company in Africa by Deloitte’s Fast 500 Technology company survey in 2014.

Manoj has a passion for nature & wildlife photography and is the founder of Techno Brain Foundation. https://technobraingroup.com/about-us/technobrain-foundation/

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Antonio Poncioni Merian

Antonio currently serves as our Independent Non-Executive Director. Prior to joining Techno Brain, he was a Senior Advisor and a member of Lazard’s Global Sovereign Advisory Team, and Director – Africa at Odebrecht. Throughout his career, he has advised, in different capacities, a series of governments in Africa committed to modernizing their administration and to further deepening their trade relations with Brazil. Antonio has also worked with various international organizations actively engaged in emerging markets, and more notably so in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Latin America.

Educated at the École Normale Supérieure, the Universities of UC Berkeley and Sorbonne Nouvelle, Antonio obtained an « agrégation » and holds both a Master in Public Affairs & International Relations from Sciences-Po (Paris) and a PhD in Latin American and Spanish Studies.

Antonio is a Trustee of the World Law Foundation, a Board member of Politique Internationale, a Goodwill Ambassador for the Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings (Germany) and the Instituto Pedro Pires para a Liderança (Cabo Verde), as well as a Senior Advisor for Voqin and Petrotec (Portugal).

Additionally, he is a member of various prestigious organizations or bodies, such as the Trilateral Commission (David Rockefeller Fellow), the B20 Infrastructure and Investment Taskforce & the Anti-Corruption Forum, The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Club XXIe Siècle and the African Leadership Network (ALN).

Director

Ketan V Patel

MANAGING DIRECTOR- DJITAL BUSINESS

Anand Mohan

Anand has extensive experience in operations, business expansion, business strategy, analyst relations, and marketing. He heads Techno Brain’s business operations globally, executing business strategy and ensuring operational excellence company-wide. Across the world, Anand leads the company’s employees responsible for end-to-end services delivery and dedicated to ensuring that Techno Brain meets the highest standards of quality.

Previously, as Managing Director of Techno Brain Asia and the Middle East, Anand was instrumental in establishing operations, building R&D capacity, driving product development, and expanding business.

Anand holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Kakatiya University, India, and a Master’s degree in International Business.

Chief Technology Officer

Nandan Gopalakrishna

Nandan is the Chief Technology Officer within Techno Brain, driving the adoption of new technology and practices to provide frugal and effective systems in the region.

He joined Techno Brain in 2008 managing strategic partnerships and business development. Having over 20 years of experience spanning multiple geographies and domains, he specializes in building and the architecture of identity management programs, especially for the Public Sector. He currently focuses on leveraging the convergence of mobility with mainstream biometrics and translating them into tangible field-sustainable systems.

Nandan holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

DIRECTOR – USA

Clint Cuny

DIRECTOR - TAX & CUSTOMS BUSINESS

Colin Gabay

Collins is a Senior Information Technology Director with extensive worldwide experience in delivering business solutions and working with businesses to improve performance and resolve issues with the management and delivery of new and existing systems and software. He focuses on increasing ROI within IT delivery projects by managing risk and fostering teamwork and consensus at all levels of the Agile delivery life-cycle.

He engages with all function/Product Owners to deliver Agile processes and assign work priorities in line with available resources and business needs. He manages the product development functions across technology and multidisciplinary teams in distributed locations in line with objectives, time scales and agreed budgets. Champions Governance standards, processes and procedures across the Business Analysis, Development and Testing life cycle and promotes the delivery of appropriate documentation as a part of product development risk mitigation.

Director- BPO

Vinay Subbaramaiah

Vinay is the Director, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Business Unit within Techno Brain Group, which employs 600+ employees and serves over 20 customers.

Prior to joining Techno Brain, he worked in Supply Chain Management with decision making roles. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply, Association of Project Managers and Associate Member at the Indian Institute of Engineers.

Vinay holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Production from Visvesvaraya Technological University and a Masters in Project Management from Birmingham City University.

He is a passionate thespian and a wildlife photographer.

GENERAL MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES

Nelly Maluki

Nelly is a deep thinker, employment law enthusiast, creative writer and results-oriented Management Executive with experience in Business Management field and HR consulting. In her career, she has undertaken multi-geographical roles with a lean in towards Governance and Organizational Development. She has managed to drive a tight-knit star Human Resource (HR) team with unequivocal ease and driving business results through professional circles of excellence. Her exposure ranges from NGOs to the Private sector in mature and startup businesses.

Before joining Techno Brain, She worked with an NGO as the Head of Human Resources. Her impressive footprint and knowledge are grounded on practical wisdom having undertaken multi-sectoral assignments. She is a value-driven leader and her personal success is coached by mentors and commitment to undertake an assignment at speed, with excellence, maintain integrity and empathy.

Nelly holds a Masters in Human Resources from Africa Nazarene University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Moi University.

She loves explorative-travel, social networks, and Sports.