Board of Directors
Prasad V. Potluri
Chairman & Managing Director
A serial entrepreneur in the global outsourcing services space; he has successfully built and sold 3 companies while serving the needs of the Fortune 1000 marketplace. Within the global investment community, he is a respected thought leader. During an entrepreneurship-packed decade, he has been the driving force behind many companies, including Procon Inc, Albion Orion Company LLC, Irevna Ltd. Procon Inc. was acquired by RCM Technologies in 1998. AOC, LLC was acquired by SSI in 2000 for INR 292 Crores, the then largest cross-border deal. Irevna Limited was acquired by CRISIL (S&P India) in 2005. He is a Strategic Investor in Maven Corp and Karvy Consultants & a Founding Investor of CBay Systems. Mr. Potluri is the Chairman and MD of PVP.
Mrs P J Bhavani
Non-Executive Non Independent Woman Director
Mrs. P J Bhavani was already a Director of the Company until August 14,2019. She is Semi Qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary. She has six (8) years of experience in Auditing,
Project/Revenue Management and Finance in Real Estate Sector. She associated with leading Audit firms in Chennai. She possesses requisite knowledge, experience and skill for the position of the
directorship.
Mr. Arjun Ananth
Whole Time Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Arjun Ananth has extensive experience of over three decades in various roles, ranging from equity research to leading large companies in the healthcare sector. He has led business transformation and financial turnaround of acquired healthcare companies and created sustainable growth momentum and value for these organizations.
In his recent endeavour, he was spearheading one of the largest diagnostic services companies based in South India, which offers a wide range of diagnostic tests and services, including radiology, pathology, and imaging.
Arjun is a Chartered Accountant and holds an M.B.A from New York University (Leonard N. Stern School of Business), USA
Mr. Subramanian Parameswaran
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr. Subramanian Parameswaran (“Subbu”) is a corporate consultant and advisor in various matters such as business strategy and people management.
Subbu brings over 26 years of experience across sectors such as pharmaceuticals & healthcare, business consulting and education, in the UK and India. He is currently the co-founder of Learning Curve, a social impact organization committed to building better mental health and adulthood outcomes for children from underserved backgrounds. He also regularly advises companies on strategy, people management and is currently also involved in incubating a for-profit venture named Amiga, a conversational AI based platform for parenting.
Mr. Gautam Shahi
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr. Gautam Shahi is a law graduate having more than 20 years of experience in the field of law. His core area of practice is regulatory and competition law. He has been associated with leading legal firms in the country. He also has extensive experience in formulating legal strategies and defending his clients before various legal and quasi judicial bodies.
Mr. Kushal Kumar
Non-Executive, Independent Director
Currently based out of London, Kushal has over 25 years experience in international financial markets across Investment Management, Credit Markets and Corporate Banking. His corporate stints included Lehman Brothers in London (European Credit Markets, 2001-2007), JP Morgan & Bank of America in Hongkong (Asian Bond and Loan markets, 1997-2001) and American Express Bank in India (Corporate banking for India and Indonesia, 1993-1997). In 2008, he co-founded Numen Capital LLP which managed investments into European Special Situations and co-managed this until 2015 when he sold his stake in the business. Subsequently, he has operated as a Private Investor where he is engaged either as a Board Member and/or as an active shareholder at a few UK/European early stage companies across micro-mobility, banking and IP based engineering ventures being spun out of UK Universities. Additionally, he is on the Advisory board for UK based asset managers and a family office.
Real Estate
If there’s one sector which is poised for further growth and consolidation, it is real estate.
In 2011, private equity funds parked investments to the tune of $1,700 million in real estate.
Media & Entertainment
600 television channels … 70,000 newspapers … 1,000 films annually …
100 million pay-television households …
Special Situations
PVP focuses on acquisitions and financing arising out of special situations in Indian
and global markets.