Mr. Sridhar Pinnapureddy

Founder & CEO

Sridhar Pinnapureddy is a highly successful serial entrepreneur of technology and IT infrastructure business. He is the founder, chairman and managing director of CtrlS Datacenters, Asia Pacific’s Largest Rated 4 Hyperscale Datacenter Service Provider serving over 4,000 customers including 60 of the Fortune 500 companies including 3 of the Top 5 Hyperscalers of the World.

Under his leadership, the company is emerging as a leader in Cloud Managed Services worldwide through its subsidiary, Cloud4C which operates in 25 countries worldwide.

Sridhar is regarded as the thought leader in the Datacenter and Cloud Computing industry and has steered over 200 innovations.

• E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year (Finalist)
• Visionary Leader of the Indian Industry
• TV5 Business Leader Award
• Best Entrepreneur of the Year (ATA)
• CEO of the Year Award (World Quality Congress)
• Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani by Global Economic Council (GEC)
• SI Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• The Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year for APAC (APEA)
• Karamveer Puraskar (ICONGO)

Royce Thomas

President & Chief Business Officer, CtrlS Datacenters

Royce Thomas is an industry veteran with strong global sales experience and expertise across colocation, cloud technology and telecommunications industries, spanning about three decades of rich and versatile experience. Thomas has his core strengths in global account management, strategic planning and channel development besides other critical functions and areas that enable organizations to reach next level of growth.

He joined CtrlS Datacenters recently as president and chief business officer. He comes from Equinix where he had an 11-year stint as senior vice president of global accounts and Strategic Alliances. Prior to that, he worked in Level 3 Communications, where he was vice president of large enterprise sales and led teams dedicated to Fortune 300 accounts. Prior to that, he served Sprint in several sales management functions.

Mr. R S Prasad Rao

Director

R. S. Prasad Rao has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry and in building IT infrastructure in process industries. Before joining CtrlS, Prasad was the Country Services Head for Fujitsu ICIM and the COO and director of Accel ICIM. Prasad has been instrumental in negotiating numerous international contracts and alliance partnerships for CtrlS.

Ashish Ahuja

Chief Technology Officer

Ashish Ahuja, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of CtrlS Datacenters, is primarily responsible for driving global expansion, edge & network strategy, new product development, and adoption of new technologies.

A multi-faceted global leader with 27 years of experience in digital infrastructure, cloud and telecom industry, Ashish is an industry veteran and a subject matter expert in Networks, Interconnect, Datacenters, Undersea Cable Systems and IaaS with deep understanding of global markets.

Being one of the pioneers of Google's 'Global Network Infrastructure' group, he holds the credentials of leading various global / regional strategic initiatives & partnerships to build a state-of-the-art network across various continents. Prior to CtrlS, Ashish Ahuja served as Director-Global Network Infrastructure at Google and has also held leadership roles at France Telecom and Tata Communications.

Mr. Anil Nama

CIO

Anil Nama brings over 30 years of IT experience in the Defense and corporate sectors. He was associated with the Indian Armed Forces and was later a part of the Computer Network Defense and was involved in the setting up of the CERT team at IAF, including cyber forensics.

He was also instrumental in setting up the client service part of Airtel's datacenter. He later worked with AKS IT Services as an information security consultant for the NIC and Delhi Police. Currently, he handles solutions and products at CtrlS Datacenters Ltd. across all verticals.

As CIO of CtrlS Datacenters, he is responsible for product innovation and business strategy with a strong focus on evolving innovative solutions for vertical Specific and multi-platform requirements.

Mr. Suresh Rathod

President Colo Business

Suresh Rathod brings more than 28 years of experience of Datacenter & Telecom industry to this role. He has been instrumental in building the Asia’s largest Rated 4 Datacenter. His high focus towards reducing the Carbon footprint has led the team to build sustainable datacenter.

During his tenure, Suresh has made significant contributions to the company by winning Large strategic Enterprise clients, expanding the datacenter footprint, delivering innovative colocation products, and establishing the strategic partnership with Hyperscalers.

He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Mumbai University, an MBA from Symbiosis Pune. In past he has worked with BPL, Crompton Greaves and Reliance Communications.

Mr. Siddharth Singh

Senior Vice President – Marketing

Siddharth is based in Bangalore, and brings in over 20+ years of diverse experience having being associated with sectors such as technology publishing, datacenter & cloud, CPaaS, and technology services.

At CtrlS, he is responsible for overseeing all strategic branding & marketing initiatives such as marketing communication, field marketing, PR, content marketing, and demand generation initiatives.

He’s very passionate about building and scaling brands using compelling storytelling.

Another area that presently fascinates him is the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in marketing.

In his previous assignment, he was one of the founding members of Yotta Data Services – where, as the Head of Marketing - he was instrumental in building and scaling brand visibility and customer acquisition. His efforts where recognized by various institutions including IIT-Bombay – where he was invited to present a case study on Yotta’s marketing initiatives to a cohort of IIT-Washington University executive MBA program.

Prior to that, he was associated with Karix Mobile (A Tanla Company) where he won numerous awards including the prestigious Linkedin Content 50 and CMO Asia’s Awards for Best Brand Revitalization campaign.

Before that, He was responsible for enhancing the brand visibility and mindshare for Netmagic-NTT (Now NTT Global Datacenters India). During his time there, he created the content marketing framework, conceived the annual customer conference, and executed numerous go-to-market programs for NTT GDC’s Colocation and Cloud services.

Prior to that he spent 11 years with IDG (Now Foundry), one of the leading IT media and marketing services firms globally, leading various functions such as marketing strategy, communications, brand management, digital marketing, and overall country operations. In this role he had the opportunity to work with numerous global brands such as Dell EMC, Microsoft, HP Enterprise, Vodafone, Google, IBM, and more, to deliver ROI-driven marketing campaigns for them.

In his spare time he likes to listen to podcasts and e-books.

Ms. K Prachitha

Vice President - Human Resources

K Prachitha is known for her empathy and speech. She rendered her services by hiring competent & skilful employees for CtrlS and playing an effective role in the development of the industry taking it to the international level.

Before joining CtrlS, Prachitha served Apollo Insurance Group and has an experience over 16 years in the HR field.

Mr. Ranjit Metrani

Executive Vice President of Sales

Ranjit Metrani, spearheads the enterprise business initiatives including CtrlS government business, partnerships, and mid-market acquisitions.

He has experience of more than three decades, leading sales and technology initiatives at multiple global IT and technology product giants such as Dell and Infosys. He has chauffeured the inclusivity of cutting-edge solutions in strategy and sales implementations, driving digital-first business models for augmented profitability and growth.

Mr. Sleeva Reddy

Senior Vice President, Service Delivery

Sleeva Reddy has over 25 years of experience in the IT Industry, managing Technology Infrastructure Services Business and Remote Infrastructure Management. In his current position, Sleeva heads the Fast Growing Enterprises strategic business unit of CtrlS providing a vast portfolio of services spanning cloud services, systems integration, managed services, hosting services and total outsourcing in a global delivery model.

Mr. Brahma Reddy Kasu

Senior Vice President Datacenter Infrastructure

Brahma Reddy Kasu, is a seasoned Datacenter industry professional and is credited with building India’s largest Rated-4 Datacenter. He is an innovator and is responsible for 80 innovations in the energy efficiency space reducing the PUE to 1.35.

He has a rich experience in designing and building hyperscale and large format Datacenters spread across 2 million square feet. With over two decades of experience in the industry, he is acknowledged as a thought leader in the Datacenter management space.

Mr. Allen Koh

Vice President Strategic Market Development

Allen is primarily responsible for establishing and growing CtrlS’ footprint internationally, starting with the emerging markets of South East Asia.

With a combined 17 years of experience managing all areas of real estate and Datacenter portfolio management, he has been instrumental in driving project delivery, change management and global M&A integration initiatives, while implementing best practices and cost optimization across organizations like Pacnet, Telstra and Nokia.

Most recently, he has worked with STT Global Data Centres, partnering hyperscale Cloud Service Providers in their specific growth plans in the region.

Mr. Dillip Guru

Senior Vice President International DC Expansion, Renewable Energy & Edge Strategy

Dillip is an accomplished industry veteran with 27 years of work experience, responsible for providing strategic directions towards the expansion in international markets, building innovative energy strategies and Edge datacenter strategy.

He has worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the Head of APAC Energy strategy. Also he has worked with GE, Vestas, and Power Grid Corporation of India in different leadership roles.

He has done his post-graduation in management from National University of Singapore and holds a degree in electrical engineering from NIT Rourkela.

Mr. MVBV.Prasad

Senior Vice President, DC Operations & Program Management

MVBV Prasad is currently leading the operations and program management of DCs across India. He has 20 + years in operations and Building of Data Centers and Telecom Infrastructure.

He has built large Data Center from concept to completion. As a part of program management he manages customer life cycle of hyperscalers, BFSI and corporates. He is well versed with open access policies/requirements for sourced renewable power to the extent of 250 MWp.

In past he has worked with companies like ST Telemedia, Tata Communications & Tata Teleservices.

• Sustainability
• Project Management
• Energy Optimizations
• Carbon foot print reduction
• Water foot print reduction etc.

Rajiv Trivedi

Managing Director, Advisor

Rajiv Trivedi is Advisor to the Chairman and Managing Director. A highly decorated police officer, he superannuated from the prestigious Indian Police Service (IPS) in 2021. Prior to getting selected in the IPS he served in the tech giant Tata Consultancy Services in early 1980s. He brings with him nearly four decades of experience ranging from systems analysis, computer programming and handling customer accounts to investigation, law and order, intelligence, managing and deploying large security forces. He piloted major reforms and policy formulation at government level as Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department, Government of Telangana. He also served on deputation in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He led, as Contingent Commander, a large Indian Civil Police contingent to the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina. He served in Bosnia & Herzegovina as the United Nations Regional Commander in Doboj Region where he supervised an international police force engaged in peace keeping, training and collocation with local police, and return and rehabilitation of refugees in coordination with other international agencies.

Rajiv Trivedi is an MBA and he was also awarded:

• British Commonwealth Scholarship by the Government of India and the British High Commission.
• Director’s Gold Medal for the Best Officer Trainee at the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, by the Government of India.
• IPS Association Sword of Honour for the Best Outdoor IPS Probationer at the SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad, by the Government of India.
• Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the Government of India.
• President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service by the Government of India.
• Ati Utkrishth Seva Medal for conspicuous devotion, skill and courage by the Government of India.
• United Nations Peace Keeping Medal by the United Nations Organization.

Rajiv Trivedi has an enviable record as an endurance athlete. He swam nearly 40 kms in 13 hours from England to France in the English Channel, crossed the 20 kms wide Strait of Gibraltar in 5 hours and 28 minutes and the 30 kms wide Palk Strait in 12 hours and 31 minutes, apart from many other swims. He stood 3rd in the veterans’ category in the prestigious Mumbai Full Marathon. He has also covered most of Telangana State on bicycle with his two sons and wife who share his passion for fitness.

Major General Vikram Singh, (Retd)

Director Administration, Security and Training

A fifth generation Army Officer he has 35 years of active service in the Army in all kinds of terrains both in Operational and Staff appointments. He has conducted major operations and trained foreign armies in facets of military operations. He has been commended by the Chief of Army Staff on two occasions for his outstanding services to the Army. He superannuated on 30 April 2022. He brings his vast experience in all facets of Administration, Security, Training and employee well being to the company.