Board and Management

Mikael, a Swedish national, settled in India in 1993. With experience as an IT consultant in Sweden and internationally, his expertise spans business analysis, requirements acquisition, software architecture, and Artificial Intelligence. He focuses on ethical entrepreneurship, overcoming cultural challenges, and agile development. Mikael has a degree in Economics and a postgraduate in Computer Science Informatics.

Vanitha Venugopal is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Gislen Software. She started her journey as a trainee programmer and worked her way up, building deep experience across technology, customers, people and operations. She is a seasoned technology leader with a strong focus on customer success, people and operational excellence. She combines a pragmatic, hands-on leadership style with a clear focus on delivering outcomes and building lasting customer relationships. Her approach is grounded in accountability, collaboration and a strong commitment to delivering value for customers.

Mahalakshmi is a Chartered Accountant with over 11 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, treasury management, and business finance. She oversees budgeting, cash flow, financial reporting, and performance analysis, providing financial insights that support informed business decisions and sustainable growth. Mahalakshmi holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, and earned her CA qualification from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Shaj, with an HR background, oversees HR processes, excels in win-win negotiations, and fosters an energised workforce. Skilled in conflict resolution, he brings positive perspectives to challenges. He led our Go Green initiative, installing solar power systems that reduced costs. Shaj holds a B.Com and an MBA in HR and Marketing from Madras University.

Nithya and her team ensure that our servers, solar panels, inverters, batteries and other infrastructure work efficiently 24×7. Nithya also works with software design and development including UX and has been with the company since 2005, she has a degree in Electrical Engineering

Philip, a Chartered Accountant, built a career in UK regulatory services, retiring as Director of Financial Crime and Intelligence in 2010. Since then, he has consulted on European Regulatory Policy for the Electronic Money Industry and held Non-Exec roles in private, public, and charitable sectors, including chairing the UK Supreme Court’s auditing committee. He has long advised the company, now serving as a board director.

Glenn is the Principal of Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Conoor and has a background as an HR professional in the IT industry. Glenn has worked for TATA-AIG, MphasiS/EDS, Wipro Spectramind, Tata Infotech, Bahwan Automotive centre and TVS-Impal. He has a BSc. in Computer Science from CBM College (affiliated to Bharathiar University) and an MBA (Marketing) from The Institute for Technology and Management.

Maria is the director in charge of the company’s CSR-program. She has a B. Education and has many years of experience with teaching and leadership within the educational sector.

Nina has been a member of our Swedish board since 2008. In her regular work, she is a process owner with Nordea Bank. She has a Master of Economics and an Executive MBA.