WE EXIST FOR THE LOVE OF CODE

ANKUR AGARWAL

CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Ankur Agarwal is the CEO of Clarion Technologies. He co-founded Clarion in early 2000, with an Entrepreneurial vision of providing software solutions for progressive businesses. 18 years strong, currently Clarion has 3 state-of-the-art centers with 400+ employees and over 1000 clients across the world.

Ankur is an active Angel Investor interested in high tech ventures, combined with his passion for supporting entrepreneurs, led to establishing Clarion Venture Partners in 2011 as an Angel Fund and Incubator for technology start-ups. Through the years he has invested in multiple companies - from food startups, e-commerce companies, social ventures to high-tech consulting.

Ankur is the Alumnus of IIT-BHU and a member of TiE Pune (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Indian Angel Network (IAN), Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and Young President’s Organisation (YPO). Ankur strongly believes in empowering people and businesses with robust IT solutions to solve business critical problems, globally.

SIDDHARTH MOTIWALE

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Siddharth is the COO of Clarion Technologies.

Siddharth brings on board 23+ years of experience with global organizations like Airtel, Tata, Reliance, Wipro and Arvind handling overall P&L, Sales & Marketing. He has expertise in leading large operations and cross functional teams to achieve aggressive revenue, profitability & market share goals. Before Clarion, Siddharth worked as Chief Operating Officer with Airtel leading operations with 10 MN customers, 170 MN revenue and 780+ team size. Siddharth has held several leadership roles in Telecom, FMCG and Retail industry including – Head of Sales with Airtel, Head of Marketing with Tata Docomo and Retail Head with Arvind Brands.

Siddharth is known for his multi-Industry, multi-geography exposure, leadership skills and ability to formulate business strategy & deliver it with executional excellence.

Siddharth is a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications and M.B.A. in Marketing from Pune University. Siddharth is also a professional coach who is passionate about helping people and organizations achieve greater heights of success. He is a certified Executive and Team Coach by Marshall Goldsmith who is World’s No.1 Executive Coach and Leadership Thinker.

Harjinder Singh Kohli

CEO – INDIA & GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

With 30 plus years of experience, Harjinder (Bobby) is a stalwart in the Telecom & ICT industry and is currently the CEO – India & Government Business with Clarion Technologies.

An expert in formulating and operationalizing several new business initiatives by designing winning business strategies, he has extensive experience in setting up and managing different business units/ verticals and large cross functional teams under his belt, by building leadership and talent diversity.

Harjinder (Bobby) has worked over the years with various Enterprises & Government organizations – Central Govt./ State Govt./ PSUs/ Defense/ Railways etc. which makes him an industry veteran in dealing with administrative organizations across the landscape.

Harjinder (Bobby) has held many senior positions in organizations like Reliance Jio (Vice President & Head Sales – Enterprise & Government Business), Bharti Airtel Limited (Vice President & Head Government Business), Sify Technologies Ltd (Sr Vice President – System Integration & Government Business), Idea Cellular (Sales Head), Singtel (Sales & Training Manager). He has set up strategic alliances for various organizations with both domestic and international partners and orchestrated many success stories with these partners.

KOUSTUBH MOHARIL

HEAD OF SALES

As the Head of Sales at Clarion Technologies, Koustubh takes pride in leading our customer-obsessed sales organization. The sales team unlocks the value of ‘Digital Transformation’ for our customers by helping them leverage Clarion’s rich team of Industry 4.0 thought leaders, technologists, data scientists, and domain experts.

Koustubh believes in creating value - for customers, employees, shareholders, and society at large - by leveraging the power of collaboration, challenging the status quo, and applying a results-driven approach.

Before joining Clarion Technologies, Koustubh has played various commercial leadership roles for over 14 years, with diverse global conglomerates such as Vodafone & A.P. Moller - Maersk and built and led highly engaged and successful teams in competitive markets.

Koustubh is a Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation & Control from the University of Pune. He also holds the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore. 

ASHISH GARODIA

ADVISOR

Ashish is an advisor to technology companies and is also part of the IAN network. He has invested in companies like Fareye, Sensibol, Orangescape, etc. In his most recent role as the Chief Product Officer of tastykhana.in (acquired by Rocket Internet owned Foodpanda), Ashish was responsible for product design, architecture, development and delivery across all platforms. The company scaled to process 6x the number of orders making it an attractive acquisition target.

Before TastyKhana, Ashish was the Director of Synygy India and Vice President, Global Information Systems at Philadelphia based Synygy, Inc., where he managed a 180 strong India team and was responsible for global financial reporting, sales force operations, business intelligence systems, and all digital marketing initiatives. Ashish holds a Masters Degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and Information Systems (MIS) from the Katz School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, USA and a Bachelors of Engineering (BE) from Bangalore University, India.

SHIRISH JOSHI

ADVISOR

Shirish B. Joshi is an independent HR and OD consultant to leading corporate and social organizations in India and abroad. Organizations seek his advice in the areas of managerial compensation and knowledge worker productivity. He also works with companies as a facilitator for organizational change. Apart from this, Shirish regularly consults with government, leading NGOs and international donor agencies towards facilitating social and institutional development.

An alum of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Shirish worked with ONGC for 8 years and later joined Thermax Group in Pune. At Thermax, he rose to become the group HR head and member of the executive committee. Shirish is a visiting faculty at the Xavier Labor Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, and also the Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC), Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR) as well as the Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), all at Pune.