Management Team
KARYA Technologies, Inc. started in the year 2007, aspiring to be a Global Leader in providing state-of-the-art 15 Information Technology Services to our clients. Founded by Mr. Bala Balasubramanian, we pride ourselves in being a workplace that works hard, has fun, and serves our clients with top-notch quality IT Services. While providing uncompromising customer satisfaction always is our primary goal, we also simultaneously strive to add value to all other stakeholders - Employees, Trading Partners, Investors and Statutory Bodies
Bala Balasubramanian
Executive Chairman
With 35 years of abundant IT Experience, Bala pioneered KARYA Technologies’ Inception. He founded J&B Software in 1984 and spearheaded J&B's growth into an Industry Leader. With over 20 years of work in developing Advanced Payment Processing Solutions at J&B Software, Bala has brought together Innovative Technologies, Business Expertise and Entrepreneurial Skills to deliver state-of-the-art solutions to more than 165 Fortune 500 Companies and Government Agencies across US and Canada.
This unique accomplishment has made him a very Successful Entrepreneur with a great Vision in embarking on new and niche Ventures. Besides providing Vision and Strategic guidance for KARYA Technologies, Bala enjoys Golfing.
Ramesh Ranganathan
Senior Vice President (F&O)
With over 38+ Years of experience, A Post Graduate in Commerce, with Management Qualification and a Fellow Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, has served in various industries at Senior Managerial Positions. Involved in Business Architecture, Capital Restructuring, Financial Engineering, Resource Mobilisation, Financial Products Development & Marketing, Credit Delivery, Credit Management, Project Appraisals for funding / Investment and Credit Control including all facets of legal aspects besides General Management.
As Senior Vice President (F & O) besides heading Finance, involved in operations and actively engaged with Top Management in Strategic Management, aiding to realise corporate growth plans and vision.
Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan alias Ranga is an agile leader with more than 30 years of experience enabled by his strong technical and functional background in public finance, ERP and payment processing. Ranga started his long- desired IT career at the National Informatics Centre, a government of India IT organization, and gained half a decade of interesting experience in software development for public finance.
Seeking a more challenging environment, he moved into the private software industry with Ramco Systems and gained technical and functional expertise in Ramco's ERP Product. After a decade of ERP implementation experience for European, U.S. and Asian clients, he moved to U.S.-based J&B Software, a product-based company that was a leader in the development and implementation of payment processing products for the U.S. payments processing market.
During his leadership in the ERP and payments processing market, he built a team of more than 100 people from the ground up and led the delivery team in product development, presales and IT solution implementation for the payment processing industry in the US, Asia and the Middle East. This enabled him to work with prestigious clients in the US and Asia such as Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, American Express, HSBC, ICICI Bank, Merrill Lynch etc.
Equipped with a MS in Software Systems from BITS Pilani, Ranga has a strong leadership experience in delivery management steeped in best practices and strongly aligned with business solutions across industries.
Narasimha Raghavan R
Vice President Client Operations Support
Narasimha Raghavan R with Honors in System’s management, brings over 30+ years of extensive IT experience to the table. Throughout his career, he has been deeply involved in the complete life cycle of software projects, including system analysis, database design, development, and implementation
He has substantial expertise working with many ERP packages tailored for SME segments. He has been actively engaged with Microsoft delivered ERP products viz.. Dynamics Ax from earlier versions till D365F&O and is currently managing Support Division with Ax / D365F&O, NAV/BC , CRMx, projects.
He possesses a broad understanding of commercial business applications involving Supply chain management, Service management, Financial accounting and Plant & Equipment maintenance.
Narasimha has successfully handled numerous development and implementation projects. He has a strong background in software quality, adhering to ISO and CMM-based activities. This expertise has enabled him to lead large projects across different geographies, effectively utilizing an onsite-offshore model for project delivery.
Priya Iyer
President
Priya Iyer brings a diverse range of experiences in sales and project management to the table. Her skill set is further bolstered by her MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Known for her hardworking nature, energetic demeanor, and enthusiastic drive, Priya is dedicated to propelling KARYA to new heights. Her ambition and vitality make her a valuable asset in the journey to elevate the company to the next level.