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Srini Viswanathan
Managing Director
Srini Viswanathan is currently the CEO Vibrant Energy Holdings and Managing Director of its India development platform (Vibrant Energy).
Previously, he was leading SunEdison India’s C&I business where he acquired and managed one of India’s largest open access solar portfolio and built a strong pipeline for the company. Prior to that, he was the Country Head and Managing Director for Solesa Solar Engineering operating across India, Middle East and Africa . At Solesa he implemented India’s first solar diesel hybrid project and managed open access & rooftop project development . Srini started his solar finance and development career by being a founding employee for Sol Systems where he helped to build a mezzanine solar financing business with SRECs in the US.
He completed his MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and started his career at UBS Investment Bank for industrial and renewable energy clients. Previously, he worked for 10 years in the IT Services industry as international sales manager.
Clarrissa is a Chartered Accountant in Singapore and associate member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She has more than 25 years of working experience in various Finance functions such as controllership & reporting, FP&A, project/ERP implementation and external audit with KPMG. She has worked across different industries ranging from shipping, manufacturing to services and most recently renewable energy.
During these years, she undertook regional work with diversified groups of people from different parts of the world including U.S, Japan, China and most ASEAN countries.
Clarrissa Lim
Financial Controller
Sakhuja Aditya
Investment Manager
Aditya works in the M&A and Investments team, based out of the Singapore office. His key roles and responsibilities include liaising with investors on raising capital, investment analysis for acquiring projects, competitive power bidding, engaging in negotiations, etc. Prior to this, he was working with the M&A advisory team of PwC wherein he assisted technology-industry focused PE clients on due diligence projects, cost transformation projects and technology assessments. He also brings in analytics experience from ZS Associates wherein he worked with pharmaceutical clients on revenue forecasting. He is a graduate of Birla Institute of Technology and an attendee of the transformational leadership program at the Indian School of Business.
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A qualified Chartered Accountant having more than 23 years of broad experience in all aspects of accounting, auditing and financial management. Direct experience with Health Care (OEM products and Pharma), Construction Infrastructure, IT Software development, banking solutions and e-Learning solution providing companies in Middle East and myiris.com in India.
Managed large size project funding with syndication of local and foreign banks. Conducted feasibility studies, PE and Institutional funding for new start-ups in Kuwait, UAE, Jordan and Sudan. Managed private placement of shares and ESOPs by setting up trust in India. Associated with Harvard School of Public Health, USA for UN Study project of 7-years providing financial consultancy for an Agent in Kuwait. Served on the Boards of Incube, Kuwait and Unisol, Sudan; Member of Investment committee at Technology World; Member of monthly pricing fixation committee for Asphalt produce for large construction company in Kuwait.
Specialties: Startups, SMEs focused CFO services. People, Process & Technology related reviews from back end effectiveness/ Finance transformation standpoint. Effectively focusing on automation and eliminating process inefficiencies.
Associated and employed with Vibrant Energy in India for the past one year.
Narendar Chenna
Chief Financial Officer
Saravanan
Chief Operating Officer
Saravanan has over 19 years of experience in Project & Operations Management. He is proficient in managing complete project operations including planning, budgeting, negotiation with suppliers & contractors, quality management, resource utilization and manpower planning. Prior to Vibrant he was working with Cleantech Solar as Head of Project Management for India leading a portfolio 100+ MW of Ground Mount & Rooftop projects. Previously he was working with SunEdison, as Project Management expert and has spearheaded operations for more than 300 MW of solar projects. He has spent 10 years with the Indian Navy in various capacities and retired from service in the year 2014.
He holds an MBA in Operations Management from NIBM, a PGDM in Supply Chain Management from Symbiosis and Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Naresh spearheads the SCM vertical at Vibrant Energy. He has more than a decade of experience in the Renewable energy sector and his expertise include Project Procurement, Planning & Budgetary control, Vendor Development, Expediting, Export-Import Management, Subcontracts Management, evaluation and selection of potential suppliers, negotiations and concluding agreement framework.
Prior to Vibrant, he has worked in renowned major renewable energy companies in India and he has handled supply chain management activities for more than 500MW solar and 200MW Wind power projects. As an SCM professional, he has established strategic alliances and long-term business partnerships.
Naresh is a B. Tech graduate in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
Naresh Kumar Jilla
Supply Chain Management
Chaitanya GVLK
Projects
Chaitanya leads the Project Development & Project Execution activities at Vibrant. He has over 12 years of experience in Project Planning, Development & Execution in Infrastructure and Renewable industry. He has to his credit more than 1 GW of Project Execution experience. He also has an impeccable record of simultaneously handling multiple projects and ensuring completion of all Projects as per commissioning timelines.
He is a Gold Medallist in M.Tech (Electronics & Communication Engineering) from Andhra University and an M.B.A in Marketing.
Sujan manages the Asset Management and O&M activities for all Vibrant projects. Sujan has 9 years of experience in Solar Photovoltaic Industry. Prior to joining Vibrant, he has worked in renowned organizations in the Solar PV Industry. Through his career he has been responsible for remote monitoring a fleet of 1.8 GW of solar assets. He also had a short stint at Vietnam as a
Solar O&M expert for 120 MWp plant in setting up the operations, developing processes and training the field personnel. His expertise includes Performance Monitoring & Analytics, Operations & Maintenance and Asset Management.
He has completed his Master’s in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Power Systems from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Sujan Kumar
Asset Management
Shweta Loya
Company Secretary
Shweta is responsible for the administration of all compliances in line with the Statutory and Regulatory requirements, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Compliances and for obtaining and providing support for various approvals required under Renewable sector.
She has an overall experience of 6 years in Corporate Governance and Compliances, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) compliances, Incorporation of Foreign subsidiary Companies, conversion of Companies to LLP, Secretarial Audit, Due Diligence, Legal Agreements, Application to Regional Director, FEMA Compliances, RBI and External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) Compliances.
She is a qualified Company Secretary and is an Associate member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Osmania University College for Women (OUCW) and earned Rolling Shield for securing first position in the university.
Sri Harsha is responsible for leading the Finance & Accounting activities at Vibrant. He is responsible for effective fund utilization, monitoring of accounting activities, preparation of MIS and other financial reports including statutory compliances. He is proficient in Investor Relations, IND AS financials reporting & Preparation of annual report.
He has more than 6 years of experience in accounting, direct & indirect taxation, financial reporting and fund flow analysis. Previously he has worked in Cyient limited in external reporting department where he has prepared five quarterly SEBI results for entire group to report at respective Stock Exchanges.
Prior to that he was working with Gangavaram Port limited where he has prepared consolidation and standalone financials for the group and represented before various tax authorities relating to income tax assessments. He was also responsible for statutory compliances and representing audited data to DGFT department to obtain SEIS licenses.
Harsha is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Cost & Management Accountant. He also holds an MBA from Anna University.
Sri Harsha
Finance & Accounting
KrantiKumar
Design & Engineering
KrantiKumar is heading the Design & Engineering vertical at Vibrant Energy. He brings in more than 9 years of diversified experience in the designing of Battery based systems, commercial rooftop & Utility Scale Ground Mount Projects in India & overseas (Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, UAE & Egypt).
He has designed more than 260MW+ Solar Plants cumulatively. Prior to joining Vibrant Energy, he had worked in SunEdison & CleanMax Solar, where he has handled Solar farms, Commercial Rooftop & Battery-based Projects in India & overseas. Kranti holds master in Power Systems from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Mahendra Jain is leading the Quality Assurance & EHS at Vibrant Energy. He has over 12 years of diversified experience in Quality Management System and EHS in Automobile, Product Engineering, Manufacturing and Solar power plants. Prior to Vibrant, he was associated with renowned major renewable energy EPC organization where he was handling overall Quality Assurance requirements.
His expertise lies in designing and implementation from incoming to final Quality Assurance plan & Procedures, achieving defined timelines and requirements in Project Management part and implementation of best EHS practices. He has worked on more than 200 MW solar Projects.
He is an Electrical & Electronics Engineer and Lead Auditor for ISO14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.
Mahendra Jain
Quality Assurance & EHS
Pavithra
Human Resources
Pavithra is responsible for leading the Human Resources team. In this role, she is responsible for envisioning the roadmap for HR, driving strategy and implementing operational priorities aligned with the overall organizational mandate.
She is a result-oriented HR professional having managed progressive HR roles. She has been responsible for managing and driving Strategic Planning, Change Management, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Talent Engagement, Learning & Development Initiatives and Grievance Handling. She also has hands-on experience in handling IR issues and HR System Implementation.
She started her career with SunEdison where she served as the HR Business Partner for India business and later moved onto Greenko Group as part of the acquisition. She had a brief stint at Infosys as an Employee Relations Specialist prior to Vibrant Energy.
She holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource and Organization Development from Madras School of Social Work.
As Head-Legal at Vibrant Energy (India), Arun Geetesh currently heads the legal department, which provides legal advice and transaction support for all business and cross-functions at Vibrant. He is also responsible for overall risk management & legal compliance, corporate governance and rendering effective legal counsel to the senior management on key business opportunities, transactions and growth plans.
With more than eleven years of work experience gained across premiere law firms and in-house roles, he has proven track record of leading, negotiating and closing several large M&A and capital raising transactions and handling all aspects of renewable energy business (both Wind and Solar) including project financing, EPC contracts, land acquisitions, regulatory and compliance issues. He has overseen and advised on high risk/value disputes involving complex regulatory issues, ensuring successful outcomes.
Prior work experience includes association with L&L Law offices (in Mumbai) in Capital Markets and M&A practice, managing an start-up law firm and working as in-house counsel at Mytrah Energy, where he was involved in all aspects of setting up of approx. 1.5 GW of renewable energy capacity in wind and solar projects across India. He has a bachelor’s degree in law from premier law school – NUJS, Kolkata and is enrolled as member of Bar Council of Delhi.
Arun Geetesh
Legal
Ramakrishnan
Business Development
Ramakrishnan is a seasoned business development professional who is passionate about renewable energy. In the past, he has helped companies scale business models, enter new markets, and implement clean-technologies for the benefit of commercial and industrial consumers of energy. He has completed his PGP from the Indian School of Business (Major – Finance) and his B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from Anna University. He has also co-authored 3 technical research papers in field of sustainable fuels.
Sanjeev is a qualified Safety profession having 20 years of Industrial experience in EHS Management System Implementation. Currently heading WHSE department, based out of the Hyderabad Office.
Key roles and responsibilities to formulate WHSE policies and procedures, Lead the development of a consistent company wide EHS system, Liaise with investors, external EHS service providers, Establish lines of communication in which employees play an active role in safety culture development, compliance and addressing concerns
Prior to Vibrant worked with ReNew Power heading Solar Business (Projects and Operational Sites having 3.1 GW portfolio); handled key assignment was Safety Culture Improvement Program in coordination with DuPont. Previously he worked with GE Power, Alstom Power, Siemens Ltd, Technip-Dodsal Dubai UAE.
He holds Bachelor of Engineering (E.C.E), Industrial Safety certificate from Andhra Pradesh SBTE, NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
Sanjeev THOTA
WHSE