Our Team

Diwakar Nigam co-founded Newgen in 1992. He is also a founding member of NASSCOM, India’s apex IT industry association, and was a member of NASSCOM’s Anti-Piracy Task Group. Prior to joining Newgen, he founded Softek and was associated with the company for 12 years. Diwakar has served on Newgen’s Board of Directors since 1993 and has more than 35 years of experience in the IT industry. He is an alumnus of University of Allahabad, IIT Delhi, and IIT Madras.

T. S. Varadarajan co-founded Newgen in 1992 and has been on the company’s Board of Directors since its incorporation. Prior to promoting Newgen, he promoted Softek Private Limited and was associated with the company for 13 years. He has more than 35 years of experience in software designing and development. He is an alumnus of Bangalore University, IISc Bengaluru, and IIT Madras, and holds a Master’s in Technology (computer science).

Priyadarshini Nigam has served on Newgen’s Board of Directors since 1997. Previously, she was a journalist with over 10 years of experience. She has freelanced and published with the South-North News Service and Depthnews Press Foundation Asia. Priyadarshini holds a Master’s degree in Economics.

Subramaniam Ramnath Iyer is a founder partner of Amtrak Consultants LLP which provides financial and corporate law advisory services to various entities. He has over forty years of post-qualification experience in the fields of finance, accounting, and corporate laws. He is qualified as a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, and Cost Accountant.

Padmaja Krishnan has over 40 years of industry experience as a global business leader and innovator in the technology space. She has led multiple business portfolios for organizations like Tata Consultancy Services, CSC, Sopra-Steria, Dell-Perot Systems, and Genisys Group. She provides business mentoring services and is a certified executive coach at Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching. She is a certified Tick IT lead assessor from UK.

Sudhir is Founder & Chairman of Chiratae Ventures India Advisors. Chiratae Ventures is a leading VC firm advising AUM of $ 1.2 bn, invested in 130 plus companies, exited 60 plus, has taken 3 companies public, funded 9 Unicorns, and backed 15 market leaders. The firm is based out of Bangalore with offices in Mumbai and Delhi. Today Chiratae Ventures is a leading tech VC in India with Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Mr. Bruno Raschle, Dr Andreas Hettich, Mr. Manish Choksi, Mr Patrick McGovern, Mr Puneet Pushkarna, Mr Ken Shibusawa, Mr Ashok Desai as well as Dr. Ferzaan Engineer on its Global Advisory Board and Regional Advisory Board. In 2001, Sudhir was recognized by Red Herring as one of the leading venture capitalists in the country. He has been named among the Top Ten IT Professionals by Dataquest and by Bloomberg UTV as “Visionary Venture Capitalist’’ in 2011. Sudhir has been featured in Subroto Bagchi’s book ‘’Zen Garden – Conversations with Pathmakers’’, in 2014. Sudhir holds a B.Tech., in Engineering and an MBA Degree from FMS, Delhi. His interests include wildlife photography, and he is a collector of antique locks.

Diwakar Nigam co-founded Newgen in 1992. He is also a founding member of NASSCOM, India’s apex IT industry association, and was a member of NASSCOM’s Anti-Piracy Task Group. Prior to joining Newgen, he founded Softek and was associated with the company for 12 years. Diwakar has served on Newgen’s Board of Directors since 1993 and has more than 35 years of experience in the IT industry. He is an alumnus of University of Allahabad, IIT Delhi, and IIT Madras.

Tarun Nandwani has been with Newgen for over 26 years and manages the company’s existing customer and commercial business areas. He is responsible for customer relationship management, commercial activities, contract management, new solution and application development, and driving business from existing customers. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Delhi University.

Dr. Raj has been with Newgen for over 25 years and manages the company’s human resources (HR) strategy, global operations, and programs aligned with HR strategy. Before joining Newgen, he worked with Eicher Goodearth, SRF Nippondenso, PCS Data Products, and Semiconductor Complex Limited. He holds a M.A., with a specialization in social work, from Jamia Millia Islamia University and a Ph.D. from Chandigarh University.

Anand Raman has been with Newgen for over 25 years. He oversees Newgen’s operations in the Americas and is responsible for driving the company’s scale, growth, and profitability in the region. He is also a director on the Board of Newgen Software Inc. Previously, Anand headed Newgen’s sales and marketing, global marketing, and product development teams.

Anand is also an official member of the Forbes Business Council. He holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from Pune University and a certificate in Advanced Management from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

Rajvinder is driving Global Sales with focus on GSI relationships in his current role. He has about three decades of solution sales experience and has a keen interest and strong knowledge of existing and emerging technologies in Digital Process Automation and Transformation Space. He was associated with Newgen during 2002-09 for sales leadership position for India and APAC. He has also been associated with Automation Anywhere, Microsoft and IBM. He did his Master’s in Management from IRMA, Anand and Global Advance Management Program from ISB- Kellogg.

Arun Kumar Gupta has been with Newgen since 2010. He oversees financial planning, treasury, global taxation, investor relations, business finance, compliances, and financial reporting. He has over 25 years of experience in finance, having previously worked with companies like Maersk, Thermax, and Satyam. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science from the University of Calcutta and is a qualified company secretary, cost and works accountant, and chartered accountant.