 |
|
Mr. Michael Coomer, Chairman
Michael Coomer joined the
Board of the Company in January, 2008. At EDS, he is the
Executive Vice President of the Asia Pacific Region and
Leader of the Global Financial Services Industry group.
He is responsible for driving EDS’ business and operations
in India, Greater China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia,
Australia and New Zealand. Coomer directs operations at
multiple EDS Best Shore® operations in the region. He
brings more than 30 years of business and information
technology experience to EDS, primarily in Senior Executive
roles.
Coomer has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and holds a graduate diploma with specialization in Digital Communications. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, and a member and fellow of several Asia Pacific professional organizations.
Previously, Coomer worked for Westpac Banking Corporation where he was responsible for all Banking Operations, Supply Chain Management Services, Property and Security. Before joining Westpac, Coomer worked for National Australia Bank from 1994 to 2000, advancing through Executive positions to become Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining National Australia Bank, Coomer held positions with IBM Global Services, Ansett Transport Industries, and Rockwell International.
He also formerly was a Director at the publicly held IT Company, Adacol and a number of private firms, also serving on the Advisory Board for the JB Were Private Equity Fund.
Mr. Jeroen Tas, Vice Chairman
Jeroen is the co-founder of MphasiS. Before starting MphasiS he was with Citibank, heading Transaction Technology Inc, the subsidiary responsible for the design and development of the bank's distribution systems, such as ATMs, Internet and contact centers. He has worked for Digital Equipment and Philips Electronics in international marketing and project management positions in the USA, Europe and Asia.
Jeroen is a native of the Netherlands and holds an MBA from the Free University of Amsterdam. Jeroen was a director on the Board of the Company from September 2001 to June 2006 and rejoined the Board as an additional director and Vice-Chairman on 10 October 2006.
Currently, Jeroen is Vice President - Business Operations for Applications Services of EDS Corporation with responsibility for Applications Services' planning, sales, solutioning, supply management, demand fulfillment and work placement functions. He is also on the Board of Eldorado Computing Inc. and Riddle Productions, USA.
Mr. Jeya Kumar, Chief Executive Officer
Jeya Kumar joined the Board of the Company in February 2008. Jeya is responsible for the overall management at MphasiS.
Jeya has a Masters of Business degree from Curtin University, Australia and a Bachelors of Business degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. In addition, he holds post graduate diplomas in Computer Science, Marketing and Management Studies and has participated in the Advanced Management Program with Oxford University.
Jeya Kumar has more than 25 years of global experience spanning India, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Mexico, United Kingdom and United States. Before joining MphasiS, he was Senior Vice President - Services Group at Sun Microsystems Inc and a member of Sun's Executive Management Group. As head of a $5 billion a year services business, Jeya was responsible for the business unit's financial performance, strategy, marketing, portfolio management, in-market management, product engineering, technology development, M&A and channels in more than 120 countries.
Prior to Sun, Jeya held various management and executive positions with global firms including Apple Computers Inc and National Semi-Conductor Corporation.
Dr. Jose de la Torre, Director
Dr. Jose de la Torre is a Doctor in Business Administration from Harvard University and MBA (Management) and B.S. (Aerospace Engineering) from the Pennsylvania State University. He is the Dean of the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University, Miami, Florida and holds the Byron Harless Chair in Management.
He joined the Board in June 2000. Dr. de la Torre was previously a professor of International business strategy at the Anderson School at UCLA and at INSEAD in France. He is also on the International Advisory Board of EDHEC in Lille and Nice, France. He is on the Board of Proeza S.A. Monterrey, Mexico.
Mr. Nawshir H Mirza, Director
Nawshir Mirza is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India having qualified in the year 1973. He spent most of his career with Ernst & Young and its Indian member firm, S.R.Batliboi & Co, Chartered Accountants, and its predecessor firm, Arthur Young, being a Partner from 1974 to 2003. He joined the Board of MphasiS in January 2004.
He has contributed to the accounting profession, being a Speaker or the Chairperson at a large number of professional conferences in India & abroad.
He is also a Director on the boards of Esab India Limited, Tata Industries Limited, TATA Power Company Limited, Health & Glow Retailing Private Limited, Foodworld Supermarkets Limited and Jardine Shipping Services (India) Private Limited. As a philanthropist, he is actively involved with Childline, an all-India NGO for abused & distressed children.
Mr. Davinder Singh Brar, Director
D S Brar is a B.E. (Electrical) from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, and a Masters in Management from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi (Gold Medalist - 1974). He joined the Board in April 2004. Brar started his career with Associated Cement Companies (ACC) and later joined Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited where he rose to the position of CEO and Managing Director.
Currently, he is also on the boards of Suraj Hotels Private Limited, Madhubani Investments Private Limited, Suraj Overseas Private Limited, Green Valley Land and Development Private Limited, Davix Management Services Private Limited, GVK Bio Sciences Private Limited, GVK Davix Technologies Private Limited, Inogent Laboratories Private Limited, Maruti Udyog Limited, GVK Davix Research Services Private Limited and Moksha8 (Cayman Islands). He is also a Member of the Board of Governors in Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and Special Advisor to the Board of Directors of Codexis, a California based Company.
Mr. Joseph Eazor, Director
Joseph (Joe) Eazor is also a representative of EDS on the Board of the Company since June 2006. He has a MBA degree from the University of Chicago and a BSc. Degree from the Colorado School of Mines.
At EDS, he is the President of EDS Asia and Chairman of EDS China. In this position, Joe leads EDS' efforts in ASEAN, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Previously, he was the Vice President and General Manager of the EDS' BPO unit. As head of BPO, he was responsible for EDS' financial processing, administrative processing, CRM, F&A and HR outsourcing businesses, including ExcellerateHRO.
Before leading EDS' BPO business, Joe was the head of Corporate Strategy and Operations Improvement, working for the Chairman and CEO. A former A.T. Kearney Vice President and global industry practices leader, Joe has also worked with Ernst and Young as a partner and co-leader of its Strategic Advisory Services Practice. He also served as a Principal with AlixPartners LLC, a management turnaround and consulting firm, and as President and CEO of Springbow Solutions, a business-to-business software solutions company.
Ms. Vinita Bali, Director
Vinita Bali joined the Board on March 30, 2007. Vinita holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and has an MBA degree from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies of Bombay University. She has acquired additional qualifications in Business and Economics from Michigan State University and has interned at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Vinita started her career with Voltas in India in 1977. In 1980, she joined Cadbury India as Brand Manager and went on to working in the UK, Nigeria and South Africa, where she also served on Cadbury Boards. In 1994, she moved to the Coca-Cola Company in the USA as the world wide Marketing Director of Coca-Cola. During her ten years at Coke she also served as President of the South Latin Division and Head of Strategy, with responsibility for the company's worldwide business strategy and new initiatives.
Currently, Vinita is the Managing Director of Britannia Industries Limited, India. She is also on the Boards of Britannia New Zealand Foods Limited, Go Airlines (India) Private Limited, Titan Industries Limited, Gujarat Glass Ltd., Britannia New Zealand Holdings Private Limited, Mauritius, Britannia & Associates (Mauritius) Private Limited and Britannia & Associates (Dubai) Company Limited. Vinita has also served on the Board of the Centre for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, a non-profit organization.
Mr. Thomas Erhardt, Director
Tom Erhardt is a representative of EDS on the Board of the company. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
At EDS, Erhardt is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the EDS Asia Pacific region. In this role, he is responsible for the EDS Financial team supporting business units in Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India. His responsibilities also include overseeing the operational performance management on a day to day basis. This involves the Annual Plan development, forecast updates, EDS Corporation financial briefings, Sales development and support.
Erhardt joined EDS in January, 1985. His experience here includes key roles in finance, sales, new business development, and business relations, supporting a wide range of business units and clients based in Europe, and United States.
As CFO for the NMCI account, Erhardt was responsible for rebuilding the finance team and instituting controls and processes to provide consistent and transparent understanding of financial performance of the contract, leading to a profitable turnaround.
Mr. Michael Koehler, Director
Michael (Mike) Koehler is a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. Mike joined the Board of MphasiS as a representative of EDS in September 2007. At EDS, Mike is Senior Vice President of EMEA Operations and is responsible for end-to-end delivery to all EDS clients across the Europe, Middle East and Africa including service, contractual and financial performance and sales. He has also served as Enterprise Client Executive (ECE) in EDS’ Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) account, the world’s largest Federal government information technology (IT) contract provider to the US.
Previously, Mike was the managing partner of Feld Ventures, a Feld Partners LLC firm where he guided the company’s intellectual and financial investments in emerging technology companies. While with Feld Ventures, Mike served in key positions such as Chief Technology Architect, Director and Vice President for large-scale IT reengineering engagements at Westinghouse/CBS, Delta Air Lines and at AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc. During his tenure as Vice President, Operations and Technology at AmeriServe, he led a team that designed and implemented a company wide Enterprise Resource Planning system and such other comprehensive set of System Management tools to ensure successful ongoing operations. Mike also developed detailed architecture, large-scale computing complexes, connectivity, and communication designs and the implementation to various clients while working with IBM’s Consulting Practice.
Mr. Jim Bridges, Director
Jim Bridges is a representative of EDS on the Board of the company. At EDS, he is Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for the Asia Pacific region. In this role, Bridges has operations responsibility for EDS activities in Greater China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and India. In addition, Bridges continues to be the Account Executive responsible for all GM Asia Pacific operations.
Jim holds Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from North-western State University of Louisiana. Bridges is CEO and Chairman of DIS-EDS Limited, an EDS Joint Venture with Daewoo Information Systems in South Korea, and also a member of the Board of Directors for EDS Thailand.
Bridges joined EDS in 1985 as part of the Systems Engineering Development Program. During his tenure with EDS, Bridges has performed a number of technical and leadership roles. He has worked extensively in the global market leading teams and EDS business in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.
Bridges has also served as Director of Global Sales Service and Marketing in Detroit, Michigan, Client Delivery Executive of After Sales in Russelsheim, Germany and Account Executive of Customer Experience in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
|
|
EDS Asia Pacific Advisory Board
Mr. Jaithirth Rao, Chairman
Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao holds a Masters degree from the University of Chicago and a MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Currently, Jerry is Vice President and General Manager of EDS operations in India. Jerry was the CEO and Managing Director of MphasiS from November 2001 to October 2006.
Prior to founding MphasiS, Jerry was with Citigroup, where he built and developed Citibank's Consumer businesses as the Country/Regional Manager in India, Middle East, Eastern Europe and UK. He earlier headed Citibank's Global Technology Development Division and their Global Electronic Cards Division. Jerry is a seasoned veteran in Consumer and Corporate Financial Services and in Technology Management. With his vast experience on the subject, Jerry has testified before the US Congress on e-commerce.
Jerry is on the Boards of Puravankara Projects Limited, IDFC Private Equity Company Limited, Royal Orchids Hotels Limited, Rao Properties Private Limited, Sanvijay Tours and Travels Private Limited, Bangalore Review and Magazines Co. Private Limited, Lotus India Asset Management Company Private Limited, Kandor Solutions Private Limited, Fuel Automation India Private Limited, Sankhyaa Limited (UK), Juris Investments Private Limited, JuriMatrix Services India Private Limited and VA tech Wabag Limited. He is a Trustee of the NASSCOM Foundation, Sujay Foundation, India Foundation for the Arts and Mathematical Sciences Foundation. He is also a Settlor and Executive Committee Member in IIMA Alumni Association Trust.
|
| Back to Top |
|
