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2004) and Axcel Photonics to a private
Bharat Gupte joins CitiXsys
investor.
He has been actively involved in
board of directors
successful mergers that include Kromos
with AnaCom Inc. and Optovation with
Laurel Networks. He led the successful IPO
CITIXSYS, a provider of software solutions Semiconductor’s Board of Directors. Before of Magma in November 2001. In addition
for the Retail and Wholesale Distribution joining Oki in 1989, he served as Director he also served as an advisor to Opelin, an
Supply Chain, recently appointed Bharat of Marketing and International Sales for automatic remote backup storage software
Gupte to its board of directors. Inova Microelectronics, successfully company that was later sold to Hewlett
“Bharat brings an incredible wealth of repositioning the company as an SRAM Packard in 2007.
knowledge and experience to CitiXsys from supplier. Still earlier, he was a Directorate Bharat has an MBA from The Wharton
having helped run various organisations to Marketing Manager with Advanced Micro School at the University of Pennsylvania,
the pinnacle of success,” said Kamal Devices (NYSE: AMD) for a $50M product and also holds an engineering degree from
Karmakar, CEO of CitiXsys. “Bharat has line. the Indian Institute of Technology.
spent several decades overseeing the Bharat’s past experiences includes
operations of many multi-million dollar executive management positions in multi-
companies. His track record of driving billion dollar organizations both
iSLI appoints
business growth and propelling positive domestically and internationally. He sits on
business changes will be a key asset in the boards of LumaSense Technologies,
new country
taking CitiXsys ahead. We look forward to Niksun and Stratosphere Solutions. He has
representative
benefiting from his insights and also served on the boards of Optovation
in India
experience,” he added. (photonics subsystems), Gtran Inc. (optical
From 2000 to 2005, Bharat served as subsystems), Nextnine (software services), THE INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEM
the Managing Director of Redwood Venture Tavanza (wireless RF), GWS Photonics LEVEL INTEGRATION (iSLI), a
Partners, a private equity firm. Prior to (semiconductors), Axcel Photonics provider of postgraduate education,
joining Redwood Ventures, he served as (photonics) and Kromos (satellite professional training and research in
President and COO of the Optical communications), Lambent Technologies system level integration and system on
Components Division of Oki (sold to Induslogic in 2006). Other chip technologies, has appointed Pinku
Semiconductor (a division of Oki Electric companies he has worked closely with Biswas as country representative for
Industry, a member of the Nikkei 225). include Gtran Wireless (cellular products), India.
Before heading operations at Optical Nazomi (cell phone accelerators), Ashvattha Tony Harker, CEO at iSLI,
Components, he was Vice President and (wireless RF components) and Pranalytica comments, “With twelve years
General Manager of Standard Products, (Security systems). experience of working for British
another business unit of Oki Semiconductor Bharat was also instrumental in Universities and an in depth
with high growth in products targeted at the executing Tavanza’s sale to Celeritek; Gtran understanding of issues relating to
communications segment. In 1998, he was Wireless sale to Flextronics (Jan 2004); international student recruitment, Pinku
appointed a member of Oki Mesh Networks sale to Motorola (Nov was a natural choice for iSLI. We hope
that he will help us to forge partnership
links between iSLI and Indian
BPCL sets up PV project
universities, providing opportunities for
collaboration and co-operation between
PUBLIC SECTOR OIL marketing company project in Mohali and power generated will the two countries.”
BPCL announced its decision to set up its be fed into the state grid at a tariff of Rs Pinku will be responsible for dealing
first PV power project in India with a 8.93 per unit. This plant will be a pilot with all direct enquiries from potential
capacity of 1MW. To set up this power project and it will be decided whether other MSc and EngD students, hosting
plant, BPCL has signed a MOU with the projects will be launched on the base of its regional seminars for companies who are
Punjab Energy Development Agency. It is success. BPCL also plans to set up wind interested in iSLI’s continuing
planned to build operate and own the plant power projects in Gujarat, Rajastan, professional development courses and
within the next 8-10 months at Lalru in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu and has giving presentations at Universities in
Mohali. successfully commissioned a wind energy India.
The plant is the first solar based power project in Karnataka.
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