About Us

Headquartered in Bengaluru, FirstMeridian was founded in 2018 to form an HR investment platform empowered by technology and innovation in Staffing, Managed Services, Recruitment and HR Automation to transform people processes and help organizations and talented individuals achieve their objectives and aspirations.It has been an exciting journey for us, bringing six HR solution providers under our umbrella, namely Innovsource, V5 Global, Affluent Global, Cornucopia, CBSI and RLabs. Today, we are the third largest staffing company (by revenue), with a combined headcount of 108,000+ associates who serve 1100+ clients across industry sectors including Telecom, Retail, BFSI, IT, ITES, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics and more.

board of

Directors

Avinash Vashistha

Chairperson & Independent Director

A.R. Chandrasekharan

Independent Director

Pooja Prabhakar

Independent Director

Richa Arora

Independent Director

Manish Mehta

Non- Executive, Nominee Director

Nilay Pratik

Non- Executive, Nominee Director

Mr. Sudhakar Balakrishnan

Whole Time Director and Group Chief Executive Officer

The Leadership

Team

Sudhakar Balakrishnan

Whole Time Director and Group Chief Executive Officer

Satish Srinivasan

Group Chief Financial Officer

Amitabh Sagar

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

Anurag Gupta

President – IT Staffing

C. Anand Sundar Raj

CEO - General Staffing and Allied Services

Manmeet Singh

Deputy CEO at V5 Global

Vamshidhar Guthikonda

President – Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy and Investor Relations

Monali Joshi

Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

We are an HR solutions provider and an investment platform empowered by technology and innovation in Staffing, Managed Services, Recruitment and HR Automation. We combine our extensive experience in HR solutions with innovation and digital tools to transform people processes.

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Avinash Vashistha

Chairperson & Independent Director

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Avinash Vashistha is the Chairperson and an Independent Director of our Company. He obtained his bachelor’s degree of technology in the field of electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1982 and his master’s degree in computer science from University of Alberta in 1985. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix in 1993.

He has expertise in the technology, consulting, capital and innovation sector. Before his association with our Company, he has held the position of a Whole time Director on the board of Accenture Services Private Limited, the CEO with Tholons Inc and a director of Bluebook Bangalore Private Limited. He has also been on the board of directors of Vaishnavkripa Realty Private Limited, Myspaces Innovations Private Limited, and Medley Medical Solutions Private Limited. He has been an active board and national member of American Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(“FICCI”), Confederation of Indian Industry (“CII”) and National Association of Software and Service Companies (“NASSCOM”) and Institute of Directors, India. He has been associated with our Company since April 12, 2022.

A.R. Chandrasekharan

Independent Director

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Aduthuraiperumalkoil Ramachandran Chandrasekharan (“A. R. Chandrasekharan”) is an Independent Director of our Company. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in commerce (Hons.) from the University of Calcutta in 1972 and has also completed his bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Bombay in 1982. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, apart from being a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers.

He has expertise in sectors like manufacturing, engineering, banking, finance and information technology. Prior to his association with our Company, he has served on the Board of Ashley Atleams India Limited, Ashley Bio-Fuels Limited, Adyar Property Holding Company Private Limited, Hinduja Tech Limited and Hinduja Foundries Limited, Automotive Infotronics Limited and Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment Company Private Limited. He has been associated with our Company since April 12, 2022.

Pooja Prabhakar

Independent Director

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Pooja Prabhakar is an Independent Director of our Company. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Information Science & Engineering from Bangalore University in 1998 and a master’s degree in science from Central Connecticut State University in 2003. She obtained a Certificate in Managing Risk in Organisations from London School of Economics in 2018. She has expertise in the legal, technology & insurance sectors. In the past, she has also been associated with also associated with the United Health Group, CIGNA Healthcare and Essential Logic.

Currently she is the Managing Partner of BCP Associates. She has also been a recipient of numerous awards including Woman Achiever Award & Woman Leadership Award- Excellence in Legal at 7th edition of Future Woman Leader Digital Summit & Awards 2021 and Lex Falcon Award 2021 for impactfully contributing to the Legal industry with great knowledge, reach, innovative ideas, suggestions, futuristic spirit and approach. She has been associated with our Company since April 12, 2022.

Richa Arora

Independent Director

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Richa Arora is an Independent Director of our Company. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Delhi University in 1985 and post graduate diploma in management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1987. She also obtained a Chevening/Gurukul scholarship certificate in Globalisation and Leadership form European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. She has expertise in strategic visioning, marketing, operations and ESG.

She has previously been on the Board of Tata Group entities, Tata Unistore Limited and NourishCo Beverages Limited. She was also the Chief Operating Officer (Consumer Products Business) at Tata Chemicals Limited and has also worked with Tata Consumer Products Limited. She is currently the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer– ESG Stewardship Services at ECube Investment Advisors Private Limited and a Director on the board of Snapdeal Limited. She has been associated with our Company since April 12, 2022.

Manish Mehta

Non- Executive, Nominee Director

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Manish Mehta is a Non- Executive Nominee Director of our Company. He obtained his bachelor’s degree of engineering in the field of civil engineering from the University of Roorkee in 1997 and has completed his degree of Master of Science in transportation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001. Further, he has pursued Master’s in Business Administration from the Harvard University in 2008.

He has expertise in the field of inter alia investment and private equity business. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Lehman Brothers, Barclays Global Investors, N.A., and Grove Capital US Services LLC. He is also currently working in the capacity of Managing Director with Samara India Advisors Private Limited. He has been associated with our Company since September 11, 2018.

Nilay Pratik

Non- Executive, Nominee Director

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Nilay Pratik is a Non- Executive Nominee Director of our Company. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in technology in the field of electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2007. He has completed his post graduate diploma in management from the IIM Kozhikode in 2010. He has expertise in consulting and private equity. 

Currently, he holds the position of Vice President at Samara India Advisors Private Limited. In the past, he has been associated with Aumentis Consulting, MXV Consulting Private Limited, and Manhattan Associates (India) Development Centre Private Limited. He has been associated with our Company since March 21, 2018.

Sudhakar Balakrishnan

Whole Time Director and Group Chief Executive Officer

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Sudhakar Balakrishnan is the Whole Time Director and the Group Chief Executive Officer of our Company. He obtained the bachelor’s degree of arts in corporate secretaryship in 1983 and the master’s degree of arts in Social Work from the University of Madras in 1985. He has completed a leadership development program from the IMD Business School in 2007, a senior leadership program from the INSEAD in 2010 and an advanced senior leadership course in social media from Hyper Island, Stockholm in 2013. 

He has been associated with our Company since March 21, 2018. He has expertise in human resource, strategy formulation and profit and loss management. In the past he was a Country Director at Adecco India Private Limited, and has also been associated with Finmac Systems Limited, Foresight Marketing Private Limited, Foresight Power Systems Private Limited and, ABC Consultants Private Limited. He has also held the position of Head of the Human Resource Department in Satyam Infoway Limited in the past.

Satish Srinivasan

Group Chief Financial Officer

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Satish Srinivasan is the Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He has been associated with our Company since July 1, 2018.  He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu obtained in 1992.

He has more than 25 years of experience in accounts, finance and risk management. Prior to joining our Company, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at CMS IT Services Private Limited and Vice President – Business Finance at Wipro Limited. 

Amitabh Sagar

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

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Amitabh Sagar is the Group Chief Human Resource Officer of the Company. He has been associated with our Company since August 27, 2018. He holds a bachelor and a masters’ degree in arts from Punjab University. He has completed diploma in training and development from Indian Society for Training and Development, Delhi in 2002 and has also received a post graduate certificate in human resource management from XLRI Jamshedpur School of Management in 2005.

He has more than 15 years of experience in human resource management. Prior to joining our Company, he worked as a Chief Human Resource Officer at Poly Medicure Limited. In the past he has been associated with Prefetti Van Melle India Private Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (Swaraj division), Avery Dennison (India) Private Limited and PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited.

Anurag Gupta

President – IT Staffing

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Anurag Gupta is the President- IT Staffing of the Company. He has been associated with our Company since August 1, 2018. He obtained his bachelors’ degree in technology from Kanpur University in 1994 and a master’s degree in business administration jointly awarded by HEC Paris, New York University Leonard N Stern School of Business and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2012.

He also completed his post graduate diploma in business management from the Institute of Productivity and Management, Meerut in 1996. He has more than 23 years of experience in P&L, operations leadership and management. Prior to joining our Company, he was the Chief Executive Officer- CenterQ of Quess Corp Limited  and also held the position of Vice President at Capgemini India Private Limited and Capgemini Australia Pty. Limited. In the past he was associated with, Gulf Bank, Kuwait, GE India, ICICI Bank and IDBI Bank, Kanbay.

Anand Sundar Raj

CEO - General Staffing and Allied Services

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C. Anand Sundar Raj is the Chief Executive Officer – General Staffing & Allied Services of the Company. He has been associated with our Company since March 15, 2021. He obtained bachelors’ degree in electronics and communication engineering from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu in 1995. He has also completed his post graduate diploma in human resource management from Pondicherry University in 1999.

He has more than 25 years of experience in P&L sales and business development. Prior to joining our Company, he was the Chief Executive Officer at Quess Corp Limited and has also been associated with Adecco India Private Limited, Omam Consultants Private Limited and Sukhvarsha Management Services in various roles. 

Manmeet Singh

Deputy CEO at V5 Global

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Manmeet Singh is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of V5 Global Services Private Limited. He joined our material subsidiary V5 Global Services Private limited on May 28, 2020. He obtained a bachelors’ degree in engineering from Nagpur University and post graduate diploma in software capability maturity model implementation from the Indian Institute of Management & Technology in 2004.

He has completed the core curriculum from Harvard Business School. He has more than 14 years of experience in business management and operations across industries. Prior to joining our Company, he was the President at Manpower Services India Private Limited. In the past he has been associated with iGATE Global Process Outsourcing Limited (now Capgemini), Information Technologies India Ltd (now Espire Info-labs) and FCS Software Solutions Limited.

Vamshidhar Guthikonda

President – Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy and Investor Relations

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Vamshidhar Guthikonda is the President – Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy and Investor Relations of the Company. He has been associated with our Company since December 20, 2021. He is an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He obtained bachelor’s degree in commerce from Osmania University in 1997 and a post graduate diploma in management from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore in 2000.

He has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and M&A transactions. Prior to joining our Company, he was President (M&A and Investor Relations) at SIS Group Enterprises and was also the former co-founder and director of iAngel Services Private Limited (Seed X). He has also been associated with Graziano Trasmissioni India Private Limited, Yahoo India Limited, Allegro Capital Advisors Private Limited and ICICI Securities Limited.

Monali Joshi

Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

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Monali Joshi is the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company. She has been associated with our Company since July 24, 2019. She obtained bachelors’ degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai in 2008.

She is an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She is also associated with our subsidiary, Innovsource Services Private Limited as a Company Secretary. She has more than seven years of experience in secretarial work.