Management Team

 Alan Pappachan
CEO & Managing Director

With over 14 years of experience in software development, Mr. Pappachan has been involved in and led several major projects and initiatives including real-time Internet trading systems based on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) CTCL framework and The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE), IML framework. At VolkSoft Technologies, he is instrumental in the identification of new growth areas, evaluation and rapid adoption of new technologies in the company, and also contributes his technical expertise in product development.
Mr. Pappachan began his career in OMC Computers Limited, one of the pioneering IT companies in India dealing in high end graphics solutions from Silicon Graphics Inc. Prior to co-founding VolkSoft Technologies, Mr. Pappachan worked with SDG Software Technologies for over seven years, delivering several innovative solutions for the Indian stock markets.


 Byrisetty Srinivasa Rao
Director, Technical

Mr. Rao is Chief, R&D and is an expert on J2EE and multi-tier technologies. His areas of domain expertise include banking sector, securities markets, financial markets, etc. He is currently heading the development of VolkSoft's Enterprise Resource Planning solution. Mr. Rao has been in software development for over 10 years. He has been involved in the development of on-line trading engine, risk management software, and data mining tools for stock exchanges in India.
Prior to co-founding VolkSoft Technologies, Mr. Rao worked with Cognizant Technologies, the international software services firm, on projects in the US banking sector.



 Maidhampally Shashikanth
Director, Marketing & Sales

Mr.Shashikanth has over 9 years of experience in both domestic as well as international marketing. He heads marketing at VolkSoft Technologies and has been instrumental in the company’s rapid growth. He has previously worked in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia. Blessed with a rare acumen for understanding the client’s requirements and translating the same into a working solution, Mr. Shashikanth is a chief contributor to the dynamic energy of the company.
Prior to co-founding VolkSoft Technologies, Mr. Shashikanth worked for SDG Software Technologies spearheading the marketing efforts both in the national as well as international markets.



 Thouta Srinivas
Director, CRM

Mr. Srinivas has immense experience in the implementation of very large database systems. At VolkSoft he is Chief of Customer Relations. His skills in handling customers and problem installations is legendary and is one of the main reasons for the company’s hard-earned reputation for quality service. Mr. Srinivas has over 11 years of experience in software development in various domains.
Prior to joining VolkSoft, Mr. Srinivas was one of the key members of the team involved in the implementation of the first ASP-architecture broker back office in the country, at the Bangalore Stock Exchange.
Mr. Srinivas began his career at Unicorn Organics, and prior to co-founding VolkSoft Technologies, worked for SDG Software Technologies, heading the development of their broker and exchange back office products.



 Kasanagottu Raju
CFO & Director, Finance

Mr. Raju is responsible for all financial aspects of the company, and is an expert in the area of Quality Management. Currently, he spearheads the company's efforts to prepare for ISO certification.