Management & Board

Mikael, a Swedish national, settled in India in 1993. With experience as an IT consultant in Sweden and internationally, his expertise spans business analysis, requirements acquisition, software architecture, and Artificial Intelligence. He focuses on ethical entrepreneurship, overcoming cultural challenges, and agile development. Mikael has a degree in Economics and a postgraduate in Computer Science Informatics.

Vanitha joined Gislen Software in 1997 as a software developer and has since held roles like Software Engineer, Project Leader, Project Manager and she is now the Executive Director. She also contributes to requirements collection and architecture. Key in driving agile transformation, she has worked in Europe and understands some Swedish. Vanitha holds a B. Sc in Statistics and an MCA from Madras University.

Vinodhini is a Chartered Accountant and has worked with Gislen Software since 2014. She has prior experience in internal audits and statutory compliance audits. Taxation and accounting fall under her area of expertise as well. She has a Master’s degree in Commerce. She also heads a team of accountants that helps some of our foreign clients with bookkeeping, and other financial services.

Shaj, with an HR background, oversees HR processes, excels in win-win negotiations, and fosters an energised workforce. Skilled in conflict resolution, he brings positive perspectives to challenges. He led our Go Green initiative, installing solar power systems that reduced costs. Shaj holds a B.Com and an MBA in HR and Marketing from Madras University.

Nithya and her team ensure that our servers, solar panels, inverters, batteries and other infrastructure work efficiently 24×7. Nithya also works with software design and development including UX and has been with the company since 2005, she has a degree in Electrical Engineering

Philip, a Chartered Accountant, built a career in UK regulatory services, retiring as Director of Financial Crime and Intelligence in 2010. Since then, he has consulted on European Regulatory Policy for the Electronic Money Industry and held Non-Exec roles in private, public, and charitable sectors, including chairing the UK Supreme Court’s auditing committee. He has long advised the company, now serving as a board director.

Glenn is the Principal of Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Conoor and has a background as an HR professional in the IT industry. Glenn has worked for TATA-AIG, MphasiS/EDS, Wipro Spectramind, Tata Infotech, Bahwan Automotive centre and TVS-Impal. He has a BSc. in Computer Science from CBM College (affiliated to Bharathiar University) and an MBA (Marketing) from The Institute for Technology and Management.

Maria is the director in charge of the company’s CSR-program. She has a B. Education and has many years of experience with teaching and leadership within the educational sector.

Nina has been a member of our Swedish board since 2008. In her regular work, she is a process owner with Nordea Bank. She has a Master of Economics and an Executive MBA.