Nilesh Lakhani

Biography

Mr. Nilesh Lakhani is Independent Director of the company since April 2013. Mr. Lakhani has over 25 years of experience working with international companies. He has served as an independent director on the boards of Decolar.com, Inc. since 2012, and GetGoing, Inc. since 2013, and has also been an operating partner at Lumia Capital LLC, an emerging markets focused technology venture fund since 2015. He has held key executive positions with growth companies in the technology, media and financial services industries. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Lakhani was a member of the board and of the audit committee of QIWI, which is a Nasdaq-listed company. From 2010 to 2012, he was the chief financial officer of oDesk Corporation. Prior to that, from 2007 to 2010, he was the chief financial officer of Yandex N.V. (Nasdaq: YNDX). He also served as chief financial officer of CTC Media, Inc. from 2004 to 2007, which he led to a successful IPO in 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Lakhani was the chief financial officer of Pogo.com, and was vice president of Global Operations at Electronic Arts Inc after it acquired Pogo.com. Mr. Lakhani also served as senior vice president with Transamerica Corporation from 1991 to 1997, and worked with GE Capital from 1984 to 1991. Mr. Lakhani received a degree in economics from the University of Manchester and an MBA in finance from the University of San Francisco. Mr. Nilesh Lakhani is Independent Director of the company since April 2013. Mr. Lakhani has over 25 years of experience working with international companies. He has served as an independent director on the boards of Decolar.com, Inc. since 2012, and GetGoing, Inc. since 2013, and has also been an operating partner at Lumia Capital LLC, an emerging markets focused technology venture fund since 2015. He has held key executive positions with growth companies in the technology, media and financial services industries. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Lakhani was a member of the board and of the audit committee of QIWI, which is a Nasdaq-listed company. From 2010 to 2012, he was the chief financial officer of oDesk Corporation. Prior to that, from 2007 to 2010, he was the chief financial officer of Yandex N.V. (Nasdaq: YNDX). He also served as chief financial officer of CTC Media, Inc. from 2004 to 2007, which he led to a successful IPO in 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Lakhani was the chief financial officer of Pogo.com, and was vice president of Global Operations at Electronic Arts Inc after it acquired Pogo.com. Mr. Lakhani also served as senior vice president with Transamerica Corporation from 1991 to 1997, and worked with GE Capital from 1984 to 1991. Mr. Lakhani received a degree in economics from the University of Manchester and an MBA in finance from the University of San Francisco.

Research Interest

Business and Managemnet