Rafeek Mohammed , CEO - India
Rafeek is cofounder and board member of Okeban Software Services. Rafeek is the chief strategist and visionary who drives the development and expansion initiatives of Okeban in the Asia region. He holds extensive experience in the finance and insurance sectors, in which major projects were executed successfully under his leadership.
Rafeek holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Diploma in Advanced Computing from C-DAC. Prior to co-founding Okeban, he has worked with major multinational companies in regions ranging from India, United States and Europe. His long-term vision is to develop innovative products that can complement okeban's offerings in the services sector. His technical competence coupled with people management skills is the right mix that is enabling Okeban to become a successful company in the making.
Thomaskutty Sebastian , Business Development - Switzerland
Thomas is cofounder and board member of Okeban Software Services. He is based at Murg, Switzerland. Being conversant with the Swiss and European markets, Thomas has excelled in the past in generating new business and building the solid client-base when it comes to software engineering projects. Thomas has, during his early years in research at the Indian Institute of Technology, led projects for the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
Thomas holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and an Executive MBA conducted by EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de l'Université de Lausanne (HEC). He has also undergone a certificate program in Business from the University of Texas, Austin. Further, he holds an Executive Masters in e-governance from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), for which he travelled extensively to institutes in countries like Belgium, Finland, Germany, Canada and Mexico.
Michael Saringer, Member of the Board - Austria
Michael is co-founder and board member of Okeban Software Services. He has been involved as leading engineer and chief technology officer in several software companies, has developed multiple business applications and managed cross-cultural, global software development projects. He is an expert in building and running successful software factories as well as in crisis management.