Management Team

G.L.Pradeep
G.L.Pradeep
Co-founder and Managing Director

Pradeep Grama was instrumental in setting up SPAN in 1993 and nurturing it single-handedly. He brings to the table over 32 years of experience in the IT industry including transnational experience that spans the U.S., Europe and Australia.

Pradeep completed his Masters Degree in Communication Engineering with distinction in 1976 from one of the top universities in the world, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Pradeep believes that SPAN effectively bridges the critical gap in the supply of quality services in the global software market by setting ever higher standards of excellence for itself and constantly enhancing the effectiveness of its services.

Before starting SPAN, Pradeep was with UBICS the software division of the prestigious United Breweries Group. He was instrumental in setting up UBICS software export operation. Prior to that, he was with PSI Data Systems as their Marketing Services Manager, TCS and in the Switching R&D group of a government-run telephone manufacturing company.

Prakash Grama
Prakash Grama
Co-founder and CEO

Prakash Grama has been providing direction and vision to SPAN since co-founding it in 1993. SPAN is a full services IT company servicing Fortune customers and Software vendors in the U.S., Scandinavia and India. It has been ranked among the Top 20 Best IT Places to Work For in India 2 years in a row and among the Top 20 Global R&D Service Providers in India. He was instrumental in selling a majority stake of SPAN to EDB ErgoGroup, the largest IT services company in Scandinavia. Prakash has also mentored and angel invested in a couple of startups in India that have subsequently received VC funding.

Prior to SPAN, Prakash worked at Harris Bank, Chicago. Prior to that, Prakash worked at Tata Burroughs and BHEL in India.

Prakash has been profiled on CNBC, Washington Post, Zee Business and Radio City and interviewed for articles in Wall Street Journal, Mint and other media. Prakash is now a Charter Member at TiE Southern California. He has been a past President of the Returned NRI (RNRI) Association.

Prakash has over 25 years of IT experience with 20 years in the U.S. market. He has a MBA from the IIM Calcutta and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore.

Prakash Grama
Pramod Grama
Co-founder and Executive Vice President, Engineering

Pramod Grama is the prime technical driver behind the reliable software process at SPAN. He drives all the offshore projects that are executed in India for its American and European customers. Pramod has over 22 years of extensive experience in the IT industry including international experience in Europe.

After his degree in Engineering from IIT Chennai, one of the top schools in India, in 1984, Pramod did his MBA from the elite Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad that was started in collaboration with the Harvard Business School, U.S.A.

Prior to joining SPAN, Pramod worked in large I.T companies such as Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) in the Banking and Financial Services domain.

Pramod has been working as the delivery head of SPAN's development center, right from its inception. He has been instrumental in building SPAN's delivery team and evolving SPAN's quality process built on a strong foundation of ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and SEI CMM standards and processes. Pramod's strength lies in bringing together and building high performance teams. He directs the technical decisions, and monitors projects from proposal/feasibility to post-implementation. He also works in close communication with SPAN's customers and manages client relationship in accordance with SPAN's Relationship Management (RM) model.

Prakash Grama
Naganand Doraswamy
Co-founder and Executive Vice President

Naganand Doraswamy has extensive experience in management and technology with over 20 years of experience in several leadership roles. Naganand has a M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Polytechnic and State University. He completed his B.S. in Computer Science from Bangalore University, India.

At SPAN, Naganand actively contributes to engineering and operations. He is currently building a business unit that is focused on data and wireless networking. As a member of the board and Execstaff, he contributes to the strategy and growth of the company as well.

Prior to joining SPAN, Naganand was co-founder of Lexar Networks, MA, USA working on cellular and Wi-Fi convergence. He was the Director of Software at PhotonEx Corporation, MA, USA where he built carrier class software for long haul transmission systems. Earlier he was one of the architects of Nortel's core router at Nortel Networks, MA. During his stint with Bay Networks Architecture Labs and FTP Software, Inc. he developed the industry's first client IP Security solution.

Naganand has co-authored a book on IPSecurity titled “IPSec: The new security standard for the Internet, Intranets, and Virtual Private Networks,” published by Prentice Hall. He has been awarded 2 patents and has 6 patents pending in the area of networking and security. Naganand has published 11 technical papers and has given numerous workshops at the Networld+Interop conferences.

Naganand is presently serving on the boards of Aylus Networks India Pvt Ltd and Basil India. Naganand is also a charter member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Bangalore chapter.

Prakash Grama
Naveen Bannur
Sr. Vice President, Presales and Marketing

Naveen has about 20 years of Sales, Corporate, Marketing and Product Management experience that he uses to steer SPAN in business development. Naveen is working to drive SPAN in retaining and fostering its corporate identity and is also responsible for new product/service offerings from SPAN. Naveen is responsible for identifying new markets and segments that can benefit from SPAN's strengths.

Prior to SPAN, Naveen served in various roles for over 9 years with SONATA Software including Direct Sales, Product Management and International Sales. Prior to that Naveen was with Datapro Information Technology, managing key accounts. Naveen brings several years of International experience working in USA and European Markets. He has spent significant time helping clients realize the benefits of outsourcing.

Naveen has a Masters in Management Studies from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.

Mission

  • We at SPAN will endeavor to deliver greater value by being innovative, following optimal processes and focusing on continual improvement in our execution