1995
Wipro
Became Chief Executive of Wipro's Solutions and System Integration business.
Founder & CEO
V Rama Kumar
Rama stepped into the shoes of an entrepreneur in the year 2000 when he successfully founded Tarang. Prior to this he worked with Wipro for 18 years, commencing his career as a software programmer writing software for banks and insurance companies.
18 years at WiproFounder, Tarang (2000)B.Tech, Madras Institute of TechnologyMBA, IIM Ahmedabad
Career milestones
From Wipro to building Tarang.
1996
Wipro
Corporate Vice President for the Six Sigma initiative, reporting to the Chairman of Wipro. Responsible for launching Six Sigma across Wipro and re-engineering several critical business processes.
1998
Wipro
Became Chief Executive of Wipro's E-Commerce, CRM and Data Warehousing business.
2000
Tarang
Founded Tarang Software Technologies, and has nurtured it from its start-up days to its current position. Raised USD 5.5MM in funding, bringing in GIV and Sequoia as investors, and built an excellent team of professionals that took Tarang to leadership in Payments and eLearning.
2001
Tarang
Made the acquisition of CyberCash Inc. and launched Tarang into Payments, helping acquire marquee customers including Verisign, First Data Management Systems, eOne Global, Volvo, Teligence Communications, Wipro and Infosys.
Rama has led Tarang into becoming a fast growing and profitable company.
Rama holds a B.Tech degree from Madras Institute of Technology and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Rama says that Tarang is his passion and he is focused on making it one of the top companies in its space.
When not working, he is out trekking in the mountains with his wife and two sons.