Anupam Awasthi - CEO

Anupam Awasthi is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst, responsible for all aspects of strategy and day-to-day operations. Prior to founding Catalyst, he was Director of the Professional Services Team for Qwest Cyber Solutions (QCS), a joint venture between KPMG Consulting and Qwest Communications and the largest Application Service Provider in the United States.  At QCS, Anupam was responsible for managing the company’s SAP, Oracle, and Siebel consulting practice. He also was actively involved in day-to-day business operations including managing vendors and resources. Anupam was also Director of Resourcing for Softline Inc., the largest SAP consulting company and the go-to partner for SAP America. While at Softline, Anupam gained extensive experience implementing SAP for the government sector as well as helping companies build offshore practices in India.  Anupam currently sits on the board of Atlas One Financial, a private wealth management firm and Scanbuy Inc., a leader in optical intelligence technology and one of Fortune’s 25 Breakout companies for 2005. Anupam has an MBA from National University in California and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from Menlo College in California.

Amol Awasthi – COO

Amol Awasthi is the Co- founder and Chief Operating Officer for Catalyst.  In this role, Amol is responsible for overseeing and managing the general operations of the company including Human Resources, Legal, Global Support & Services and Delivery. Before joining the company, Amol served as IT manager and Director of Customer Relations in a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Reprographics Company where he was responsible for IT infrastructure, vendor relations and customer support. Prior to that, Amol was a founding team member of a retail company in India called Beacon Mercantile  where he was responsible for sales and customer relationships. Amol has been on the board for Tubeline Fabricators and Engineers Pvt. Ltd. and Triveni Engineering Pvt. Ltd., both companies being in the Manufacturing domain. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pune, India.

Dr. Rabindra Chakraborty – Vice President, Technology

Rabindra traveled more than 40 countries in the world and led technology projects on four continents before joining Catalyst. As Vice President of Technology for Catalyst, Rabindra is in charge of the strategic vision and management of the company’s product and technology portfolio.  Prior to Catalyst, Rabindra was Vice President of Engineering for Airframe Inc., and a founding team member of Versada Networks, where he directed the technology and solution implementation efforts for both these companies. Rabindra also worked as Project Manager and Associate Director for Hilti Inc., where he managed the in-house Oracle Implementation for eight countries in Latin America, integrating the implementations with the company’s North American and European headquarter systems.  Rabindra holds multiple patents and has authored numerous technical papers published in international journals and conferences. He is also a Senior Member of the IEEE and has been named to the International Executive Guild's "Who's Who", "Who's Who in America" and Marquis’ “Who's Who in America”. Rabindra holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University.

Jean-Baptiste Blanc – Vice President, Sales

 Jean-Baptiste Blanc is Vice President of Sales for Catalyst and brings a wide-range of experience from diverse industries and technology fields to the company. Prior to joining Catalyst, Jean-Baptiste worked in engineering and sales for retail and manufacturing firms BHV and Vallourec in France and the United States.  He also held consulting positions at Ernst & Young, Headstrong and Oraplus. There, Jean-Baptiste participated in several global Oracle Applications implementation projects and developed business intelligence and outsourcing practices. Jean-Baptiste Blanc holds a Master’s degree in “Ingenieur” from Arts et Métiers ParisTech, founder of ParisTech, Paris Institute of Technology in France.

Jay Kalra – Director, Operations

Jay Kalra is Director of Operations for Catalyst. In this role, Jay is responsible for the deployment of internal applications, infrastructure, global procurement, and project management for Catalyst and has built a strong infrastructure and delivery team to support Catalyst's growth.  Jay possesses more than 16 years of experience in building and growing successful global organizations, software development and delivery.  Jay also managed, conceived and executed many turnkey design and development projects using all major languages, application servers and databases. Prior to joining Catalyst, Jay was responsible for leading the Global IT Organization for Systech Integrators. In addition, he is a founder and COO of ENEXTECH, an IT solutions company and has served in a number of senior management positions with various technology companies. Jay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Punjab University.

P. K. Ray – Director, Finance

P.K. Ray is Director of Finance for Catalyst.  In this role, P.K. manages Catalyst’s financial operations and provides leadership as the company executes its growth initiatives.  P.K. brings to Catalyst 27 years of experience in managing the finance function within organizations including strategic planning, project financing as well as statutory compliance across varied industry verticals in multi-unit environments.  P.K. has held several senior managerial positions with Tata Iron & Steel Company (TISCO), Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO), and Pyrites Phosphates & Chemicals Ltd (PPCL), where he was instrumental in creating a higher rate of organic growth for the companies.  P.K. is a management accountant and has a MBA from International Centre for Public Enterprises (ICPE), under Ljubljana University, Slovenia and a Masters degree in commerce from University of Calcutta .

Ehab Badr – Director, Delivery

Ehab Badr is Director of Delivery for Catalyst.  In this role, Ehab manages Catalyst’s Global Delivery Operations. Prior to joining Catalyst, Ehab’s pre-sales implementation experience in ERP, business analysis, and business application development included successfully and efficiently directing projects in a number of locations around Egypt and North Africa. Ehab also brings to Catalyst ten years of experience in managing the delivery function, defining business process and requirements, and leading cross-functional project teams. Ehab has a degree in Commerce from AIN SHAMS University in Egypt.