Our Leadership Team

Sid Banerjee is the CEO of SG Analytics. He comes to SG Analytics with three decades of diverse experience in growing successful businesses. Having started his career with ITC Limited, post his CA Degree, Sid has been the CEO of IHS Markit and had two successful stints as Managing Director with Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank. Very recently, Sid was part of the advisory board at Bridgei2i solutions, which was acquired by Accenture in November 2021. As a passionate leader and communicator, Sid also pursues his interest and works with a theatre group and performs plays.

Simran, Chief Customer Success Officer and Partner at SGA, boasts over 18 years of outstanding service at the firm. In her new role, she will play a pivotal role in driving the company’s top line, leading efforts to deliver unparalleled value and enabling client success. Her responsibilities include championing customer-centric initiatives, strategic planning for maximizing customer success and retention, fostering cross-functional collaboration for customer-centric outcomes, and team leadership.

As a founding member of SGA, Simran has been instrumental in building a diverse sales portfolio for the organization. She is also a member of Chief, a prestigious network of women leaders.

Outside of work, she enjoys exploring global cuisines and creating her own ‘desi’ versions, making memories with family and friends while actively engaging in societal causes. She is also vigorously working towards realizing her dream of achieving a Guinness World Record.

With over two decades of experience, Jayaprakash (JP) is a seasoned leader renowned for his prowess in elevating customer experience, and driving business value. His passion for deriving actionable insights from data has been a driving force throughout his career.

As the Chief Operating Officer and a key member of the executive leadership team at SG Analytics, JP is instrumental in shaping the organization’s commercial strategy, and fostering growth across multiple areas. Before joining SGA, he spent twelve years at London Stock Exchange Group (formerly Thomson Reuters), developing his expertise in investment research and content operations. After transitioning to lead global operations for a start-up, he successfully developed diverse Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) products.

Beyond his professional achievements, JP is an avid chess player and runner. His witty humor, evident through his puns, brings energy and engagement to those around him.

An accomplished marketing executive with over 20 years of experience, Kulwinder has held key positions across companies like Cadila Pharma, Synechron and Tech Mahindra. At SGA, he leads brand management, digital marketing, public relations, and employer branding programs to strengthen the company’s global brand positioning. With rich exposure across distinct companies, cultures, and roles; Kulwinder is also an earnest Hindi poetry patron with lovely verses that he can recite from memory. When not working he can be found enjoying Punjabi music, solving quizzes, and following football matches.

Nand Kishore brings nearly 30 years of experience across four industries, with expertise as both a technology user and provider. He was a founding member and later COO of a high-growth fintech startup that went public in India and was later acquired by a European firm. Nand has held leadership roles at Cognizant and Viteos, where he led global innovation and product development, and continued this role at Intertrust post-acquisition.

Beyond work, Nand is an author and long-time blogger, with a keen interest in philosophy and social impact. He co-founded an NGO during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains actively involved in community initiatives.

With over 23 years of HR experience, Akanksha has held key roles at PTC Software, Flex Technologies, Tech Mahindra Business Services, and WNS. She is a postgraduate in Personnel Management from the University of Pune and currently heads the People & Culture Function. Akanksha’s expertise spans strategic HR management, employee engagement, talent acquisition, learning and development, and OD interventions. Proficient in HR tools and systems, she developed an interactive performance management system that enhanced employee performance and contributed to business goals. She also increased HR efficiency through shared services consolidation, process transformation, and standardization. A DEI advocate, Akanksha helped her previous organizations earn recognition as one of the Economic Times Best Workplaces for Women and Avtar Best Companies for Women in India. She was named a Top 10 Emerging Leader in IT by Silicon India Magazine in September 2023. Additionally, she is a Reiki practitioner and finds joy in meditating and gardening.

Rahul is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience in Financial & Business Management, Regulatory, Risk, and Finance Delivery Operations across large, diverse organizations which include Deutsche Bank Group, JP Morgan and Infosys.

He brings a unique blend of financial acumen, strategic insight and operational expertise to organizations seeking to achieve sustainable growth by leveraging technology to meet business objectives.

In his free time, Rahul enjoys reading non-fiction and has a keen interest in tracking financial markets.