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Independent Director

François-Charles Sirois

François-Charles is the President and CEO of Telesystem, a global media and technology holding company. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of OnMobile Systems Inc., the largest shareholder of OnMobile. François-Charles has more than 15 years of experience in corporate mergers, acquisitions and financing.

His entrepreneurship expertise and talent for developing successful joint ventures with innovative partners have enabled Telesystem to leverage the momentum in the media and technology industry. Before joining Telesystem, François-Charles founded and helmed Up2 technologies, Microcell i5 and Masq. He currently serves on the boards of Telesystem, Stingray Digital, iPerceptions, Zone3 and the Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation.

Managing Director & Global CEO - OnMobile Global

Sanjay Baweja

Sanjay is a Chartered Accountant and Cost and Work Accountant.

Sanjay in his last assignment was working for the Bhartiya group as group president responsible for all group strategic initiatives, exploring new tie ups and business transformation.

Currently an entrepreneur is his own right, he is also involved as a mentor and investor in a few startups in the IT security, education, Virtual cards and logistics sector, besides being on boards as an independent Director.

Prior to Bhartiya, he has worked with Suzlon, as Group Chief Financial Officer. Sanjay also worked with Flipkart, as Group Chief Financial Officer. Sanjay has extensive experience in vivid sectors for all facets of strategy, finance and Investor relations. Before Flipkart he was the Global CFO for Tata Communications (TCL) and on the Board of Tata Communications International Limited, the Holding company for Global business based in Singapore. TCL was listed on NYSE.

In his long career he has played key role in Mergers & Acquisitions across geographies. He has held leadership roles (Finance) in Xerox; Emaar MGF Land Pvt. Ltd. and Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Sanjay Baweja had been associated with OnMobile Global Limited as an Independent Director on the Board from September 8, 2015 till May 29, 2020.

Independent Director

Sanjay Kapoor

Sanjay Kapoor, in his entrepreneurial avatar, joined the promoter group of Micromax Informatics Limited as their Chairman in June 2014. In that role he was responsible for leading the company’s board and management, building scale to an existing billion dollar business and transforming it from a ‘Device’ company to a ‘Device & Services’ company. During their next phase of growth, it was his endeavour to provide strong impetus to the brand Micromax as it pursued its aim to be the first global Indian hardware cum services brand. The market capitalisation and investor / strategic attractiveness of Micromax had significantly gone up under his leadership. During July ’2015 he stepped down from the Executive Chairmanship of Micromax to pursue a Plural Career in entrepreneurship, consulting & advisory and investing in & mentoring start-ups.

With an illustrious career spanning over 32 years, 17 of which have been in the telecommunications sector, Sanjay is an established global leader in the telecom and allied industry, Sanjay was the Chief Executive Officer for India and South Asia of India’s largest telecom company, Airtel (March 2010 till May 2013). Sanjay remains one of the key leaders in building Bharti Airtel from being one of the many players in the industry to making it as the number one telecom player in India, during his tenure with the company from July 1998 to May 2013. Sanjay's leadership extended well beyond the confines of Airtel and he elevated himself as an industry spokesperson globally. For more than 13 years he has played an active role in various industry forums like CII, COAI and NASSCOM.

He has also been a Board & Executive committee member of GSMA, (the global forum bringing together nearly 800 global mobile operators); Board member of Indus Towers (world’s largest telecom tower company with a portfolio of more than 1.5 lakh towers), Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (India’s largest media company) and PVR Limited (India’s largest movie exposition company). Presently, Sanjay is an active member on the board of VLCC, iBus networks & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and Tech-connect retail Pvt. Ltd. Additionally, Sanjay is a Senior Advisor with Boston Consulting Group, one of world’s leading Consulting firms. He was declared the “Telecom person of the year” at the Voice and Data Telecom Leadership Awards 2012.

Prior to joining the Bharti Group, Sanjay worked with Xerox India as Director-Operations Support. He spent 14 years with the global Document management company, handling a range of key portfolios, ranging from Sales & Marketing to General management functions. He began his professional career as an Executive Trainee with Jay Engineering Works Ltd., the manufacturers of Usha fans and sewing machines, in 1983.

Sanjay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Hons.) from Delhi University, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management (UK) and is a Graduate of The Wharton Advanced Management Program.

Independent Director

Gianluca D'Agostino

Gianluca D'Agostino is a passionate Angel investor in startups and is committed to the success of two companies where he’s serving on the Board of Directors, Bango Plc (listed at AIM London) and Coolgames BV in Amsterdam. His main areas of focus have been on e-commerce and technologies for e-commerce (B2C or B2B/SAAS).

Besides, he is Senior Advisor for the company he founded back in 2007 in Rome - Neomobile SPA - now owned by two UK Private Equity funds: Coller Capital and Blue Gem. Before founding Neomobile in 2007, he has been one of the Italian key consultants in the mobile telco industry, focused on entertainment, content and payment, advising public companies such as Wind, TIM, Teleunit and Lucent Technologies, as well as the Italian Government.

From 2001 to 2003 he was Managing Director Italy at Freever, one of the first mobile service provider in Europe, a pioneer in chats and social networks. In the 90s, his career began and continued developing within corporations such as Telecom Italia, TIM and KPMG with growing managerial and executive roles. It was during that period he had the opportunity to work and contribute to the strategic development of TIM through the golden age of mobile telephony in Italy and the dawn of mobile value-added services.

Mr. D'Agostino is an evangelist in MobileTech, often invited for lectures and speeches in events worldwide, including the Mobile World Congress, MEM and MMA, Media Momentum, DLD Tel Aviv, 4YFN, Noah Conference, Capacity Europe and several others. He’s also a member of prestigious business networks: Founders Forum, Italian Angels for Growth, Future Fifty Alumni and Prabodhan, the UK-India leader’s conclave.

He is a chartered Electronics Engineer with a Master’s Degree from La Sapienza University in Rome. He joins the Board of OnMobile with 25 years of international experience, actively involved in the Telecommunications sector and in the wider Tech world as Manager first, then as Entrepreneur and Investor.

Independent Director

Steven Fred Roberts

Steven Fred Roberts, Global Vice President of Competitive Gaming, is responsible for designing and executing a strategy around the dynamic industry of esports for the PlayStation platform and its 100 mm plus homes. Most recently, Roberts was Chairman of ESL NA, the largest esports company in the world. He largely focused on strategic partnerships, media distribution, production and overall mentorship of the executive team.

Prior roles were as Senior Vice President for DIRECTV, Inc. In this position, Steven was responsible for developing and executing strategies designed to integrate the traditional DIRECTV entertainment experience on the set-top-box with emerging digital technologies. This included the delivery of content via the Internet on other platforms such as the PC, mobile, and portable devices inside and outside the home. Roberts directed DIRECTV’s TV Everywhere initiative internally, managing all details of implementation, including, setting strategy and negotiating rights with programmers. He was also responsible for the DIRECTV 3D initiative, DIRECTV’s overall sports strategy and other programming and advertising initiatives.

Roberts’s previous role at DIRECTV was as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, DIRECTV Entertainment. In this role, he spearheaded the development and launch of several new businesses, including the production of original content for DIRECTV’s Audience Network and the creation of a joint venture between News Corp.’s BSKYB (UK) and STAR (Asia) focused on the first global esports League called the Championship Gaming Series.

Roberts was also responsible for the development of DIRECTV’s initial IPTV strategy and its initiative to deliver video content via broadband for the DIRECTV On Demand service, which launched in 2007. He also oversaw the successful launch of Game Lounge, a 24x7 interactive games channel, and developed and managed the successful execution of the first ever OTT distributed service for a major league with NFL SUNDAY TICKET on PlayStation.

Roberts joined DIRECTV in 2005 from Sportsvision, a FOX backed company, where he served as executive vice president. During his time at Sportsvision, Roberts brought the ubiquitous “yellow line” to every televised football game, and also expanded the product line to include broadcast enhancements for FOX Sports, NBC, ESPN and Turner.

Roberts holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and Masters of Business from George Washington University, Washington DC

Independent Director

Geeta Mathur

Ms. Geeta Mathur started her career with ICICI Bank, where she worked for over 10 years and represented ICICI Bank as nominee Director of ICICI on the Board of Eicher Motors, SIEL Ltd. and Rollaitainers Ltd. She also has served in various capacities in the large organizations like IBM, DCM Group, Emaar MGF. She transitioned to development sector and worked as CFO of Helpage India, one of the largest and oldest national level NPO, working for cause of elderly. She successfully transitioned to an oracle ERP package and introduced effective processes for cashflow management, budgeting etc. and was awarded for best presented and transparency in accounts during her tenure. At present she is associated with IPE Global, an international development consulting group providing technical assistance and solutions for equitable development and sustainable growth in developing countries, where she is engaged with them as a financial expert in project with CIFF and Government of Rajasthan in area of Women and Child nutrition and development. She also serves on advisory board of Saajha, a non-profit enabling greater parental engagement in Governmental schools to improve learning of children.

Ms. Mathur is a Chartered Accountant and has done Graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University. She has wide experience in finance with over 25 years of experience in banking, large corporate treasuries, investor relations and development sector and specializes in the area of project, corporate and structured finance, treasury, investor relations and strategic planning.

Additional Director

Paul Lamontagne

Paul Lamontagne is a business builder and global connector who brings tremendous passion to making an impact on the world. With deep experience in banking, private equity, venture capital and impact investing, Paul Lamontagne has a history of uncovering hidden gems.

Paul Lamontagne is the former CEO of FinDev Canada, Canada’s Development Finance Institution (DFI), whose mandate is to provide financial services to the private sector in developing countries. His sense of service compelled him back to Canada in 2017 to launch FinDev Canada, a start-up Crown corporation. Paul Lamontagne disrupted the traditional development banking model by creating a DFI for the future and won acclaim as an innovator for his achievements. He is an ardent feminist and was instrumental in the launch of the 2X Challenge: Financing for Women at the G7 Summit in 2018.

Paul Lamontagne currently serves as Chairperson of the YPO Trans-Canada board, a regional chapter of YPO, a global business network of over 30,000 CEOs. He is an Advisor to a FemTech venture investing in late-stage health technology companies, and a Leadership Coach to women executives and entrepreneurs.

Previously, Paul Lamontagne was Executive Investment Partner at Capafrica, a Canadian private equity group that invests in renewable energy and telecommunications in Africa where he led the structuring of complex transactions. As Head, Middle East & Africa at CIBC, he originated hundreds of millions of dollars in trade, capital markets and correspondent banking flows. As Founder Chairperson & CEO of Enablis Financial Corporation, a licensed Fund Manager in South Africa, he pioneered a new model for investing in SMEs and oversaw over 150 transactions.

Earlier, Paul Lamontagne’s career spanned executive roles in telecommunications at Look TV, Telesystem, and Teleglobe Canada, as well as in banking at affiliates of Barclays, UBS, and the National Bank of Canada. He also served on the board of directors of numerous companies and not-for-profit entities.

Paul Lamontagne received his BA from McGill University and his MBA from France’s Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris.