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About Accel

Accel Limited was started in 1991 as a multi-vendor IT Services Company in Chennai. It evolved over the past three decades, creating niche entities on a versatile range of domains to meet the requirements of the discerning IT user community with state of the art solutions and services.

Accel offers a wide range of services that include IT Infrastructure Management services, Warranty Management Services, Managed Print Services, Cyber Security, and Software Services, with strong presence in the domestic and international markets. Our businesses also include Accel Media, Accel Realty, Accel Academy and Cetronics Technologies.

The visionary behind Accel limited is Mr. N.R.Panicker, who is the Founder and CEO. Mr. Panicker is a successful serial entrepreneur and mentor to many aspiring Entrepreneurs. His passion for innovation and unwavering focus on providing excellent customer service has led this company to be one of the most successful technology services company in the industry. We strive to create meaningful differences and an enduring value to our customers.

Our Vision

To be a leader in customer service through excellence in people, process and technologies.

Our Mission

To offer services that meet international quality standards backed by full lifecycle support bringing substantial benefit to customers through lower Total Cost of Ownership.

Our Values

Customer care and delight
Pursuit of excellence through Quality
Highest level of Integrity
Respect for the Individual
Optimum Value Proposition

Our Journey

Founder's Profile

N.R. Panicker

A highly awarded technocrat with a star studded track record of over 40 years, N R Panicker is the visionary founder and Managing Director of the Accel Group of companies. He entered the IT industry as a young electronics engineer from the Government College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and after a successful stint in HCL, he founded Accel in 1991. On growing the venture from a start-up to an MNC with full operational presence in seven countries, he guided the company through a successful IPO and later gained industry accolade with the acquisition of a majority stake of his venture by British Telecom. Ranked by DQ India as one of the Top 10 Key Influencers in the Indian IT Industry, he was also selected by the State Government and The Confederation of Indian Industry as one of the Top Ten CEO’s. Brimming with entrepreneurial drive he acquired several niche players in the IT Industry and established professional management teams across all the companies in the Group. A hands-on manager and a visionary leader, he continues to drive the Group through the crests and troughs of a dynamic industry. To know more visit www.nrpanicker.com

Board Of Directors

N. R. Panicker

Chairman and Managing Director

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A highly awarded technocrat with a star studded track record of over 40 years, N R Panicker is the visionary founder and Managing Director of the Accel Group of companies. He entered the IT industry as a young electronics engineer from the Government College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and after a successful stint in HCL, he founded Accel in 1991. On growing the venture from a start-up to an MNC with full operational presence in seven countries, he guided the company through a successful IPO and later gained industry accolade with the acquisition of a majority stake of his venture by British Telecom. Ranked by DQ India as one of the Top 10 Key Influencers in the Indian IT Industry, he was also selected by the State Government and The Confederation of Indian Industry as one of the Top Ten CEO’s. Brimming with entrepreneurial drive he acquired several niche players in the IT Industry and established professional management teams across all the companies in the Group. A hands-on manager and a visionary leader, he continues to drive the Group through the crests and troughs of a dynamic industry.

Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates

Sl. No	Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates	Nature of Interest or concern / Change in interest or concern	Date on which interest or concern arose / changed
1	Accel Limited	Director	14/11/2024
2	Cetronics Technologies Private Limited	Director	17/08/2016
3	Accel Media Ventures Limited	Director	16/12/2009
4	Medscape Pharma Private Limited	Director	02/06/2021
5	Secureinteli Technologies Private Limited	Director	30/03/2022
6	Cybolt Technologies Private Limited	Director	07/06/2022

K. Nagarajan

Non Executive-Independent Director

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K. Nagarajan Krishnamurthy is a veteran in the field of Marketing and Management with over 35 years of professional experience. He started his career in HCL in 1981, after obtaining MBA from University of Lucknow. He held senior positions in HCL Hewlett Packard, Fujitsu ICIM, SAP India while in India and later led Majesco Software, a subsidiary of Mastek Limited, based in the USA.
From 2007 onwards he has set up his professional practice in mentoring and coaching Marketing Professionals as a Holden International Certified consultant and facilitator.

Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates

Sl. No	Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates	Nature of Interest or concern / Change in interest or concern	Date on which interest or concern arose / changed
01	Accel Limited	Director	23/10/2020
02	Dominum Strategy And Process Consultants Limited Liability Partnership	Designated Partner	07/02/2011

K. R. Varma

Non Executive-Independent Director

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Mr K R Varma has an experience spanning 45 years in Profit Centre Management, Factory Operations, Marketing and Sales and Joint Venture management. He graduated from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala University in 1974 in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career in sales in Durametallic India, an Indo American JV serving the process industry. After working in marketing and sales in HO, Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi branches, he was appointed as the National Sales Manager of BS&B Safety Systems India Limited, an associate JV company in Chennai. Subsequent to this, he worked as Profit Centre Head in various other JV and non JV companies has been instrumental in achieving significant top line growth coupled with ROCE growth. Has wide exposure in various fields like Key accounts management, International Marketing and sales, JV relations and sales effectiveness enhancement. Currently works as a Business Advisor to selected companies.

Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates

Sl. No	Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates	Nature of Interest or concern / Change in interest or concern	Date on which interest or concern arose / changed
01	Accel Limited	Director	23/10/2020

Rangarajan Raghavan

Non Executive-Independent Director

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Mr. Rangarajan brings over 4 decades of experience in IT Services / ITeS sector in India and Global market, In India IT Services brought in various innovative services for both Corporate and Consumer sector. He is adept in leading multi-location and cross-cultural teams. He has handled large business with P&L size of over US $1 bn. Mr. Rangarajan spent over 42 years with HCL group heading various business lines globally, came out as Managing Director of HCL Infosystems. He is currently the Managing Director of HD Medical 40 Group, a USA based HealTech Start up responsible for business in India & Asia.

Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates

Sl. No	Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates	Nature of Interest or concern / Change in interest or concern	Date on which interest or concern arose / changed
1	Accel Limited	Director	28/06/2022
2	HD Medical Services (India) Private Limited	Director	31/12/2020

S. V. Rao

Whole-time Director

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Mr. S. V. Rao holds a Bachelor Degree in Engineering. He has been with Redington Group since 1995, having joined as Area Support Manager. During his 25 years of tenure with Redington India, he has handled diverse management roles and built many new business verticals. Prior to joining Redington Group he was working with Blue Star Limited as Assistant Manager.

Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates

Sl. No	Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates	Nature of Interest or concern / Change in interest or concern	Date on which interest or concern arose / changed
1	Accel Limited	Director	28/06/2022
2	Secureinteli Technologies Private Limited	Director	16/12/2024
3	Accel Media Ventures Limited	Director	14/12/2022

Shruthi Panicker

Non Executive-Non Independent Director

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A seasoned executive in the technology industry, Shruthi spends her time at the intersection of technology and business to drive effective Go-to-Market strategies in multi-national organizations. With 15 years of experience in leading technology organizations, Shruthi currently run strategies and programs for the embedded analytics market at Sisense Inc. Based in New York. Shruthi worked her way through to become a member of the board at Accel Limited by working under different teams for more than 4 years and is known for her work tenacity throughout the company. Shruthi holds a BS in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta and an MBA with a focus in Marketing, Strategy & Leadership from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates

Sl. No	Names of the interested companies/Bodies Corporates	Nature of Interest or concern / Change in interest or concern	Date on which interest or concern arose / changed
01	Accel Limited	Director	23/10/2020