Rajeev Tandon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Based in Los Angeles, California, Rajeev Tandon is Xavient Information Systems’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Since founding Xavient in 2002, Rajeev has been committed to delivering the highest quality services to Xavient’s clients around the world. Rajeev brings over 15 years of experience in high-end technology, including both hardware and software, as well as in the electronic manufacturing and communication sectors.
As Chairman and CEO, Rajeev is responsible for executing Xavient’s business strategies and securing world-renowned customers, while also managing the overall performance and growth of the organization. Rajeev is also Xavient’s primary decision and policy maker and in this capacity, sets the tone for Xavient’s values, ethics and culture.
Prior to founding Xavient, Rajeev was President and one of the founders of Celetronix International, a leading electronic manufacturing company servicing some of the largest technology companies in the world. Celetronix was acquired by publicly-held Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in 2006. Rajeev holds a bachelors degree from the University of Southern California in Marketing and Finance.
Saif Ahmad
President and Chief Operating Officer
Saif possesses over 12 years of experience in the IT industry and has a strong track record of leadership in the business & IT arenas. Saif co-founded Xavient in 2002 and built its key customer base and delivery competencies. As President and Chief Operating Officer , Saif directs all facets of Xavient’s global operations and growth strategy. He is the chief architect of Xavient's operational excellence, profitability model and extremely successful customer engagements. As a truly global executive, he runs the international operations of Xavient’s United States and India offices. Saif has also been instrumental in driving sales and customer acquisition efforts for Xavient in the Hi-tech and Telco domains.
Prior to Xavient, Saif held service delivery responsibilities for the Software Services division of an Indo-US start up operation - eMR technology ventures. At eMR, Saif was responsible for delivery and business development and played a critical role in corporate strategy and management decisions.
Saif has extensive experience in software development lifecycle, account management, solution architecting and business process analysis and re-engineering in the Hi-Tech and telco domain. His focus areas have been CRM, Component based OSS/BSS implementation frameworks, SCM, EAI, and Business Intelligence.
He started his career as a systems analyst with an offshore consulting firm. Saif has a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from University of Delhi.
Tim Lutz
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Lutz is Xavient's Chief Financial Officer, with 18 years of experience and having held various progressive and global roles in finance and accounting. In his capacity as CFO, Tim is an integral part of Xavient’s senior management team responsible for overall financial corporate control, including governance, internal audit compliance, cultivating relationships with outside financing sources and serving as a key advisor to Xavient's top executives.
Prior to joining Xavient, Tim spent the past ten years with Convergys Corporation (NASDAQ: CVG) , a publicly traded global provider of relationship management solutions, where he served as Chief Financial Officer for Convergys’ $600MM software division and was responsible for budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, cash management and capital expenditure decisions. Tim also played other significant roles at Convergys, including, but not limited to, Vice President of Internal Audit and Chief Compliance Officer, serving as Chair of the Corporate Compliance Committee reporting to the Board of Directors. Prior to Convergys, Tim spent over seven years with PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a manager of business assurance, with a focus on the telecommunications industry. Tim is a CPA and has an Executive MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati Ohio and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Ohio University.
Tim's extensive experience, his credibility within the IT industry and his strong analytical, communication and team-building skills make him an ideal member of Xavient's executive team.
Arshad Majeed
Country Manager
Mr. Arshad Majeed has been a part of the IT industry for over 12 years and manifests a deep and cutting edge knowledge of all facets of the field. As head of IT operations for Xavient Information Systems, Mr. Majeed has managed and executed multiple large scale IT projects such as EAI & CRM.
He currently manages efforts in building world class teams of software engineers and business process experts and directs and facilitates Xavient’s Human Resource policies for adding new technology competence areas.
Prior to joining Xavient, Mr. Majeed has served the IT industry in various senior technical and managerial roles at both high-tech start-ups and established companies. He has a proven track record of building efficient teams that produce leading edge products and technologies. Mr. Majeed joined Xavient Information Systems in 2002.
Alex Salamon
Senior Vice President, Sales
Alex Salamon oversees sales and business development initiatives on a global basis and is responsible for building Xavient’s worldwide sales team and distribution channels. Mr. Salamon has more than two decades of experience in business, technology and sales, having held various senior sales management and development positions within the technology industry. Over the past decade he has worked with Sigma Systems, Sun Microsystems and Telcordia with a focus on solutions for the telecommunications industry. He was a founding partner at Broadband Advisory Group, where he managed initiatives aimed at providing cable/broadband sales assistance to companies focused on Commercial Services, Telework and Operational Support Systems (OSS). Mr. Salamon holds a BS in Business Administration (Honors) in Management and Computer Science from Northeastern University.