Vishal Sampat - Founder and CEO

Vishal is founder and CEO of Convonix, a full-services internet marketing company that serves clients across verticals and sectors. Selected as the 4th best young entrepreneur in Asia by Business Week, Vishal is an acclaimed expert and visionary leader in the industry. He has also been featured in several major publications including Rediff, Digit and Financial Express. Vishal holds an engineering degree from Bombay University with a major in Information Technology. A serial entrepreneur, Vishal also started a radio streaming business in 1999-2000 which attracted more than 6 million visitors which eventually transitioned into Khopcha.com, a portal for teenagers which is still active today.

Sarfaraz Khimani - Co-founder and COO

Sarfaraz (Safu) is co-founder and COO of Convonix and currently overseas key client relationships and partnerships. Safu is an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta (IIM-C), an electronics engineer from Bombay University and has worked as an investment banker with JPMorgan. Safu has won and executed several search marketing campaigns with Fortune 500 firms and is responsible for various strategic initiatives launched by Convonix.

Pallav Jain - Co-founder and Director of Business Development

Pallav is co-founder and Director - Business Development at Convonix Inc. Pallav is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad - arguably the best Business school in Asia. He holds an Electronics Engineering degree from Mumbai University and is a member of Mensa. Previously he worked as a Management Associate with Citigroup. During his time at Convonix, Pallav has executed search marketing campaigns for some of biggest corporates in India and currently heads Convonix's paid search initiative.

Rohan Thakare - Associate Director, Strategy

Rohan formulates the company's Marketing Strategies and is responsible for activities ranging from planning the offering Roadmap to customizing the Service Portfolio. He also looks after Direct & Channel Sales and Business Development. Rohan joined Convonix after a successful stint at IBM where he dealt with Enterprise Software and Sales in IBM's Tivoli division.

Suchit Sikaria - Vice President, Sales

Suchit heads the Sales function at Convonix. He is responsible for overall client acquisitions and managing key client relationships. Prior to joining Convonix, Suchit was the Area Sales Manager (North East) with Nokia India where he was responsible for managing the entire sales and distribution system; thereby contributing more than USD 35 million in revenues. He has won several awards and accolades for his outstanding performance at Nokia. Suchit is an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and has completed his engineering degree in Computer Science from Devi Ahilya University, Indore.

Arunesh Parab - Vice President, Technology

An engineer with a major in Information Technology from Bombay University, Arunesh is an expert at architecting complex software solutions. He has designed and implemented several major solutions including an enterprise level web analytics platform, a campaign management system and a customized project management solution for clients in varied fields ranging from healthcare to construction.

Rahul Gupte - Vice President, Operations

Rahul brings with him over eleven years of experience setting up business processes for Small and Medium Enterprises in the fields of Computer Hardware and Networking, Electronic Appliances and Solutions as well as Service Centre Management. Before joining Convonix, Rahul has worked with global majors like Samsung and Accenture. Rahul heads operations at Convonix and is actively involved in refining processes.

Archit Bhargava - Associate Vice President - Search Marketing

Archit is Associate Vice President - Search Marketing and heads the execution team of the Paid Search Marketing Division. A qualified Google Advertising professional, Archit is responsible for strategizing and overseeing the implementation of Paid Search Marketing campaigns and Landing Page Optimization initiatives at Convonix. Prior to Convonix, Archit worked with Tata Consultancy Services where he was part of the Design Team that consulted Nortel Networks. Archit holds an Engineering degree from Bombay University with a major in Information Technology.

Abdul Rahim Khimani - Associate Vice President - Search Marketing

Abdul is Associate Vice President - Search Marketing, at Convonix Inc. A key player in formulating broad level search marketing strategies, he has been at the forefront of high-end complex SEO campaigns for some of India's largest corporate houses and has worked on some of the largest e-commerce sites online. A qualified Google Advertising professional, Abdul has successfully implemented a number of paid search marketing campaigns. Abdul has also acquired the Google Analytics Individual Qualification and is adept at analyzing analytics data and identifying trends that can help fine-tune an SEO campaign. He graduated with a BE in Electronics from the University of Mumbai.

Vishal Makhija - Associate Vice President - Search Marketing

Vishal, fondly known as Mak, is an Electronics Engineering Graduate from Mumbai University and has been with Convonix since 2006. He has been at the forefront for formulating Search Marketing Strategies for over a 100 websites, across domains & verticals. An integral part of the team working on the Search Marketing Campaign of Justdial.com - India's #1 local search engine, Vishal has been a vital element toward the exponential increase in their search engine traffic. In addition, he has also strategized SEO Campaigns for a well known New Jersey based CRM software firm and a reputed company offering education abroad programs in the USA.