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Prashant Singh brings over 17 years of experience in successfully managing global relationships with key clients in various roles in technology companies across the US, South East Asia and India.

He has been instrumental in growing the Hi-Tech BU globally, within Mindtree (one of the most reputed IT service companies from India) and has won many accolades in the process.

Prashant has also been a founding board member of a CBSE School/Degree college in a rural village in UP and he has been instrumental in growing it to almost 3500+ students in the short span of 5 years. Prashant is a firm believer in sustainability, and the concept and values of Blue Planet are very close to his heart.

Prashant has an MBA from Drexel University in the US, is a four-time Marathon runner and an avid hiker. He has relocated back from the United States of America to lead our Waste Management venture in India.

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Madhujeet Chimni is a founder and the Chairman at Blue Planet. He comes with vast experience in incubating and growing firms across multiple industry verticals globally. He has a successful track record of structuring consolidation and roll-up based deals with a global presence with extensive experience in M&A in the services industry and a proven track record of structuring successful exits.

Prior to Blue Planet MJ was a founder of other successful companies such as Stone Apple and In.Corp which were built on roll-up strategies and have made strong returns to shareholders.

In 2015, MJ co-founded Helix Capital with Bharadwaj Chivukula, with an aim to nurture promising entrepreneurs and to help them grow their businesses. Since then, Helix Capital has made a number of strategic investments in a little over two years, delivering returns of more than 10 times the invested capital – relying on core investment philosophy and values.

Bharadwaj Chivukula is a founder of Blue Planet. CV's expertise is in bringing together people from different backgrounds in pursuit of a common goal. In the past, he has been instrumental in making M&A roll-up models operational.

CV founded Helix Capital along with Madhujeet in early 2015. Helix Capital has helped incubate enterprises and fructify entrepreneur goals by partnering with them in building great companies.

He spends considerable time with investee companies with the view to bring longer-term capital providers in at the right time, in order to help them realise their long-term goals. Helix Capital today has a diverse portfolio generating exceptional returns.

Prior to Helix Capital, CV was instrumental in the success of Stone Apple and In.Corp as one of their founders.

An Educationist by background and among the Founding Members of Good Shepherd Public School Society which encompasses two educational institutions, under the name ‘Good Shepherd Public School”. Since being founded in 1994, the school has emerged as a premier institution in the field of education, social activities and sports, with close to 3,000 students currently enrolled.

Manav has been awarded the “Monbukagakusho Scholarship” by the government of Japan. He has been an active member of Rotary International since 2001 and served as President of Rotary Club Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

Manav holds an M.Sc in Botany.

Sanjay is a business leader with close to four decades of experience in global power, mining and energy projects. He has a credible record in Asia Pacific, India, Australia and New Zealand from business development to project execution and asset management. Sanjay is well versed in running high performance and multi-functional teams. Under his leadership as COO International Business of an Indian power major, the team delivered a turnover of US$ 900 m over a two year period as nominated EPC contractor with high-teen bottom line contribution.

As CEO of Sinarmas Power Division, Sanjay provided leadership in managing a portfolio of projects (600 MW) taking them through the development cycle from feasibility studies, financing to construction/ commissioning and operations spread across various islands in Indonesia. Sanjay has delivered several challenging projects in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines and India.

Sanjay is a pragmatic and focused individual with years of experience in problem-solving, developing strategic alliances and value creation.

He established a footprint for four of his previous employers (SembCorp, Westinghouse, Edison Mission Energy and GMR) in countries where they had no significant business interests. During the past two and a half decades Sanjay has been a leader in the installation of 2,400 MW involving an equity commitment of more than $1 billion from developers in Asia Pacific region. As technology head he has led teams in assimilating and localizing technologies in power generation and process plant packages.

A philanthropist, Sanjay has managed the educational needs of 150 underprivileged children for well over a decade. He has raised funds for various charitable and non-profit entities in India.

Sanjay is an active Angel investor and has been mentor and adviser to several startups in the region.

Dr Martin Blake is an award-winning visionary, thought leader and strategist with 35 years of practical international experience at an executive level. He is a company director, speaker and mentor with specialist expertise in board direction, governance and futuring. He holds a working portfolio of board directorships and advisory roles encompassing the USA, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. He is the owner of Blake Advisory, a Strategic Partner at IAQ Consultants, an Associate Director of Future Smart Strategies and a Non-Executive Director of Sabien Technology.

Dr Blake chairs and advises a multitude of strategic groups, all focused on the development and deployment of innovative business models. He is an Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Business Development at both Griffith University and the University of Southern Queensland and is also a Visiting Fellow at the Business School of the University of Hull in the UK. He is a full Member of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and both the Singapore and Indian Institute of Directors.

Dr Blake is internationally recognised as having designed and deployed one of the most successful organisational change management programmes in the world, saving millions of pounds annually and winning multiple national and international awards.

Martin Blake is one of the most experienced, high calibre individuals working in the sustainability sector. He has a broad range of skills and, importantly, a specific understanding of the clean-tech industry and a strong track record for delivering winning sustainable strategies.

Jessica is the Managing Editor of Eco-Business, an award-winning journalist, TV presenter, director, producer, and a social entrepreneur. She has more than a decade of experience in media, journalism and sustainable development and is a columnist for mainstream print and digital publications.

She is an independent and non-executive director of Singapore-listed ComfortDelGro, one of the world's largest land transport companies, and sits on the nomination and investment committees.

She serves as Strategic Advisor to Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, and is founding Director for Embodhi (Singapore), a non-profit for women empowerment in Asia. She is also an associate member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, and currently chairs the Climate Action SG Alliance – an initiative supported by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to advocate climate action and raise public awareness on climate issues.

A Singapore Press Holdings scholar, she has won many journalism awards. In March 2018, she was announced the winner of the Women of the Future Southeast Asia Awards for the media and communications category. She was also named as one of LinkedIn's Power Profiles for Singapore for 2018.

Bradley is a 25 year veteran in the venture capital and private equity industry. He spent more than 15 years with Jafco Investment (Asia Pacific) Ltd (“Jafco Asia”) where he became the first non-Japanese to be appointed as Managing Director. Thereafter, Bradley started the private equity division for Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd (“PCM”), the asset management arm of the Phillip Capital group where he served for another 9 years.

Bradley was a key executive in Jafco Asia and PCM that raised and managed an aggregate of more than US$1 billion in venture capital and private equity funds. He has extensive experience in investing in South East Asia and has made significant contributions to building successful businesses in the region.

Bradley has served on the boards of several public companies and private equity funds in the region and was the past Chairman of the Investment Committee of Singapore Unit Trusts Ltd and a member of the Investment Committee of SPRING SEEDS Capital Pte Ltd, a government-sponsored enterprise investment fund in Singapore. He was also an Adviser to Outsourcing Malaysia, a technology outsourcing initiative launched under the auspices of the Malaysian Ministry of Science and Technology.

A Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Singapore, Bradley began his career with international accounting firms and was engaged in a wide variety of financial and management consulting assignments.