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(Joint Managing Director)
A Graduate in Engineering (Electronics) and a Post Graduate in Business Administration, Mr. M.V. Reddy has 28 years of experience in handling Marketing and Business operations in the domain of Defense, Space and Telecom segment in India and Overseas Market.
As most of his experience has been working for the Indian Private industry meeting the needs of the Strategic Electronics sector in India and abroad, he has a good understanding of the requirements and knows the challenges and opportunities for the private companies in this business segment.
(Founder)
P.A. Chitrakar had been with the Defence Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad, as a scientist for over 20 years before co-founding Astra Microwave.
P.A. Chitrakar had been with the Defence Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad, as a scientist for over 20 years before co-founding Astra Microwave.
An MSc (Physics) from Mysore University and an MTech (Advanced Electronics) from JNTU, Hyderabad, Mr. Chitrakar is an expert in, among others, the design of microwave components.
(Chairman & Independent Director)
Dr. Avinash Chander is the former Secretary, Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO. An eminent scientist in the field of missiles, he has been a pioneer in Strapdown Inertial navigation & Guidance.
In addition, he has contributed in the development of several critical technologies in the field of radars, simulation, propulsion, control and System engineering.
(Director – Strategy and Business Development)
Mr.Atim Kabra is the Founding Partner of Frontline Strategy Limited, the investment manager/advisor for two Mauritius based India centric Private Equity funds namely –India Industrial Growth Fund Limited and Strategic Ventures Fund (Mauritius) Limited.
Atim Kabra is also the founder and Managing Director of Frontline Strategy Funds Pte. Ltd., a Singapore registered & licenced VCFM, which acts as the investment manager / advisor to Singapore based Venture Capital Funds – Prestellar Ventures Fund I Pte Ltd and Strategic Ventures Fund
He has over 25 years of well rounded “equities exposure” including Portfolio Management, Equity Sales and Equity Research with global institutions like ABN AMRO Bank, ANZ Grindlays Bank. After a stint in the equity research section at H G Asia, India, Atim moved to New York City with ABN Amro Inc. where he set up the sub continent equity sales desk. He thereafter set up Frontline Strategy Limited and Strategic Ventures Fund (Mauritius) Limited. Atim has lived and worked in India, USA (New York region for 10 years) and Singapore, where he is currently based since the last 13 years.
Atim Kabra has majored in Economics (Honors) from Delhi University and has a Masters in Management Studies from NMIMS (Bombay University).