"That they could literally dissect our problem and articulate a solution gave us the confidence that they had great comprehension of our needs. "
—Clay Cipione, Chief Information Officer, AMD
Management Team
Indu Navar
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Indu is a seasoned technologist and entrepreneur who has contributed to the success of a number of outstanding Silicon Valley companies. As co-founder and president of RightOn, she led the team responsible for the creation of a Web- and wireless-based scheduling solution for the service industry. She was also a member of the original engineering team at Healtheon, creators of WebMD, where she oversaw the design and architecture of the healthcare infrastructure applications and was instrumental in using emerging technologies to achieve application scalability, reliability and performance. At Silicon Graphics, Indu was responsible for developing intranet productivity applications to streamline call handling and training of customer support engineers. She also founded and served as president of Aquasoft Consulting; developed a software media distribution solution for Cisco System's supply chain; and worked with NASA to develop a flight data recorder extraction and simulation application. In India, she led the development of wireless telephony systems for the Indian Telephone Company, providing remote villages with phone communication for the first time. She holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Bangalore University, India, and an M.S. in computer science from California State University, Chico.
Robert Gunn
Sr. Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Robert Gunn has more than 22 years of senior management experience in high technology companies and a proven track record in technology startups. Prior to joining Serus in 2004, Robert was president and CEO of PhysicianAccess.com, an e-health company that developed the first Internet-based application to address the clinical, business and patient needs of private practice physicians. Prior to PhysicianAccess, Robert was an original member of the board of directors at Cobalt Networks, Inc., a leading Internet and intranet server company. As an advisor to the CEO during the company’s formation and as Vice President of Sales, he was responsible for the creation of worldwide marketing and sales strategies. Cobalt was purchased by Sun Microsystems in November 2000 for $2 billion. In addition, Robert has held executive-level sales and marketing positions at Micronics Computers, a leading supplier of advanced system boards and multimedia peripherals, and TriQuint Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of integrated circuits for cellular phones and wireless networks. Robert received his B.S. in business administration with a concentration in marketing and finance from San Jose State University.
Geoff Annesley
GM and VP, Enterprise Solutions
Geoff has extensive knowledge and experience creating world-class enterprise manufacturing software in the robotics, high-technology and semi-conductor manufacturing arenas. He has built and deployed industrial real-time automation software systems, robotics motion planning systems, operations planning and execution, and advanced planning and scheduling systems. He successfully led the development and deployment of supply chain planning, operations planning, and shop-floor scheduling products for companies such as United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), AMD, Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (GSMC), LSI Logic, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Corning. Geoff has played key strategic and execution roles at successful startups including Motion Factory (sold to Microsoft) and Interval Logic (acquired by PRI Automation and later merged into Brooks Automation, Inc.). Prior to joining Serus, Geoff served as director of engineering at Interval Logic Corporation. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Production Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada.
Niranjan Samant
Vice President of Sales
Niranjan has spent more than a decade in high technology sales management, including the last seven years with Serus. He was promoted to vice president of sales in 2007 and is responsible for developing sales strategies and leading the sales team. In his previous roles with Serus, as director of sales and as a global sales manager, Niranjan was responsible for several of the company's largest deals and cultivated many long-term customer relationships. He previously served as an account manager for IT Convergence, an enterprise application services provider, and HDFC Bank Ltd. Niranjan holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Mumbai and earned an M.B.A. from San Francisco State University.
