Board of Directors
Mr. Baddam Karunakar Reddy
Founder and Managing Director
He is the Founder and Managing Director of Apollo Microsystems Ltd. He chose to become an entrepreneur and founded AMS in 1985 as a Proprietary Company and in 1997 converted into a Private Limited company and he is heading the company under diversified board of Directors.
Under his leadership, AMS has grown from a design company to a turnkey solution provider. He was instrumental in successfully developing solutions for defence & space programmes with his innovative ideas and miniaturization techniques. He is a visionary and has relentlessly worked on developing import substitution.
Mr. Chandrapati Venkata Siva Prasad
Whole-time Director(Technical)
He is the Whole-time Director (Technical) of Apollo Microsystems Ltd. He has done his M.Tech in Digital Signal Processing and his technical proficiency in the Industry is unmatched. He is calm and collected at all times and efficiently handles the R&D groups with his technical and managerial experience. With 21 years of experience working on varied technologies, he is the best man for the job.
He started his journey with AMS in 1999, after serving with several other companies for over eight years. His expertise in design and product development makes him the best available in the industry. He is the architect who has built complex weapon system electronics which have contributed to the success of several indigenous defence programmes. His profound knowledge on Space systems has delivered complex Payload Checkout systems and Telemetry Systems for Space Programmes.
Mr. Addepalli Krishna Sai Kumar
Whole-time Director(Operations)
He is the Whole-time Director (Operations) of Apollo Microsystems Ltd. He is an Engineering Graduate in Electronics and Communication with 16 Years of varied experience in marketing, finance & operations. He is serving AMS since 2003, and was instrumental in expanding its customer base, diversifying the company into various markets and implementing reforms in quality processes, building robust supply chain management.
Mr. Raghupathy Goud Theegala
Chairman and Independent Director
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from Osmania University and a Bachelor’s degree in law from Bangalore University. Prior to joining our Company, he worked with the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta and Upa – Lokayukta and is experienced in handling matters related to financial irregularities, abuse of power and corruption etc. He has been on the board of our Company since August 21, 2017.
Mrs. Karunasree Samudrala
Independent director
She is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Commerce Graduate from Kakatiya University, Telangana. She has 22 years of extensive experience in Accounting, Audit, and Taxation. She has post qualification experience in handling Audit Engagements and has worked with various types of audits such as Statutory, Internal, and Tax Audits, as well as audits in the FMCG, stock market, and banking sectors.
Mrs. Kavya Gorla
Non – Executive Non-Independent Director
She has a Graduate degree in the field of Electronics and Communication Engineering. Her passion for airplanes led her to pursue flight training in Florida, United States of America. She has been a qualified pilot since 2007. She has extensive knowledge in the design and application of Airplane Aerodynamics, Airplane Engines, Avionics, and Radio Navigation Systems.
Mr. Aditya Kumar Halwasiya
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
He holds a Master’s degree in Global Finance from Fordham University, New York, USA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He is a Dynamic 3rd Generation Entrepreneur, Investor and Scion of the Pan – India Universal -Halwasiya Group founded by the Late Shri Madan Mohan Halwasiya in the early 1960s.
Dr. Chandrashekar Matham
Non-Executive Independent Director
He holds a Ph.D. in “VLSI and Embedded Systems” from SK University, Anantapur, earned in 2009. He also completed an M. Tech. in EIE at the Indian Institute of Science (I.I.Sc.), Bangalore, in 1994. Additionally, he achieved an M. Sc. (Tech.) in 3-year Integrated Applied Electronics from Osmania University Campus in 1986. He has 21 years of Defence Industrial R&D experience and 11 years of Engineering Teaching Experience for UG & PG at Central and State Universities
