Viras Manikandane

Viras Manikandane is a highly accomplished and experienced professional in the IT industry with exceptional organizational and leadership skills. He has over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing in the field of IT products and services in India and abroad. His strong management background and experience have helped him build a successful track record in marketing software products, SAP and Oracle ERP implementation, resources outsourcing, project management, and program management across development and support projects. Viras is an expert in online marketing and digital marketing strategies which has helped him bring several successful marketing campaigns.

Apart from his IT background, Viras is also the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Frutunes Food Products (P) Ltd, a technology-driven export company that exports fresh vegetables, fruits, pulses, spices, and other food products by procuring them directly from farmers or producers. He has helped build the company by applying his professional expertise and providing solutions to the Pharma, Manufacturing, FMCG, Healthcare, Telecom, Oil and Gas, and hospitality industries.

Viras studied Master of International Management, International Marketing Management at Pondicherry University. Prior to his role at Frutunes Food Products (P) Ltd, he held various positions including CEO at Blue Beryl, Country Manager at TierOne OSS Technologies Inc, Director Marketing at Stugo Tech, VP Marketing at Converge Technologies, Head International Business development at Questam, Sr.Business Development Manager at Zeetaa Oracle Practice, Manager ERP Sales at ZEETAA Business Solutions (P) Ltd, Chennai, Business Development Manager at PMC Soft Ltd, Key Account Manager at Net4 India Ltd, and Senior Marketing Executive at Accel ICIM Ltd.