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The people behind the scenes.

Get to know the diverse and talented team dedicated to keeping IRIS at the forefront of RegTech, SupTech and DataTech — and making sure your experience is the best it can be.

About IRIS
Investor Relations
K Balachandran

K. Balachandran

Promoter, Whole-Time Director & CEO

Co-founder with 34+ years in strategic and financial leadership. As CFO, led IRIS’s shift from a fund-constrained services model to a listed, product-led enterprise on the BSE and NSE. A board member of XBRL India.
Deepta

Deepta Rangarajan

Co-Founder & COO

22+ years building and managing IRIS operations and HR. Sponsored the development of IRIS Carbon and was profiled in “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.”

P K X Thomas

P K X Thomas

Chief Technology Officer

30+ years in eBusiness, product, technology and operations, with prior leadership roles at Reliance Industries, Reliance Brands, Cleartrip and Hopscotch.
Vineet Kandoi

Vineet Kandoi

Chief Financial Officer

Strategic architect of IRIS’s financial health, overseeing planning and risk management through the company’s evolution into a global SaaS leader.
Dixit Jasani

Dixit Jasani

Chief Revenue Officer

28+ years scaling high-performance revenue engines, aligning Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Partnerships into one outcome-focused organisation.
Shailesh Gupta

Shailesh Gupta

Business Head- SupTech & Bank-RegTech

A RegTech veteran with 25+ years turning complex regulatory requirements into scalable, standards-driven solutions for regulators and financial institutions.

Shwetha Jha

Shweta Jha

Vice President, Human Resources

People leader with 18+ years of experience across Capgemini, IDFC, Mahindra & Ocwen, shaping talent, culture, leadership and organisational effectiveness.
Late S Swaminathan

Late Mr. S Swaminathan

1962–2025

Founder & Former CEO

A visionary economist trained at Yale University, S. Swaminathan brought a rare blend of intellect, insight, and leadership to IRIS. He served as a Consultant to the World Bank, held leadership roles in media, and was deeply committed to transparency, good governance, and the global adoption of XBRL as a standard for high-quality data.

Beyond business, Swaminathan was engaged in world politics and policymaking and played a key role in organizing World Cup cricket tournaments. He also held several influential positions, including with the Consultative Committee on XBRL, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Government of India), and the IT Sub-Committee of CII, Western Region.

His ideas and ideals continue to guide IRIS and inspire all who knew him.

Leading with excellence and teamwork

With a focus on fostering a culture of excellence and teamwork, the IRIS leadership team works tirelessly to keep the organisation at the forefront of the industry.

The people running each product line

Anuradha RK

Anuradha RK

Business Head, IRIS CARBON®

Pradip Dey

Pradip Dey

Business Head, IRIS iFile®

Arup Ganguly

Arup Ganguly

Head, Sales

Hemant Karale

Hemant Karale

Business Head, IRIS iDEAL®

Rahul Dhamne

Rahul Dhamne

Head, Consulting

Shilpa Dhobale

Shilpa Dhobale

Head, IRIS DataTech

Trusted by leading brands, regulators & financial institutions

Accountable to shareholders, transparent by design.

Board of Directors
A board combining founding leadership with independent directors bringing global finance, audit and transformation experience.
Board Committees
Dedicated committees overseeing audit, risk and governance, with charters published for shareholder review.
Public Market Discipline
Listed on the BSE and NSE since the early years of the franchise — governance and disclosure cadence shaped by public-market accountability.

Leadership & governance, answered

IRIS was co-founded by K. Balachandran and Deepta Rangarajan, who continue to lead the company today as CEO and Co-Founder respectively.
Full board profiles, tenures and committee memberships are published on our Investor Relations pages, alongside our corporate governance reports.

Through a board of directors combining founding leadership with independent directors, supported by dedicated audit, risk and governance committees.

Yes — members of our leadership team hold board positions with XBRL India and have contributed to international information-standards work over the years.

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