Leadership

Thomas Loop spent ten years in the Financial Strategies Group at Prudential Securities before joining Byte Consulting. He led a software development group responsible for proprietary models and databases for all areas of Fixed Income Trading. In addition, he also worked closely with other groups, including Investment Banking and Equities, on solutions such as designing and developing databases for Prudential Securities Equity Indices. Thomas also spent three years at the Securities Industry Automation Corp., a joint subsidiary of the NYSE and the American Stock Exchange, where he designed new networked computer software systems for the trading floors of the two exchanges. Prior to SIAC, Thomas had a brief stint at Digital Equipment, concentrating on providing software services to the financial industry. He earned a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University.

Lokesh Chugh  has more than 15 years of experience in the sales and business development function. He currently manages Byte’s Global Business Development & Sales function involving North America, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Byte, Lokesh was the cofounder of Ditium Technologies Pte Ltd, a company headquartered in Singapore that develops Communication Middleware Solutions for the Financial Services and FMCG industries. Lokesh has an MBA from UWA in Australia, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Delhi University.

Ravi Gopalakrishnan has over 22 years of IT industry experience in the Banking, Financial services and Insurance sectors. Prior to his current relationship with Byte Consulting, he has held top management positions with software houses set-up by leading multinational banks like Citibank N.A, ANZ bank and Dresdner bank A.G. He has participated in activities such Business Process Reengineering, Definition of IT Strategy, Business Development and Setting up IT companies. Ravi is an alumnus of The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.