Turning data analysis and research into real-world impact is what has driven Dr. Edzel Lapira throughout his entire career and is the reason behind his motivation to start Predictronics. Since then, Dr. Lapira has led Predictronics to great success by delivering predictive maintenance and industrial AI solutions to businesses in a wide range of industries, enabling them to make data-driven decisions that give them a competitive edge.

Dr. Lapira earned his doctorate in industrial engineering at the University of Cincinnati, where he studied under Professor Jay Lee and served as the Associate Director of the Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS), a world-renowned research center that has worked with over 100 major companies worldwide, helping businesses attain industrial predictive analytics. As Predictronics’ Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lapira aims to deliver tools that provide fast, accurate insights, increase productivity and reduce downtime.

The understanding that science is what ultimately drives our world is what encouraged Patrick Brown to start Predictronics. Since its beginning stages, Patrick has used his financial and logistical skills to advance the company’s interests and eliminate customers' anxieties over downtime. For Patrick, it is Predictronics’ unprecedented combination of business, technology and mechanical knowledge that sets it apart.

Patrick earned his bachelor’s in creative writing at the University of Cincinnati, where he also works as program director for the Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS), a world-renowned research center in industrial predictive analytics he has served for the past 10 years. As Predictronics’ Chief Financial Officer, Patrick believes companies can harness power over the bottom line by becoming familiar with the processes and factors that impact it.

Kelly Campbell was convinced Predictronics would revolutionize the industrial space through predictive analytics. Campbell has helped Predictronics transform their research into real-world impacts by advising and informing company decisions through his business expertise and providing assistance with company expansion, identifying the right talent to join the Predictronics team from the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS).

With more than 20 years of experience in developing and maintaining client relations, Campbell’s business advice and work securing investments was instrumental to the formation of the company. Campbell is committed to further developing the business and sharing Predictronics’ impact with the world in order to help more customers make informed and strategic data–driven decisions.

Mr Rajesh Narasimhan, aged 55 years, is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad and also holds a Masters in Computer Applications and a Bachelor's Degree in Statistics. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of TVS Motor (Singapore) Pte Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of TVS Motor Company headquartered in Singapore that is being leveraged to operationalise a digital technology start-up focused on the Automotive and Fintech industries with portfolios and offerings that will deliver high quality solutions to help address real life business challenges by harnessing the power of Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning (ML) and Virtual reality (VR).

Mr Narasimhan also serves as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director on the Board of TVS Motor Company Limited as well as the TVS Motor Nominee Director in a non-executive capacity on the board of several digital start-ups in which TVS Motor Company has invested including Altizon Systems, Predictronics Corp., Scienaptic AI and Tagbox. Additionally Mr. Narasimhan serves as a Non-Executive Director on the board of Intellicar Telematics, a subsidiary of TVS Motors and had earlier served as a Non-Executive Director on the board of Parrot Solutions Pte. Limited, a Singapore incorporated digital start-up between May 2017 – January 2021.

Mr Narasimhan is an Innovative & highly adaptable leader with more than three decades of experience in both start-up and mature organizations across multiple industries including Information Technology, Consumer Durables & Consumer Electronics. He brings extensive experience in General Management, Technology and Executive Leadership, Digital & Business transformation and Talent & Leadership development. He has had an exceptional career at the TVS group, Covansys Corporation (A CSC Group Company) and Hewlett Packard, where he has been highly rated and valued as a quality top talent consistently delivering in every role and growing rapidly within the respective organizations.

Mr Narasimhan has advised several clients around their business transformation through digital and technology innovation leveraging Automation, Cloud, Cyber-security, Data Analytics and Management, Mobility & Social and is currently helping the TVS Motors group companies with their Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity initiatives. He is very passionate and highly focused on Human Capital Management including leadership and talent development and has an established track record in acquiring, developing and retaining talent.

Mr Narasimhan has held several senior positions at Hewlett Packard where he successfully led several business transformations and turnarounds last leading the delivery of their multi-billion $ enterprise services business across 25 countries in Asia Pacific & Japan where he had accountability for over 15,000 employees and more than 400 partners and vendors. Prior to this, he also served as the Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise services business in Asia and as Vice President of Hewlett Packard's multi-billion $ Applications services business for Asia Pacific and Japan.

Prior to joining Hewlett Packard in June 2010, Mr Narasimhan had a 15+ year tenure with Covansys (Public listed, US headquartered company) during which he lived and worked in France, the Middle East and Singapore establishing and expanding its business & presence in the Asia Pacific, Japan and the Middle East geography last serving as their Senior Vice President and Head for the geography.

Prior to joining Covansys in January 1994, Mr Narasimhan held several executive positions with the TVS group in India including Sundaram-Clayton Ltd., TVS Whirlpool and TVS Electronics.

Hajime Tanaka is a deputy director of Manufacturing Industry Business Operations at Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. (ISID). He has been working as a project manager of system development/implementation in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) area for mainly Japanese automotive companies for more than 20 years.

ISID is one of the leading system integrators and value-added resellers in Japan. ISID was founded in 1975, as the joint venture of GE and Dentsu, the largest advertising company in the world. Having more than one thousand customers covering most Japanese industries from manufacturing and financial institutions, ISID provides system development services and deals with global products, such as Siemens CAx/PLM, and SAP, as well as proprietary software associated with HCM, finance and banking.