Key Staff
Chris Pickles - CEO UK
Chris is the co-founder of ESWOTS and the UK CEO and his core focus and passion is to make a difference in education for the future of our children.
A distinguished career in ICT and a futurist he has a deep understanding of technology and how it can be applied to resolve issues that schools, teachers and government face.
In addition to his ICT background Chris is a Trustee of the schools charity schoolaidnetwork.co.uk, who raise economic awareness for good causes which is in collaboration with DEC, The British Red Cross and St John Ambulance. A achievement of note is that in the recent Tsunami we signposted over £1.3 million pounds of aid from UK schools.
Chris is also a member of the Institute of Directors and a MCITP & MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist)
M Hariharun – CEO Asia
Hariharun is the co-founder of ESWOTS and the CEO of ESWOTS Asia operations. An education visionary who is not only the CEO of Asia he specialises in creating educational content with over 140 bright professionals in e-learning product development, including designers, graphic artists, subject matter experts and content development experts. Hari believes that e-learning is the perfect blend of technology, innovation, subject expertise, creativity, child psychology and the very cutting-edge of education that is going to revolutionize learning in the 21st century.
One of the pioneers of ICT and e-learning in South Asia, he has touched the lives of more than 500,000 students across schools in India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka over the past 12 years.
Armed with a degree in Physics and an Advanced Management Program from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, he combines a flair for technology with a passion for education. When not conjuring up his next bright idea, he can be found enjoying nature and the simple life.
Sena Prasad – CFO
Sena Prasad is the CFO of ESWOTS an illustrious finance professional with more than 15 years of experience in every aspect of Finance, Legal and Administrative Services. He is credited with the remarkable turnaround of CHANDAMAMA, a heritage publishing brand that is a household name among Indian children globally.
Being a personal financial consultant to leading business families in south India, Sena combines financial acumen with a rare sense of business. His rich experience in Merchant Banking, Project Finance and Private equity coupled with his ability to drive the Operations Management of the company is his core strength.
A Post-graduate in Commerce, Sena is also a Fellow of the Institute of the Cost and Works Accountants of India (FICWA) and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FICS). He lives in Chennai with his wife and eternally curious 4-yr old son.