Corporate Information

A first generation entrepreneur, Mr. Neeraj Gupta has teamed up with India Value Fund to create the finest radio taxi service in India under the Meru brand name. Under his guidance, now, Meru has become a synonym to radio taxi. His entrepreneur skills have made Meru, a single largest radio cab service in India with fleet size more than 3500 cabs.

During his journey with Meru Cabs, Mr. Neeraj Gupta was felicitated with,
- Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Bombay Management Association (BMA) for his significant    contribution in the Public Transportation and to provide high quality innovative transportation service.
- Udyog Rattan Award by the Institute of Economic Studies (IES).
- Excellence Award to his company given by Institute of Economic Studies (IES)
- Award from All India Passengers Association - Largest & Best Taxi Company in the Country
- Best Entrepreneur of the Year Award from All India Passengers Association
- Best IT User Award to Meru Cab Company Pvt. Ltd. - Nasscom

Mr. Gupta, prior to this venture, set up Mumbai's largest fleet service business, catering to the needs of some of the finest names in the media and outsourced services business.

Mr. Rajesh Puri is the CEO of Meru Cab Company. Prior to Meru Cabs, Rajesh was the President - Operations at Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd. After completion of his mechanical engineering, he post graduated in management from S P Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai. He has a wealth of experience across sales, marketing, operations and distribution. Over the last 22 years, he has worked with some of India's finest blue chip companies across industries. Post his initial years at ONGC in oil exploration; he has led growth efforts at Godrej GE, Whirpool, Electrolux & Airtel. In each of his endeavors he has led his brands from start-up to unassailable leadership.

Mr. Ghosh is a seasoned Finance and Accounting professional, having more than 15 years experience in accounting, financial and commercial roles. His last assignment prior to joining V-Link was as Vice President - Finance for Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company, responsible for providing leadership to the finance team and managing financial risk for the JV. Prior to this, he has held key roles in the finance and accounting teams at Aviva Life Insurance, Reckitt Benckiser, and ITC. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Mr. Sangoi brings with him 16 years of experience in setting up and managing various aspects of Information Technology for large Corporates. In his last assignment, he worked as Asst. Vice President – IT at STAR TV’s India operations. In over a decade long stint, he helped build the technology platform from scratch and provide technology support in the rapid growth phase of the organization.  He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA, USA.

Gavin started in advertising with FCB Ulka and then moved to marketing, product management & sales. He has had stints with Tata Teleservices, Sterling Resorts, Nerolac Paints, & was last with Saregama India. He enjoys start up environments, setting processes / systems and of course brand marketing & sales in the service industry. He post graduated in management in 1991.

Mr. Ronald Rosario is an Automobile Engineer and MBA in Marketing, with a varied function experience. His last assignment was heading Sales & Operations with Shell, the global Oil major, where he has also spearheaded startup of Project functions. His earlier assignments include stints with RIL Industries as Western Region Head during business setup phase. In BPCL he had contributed to various functions such as Operations, Engineering Projects, Supply, Distribution and Sales for over 12 years. A small stint in Rallis India a TATA company is where he started his career. He has more than 18 years of work experience with setting up Project teams and Operational teams to deliver results.

Graduate in Commerce and Marketing Management from Xaviers College, Mr. Vaidya has 27 Years of experience in the Car Rental business. He has worked for Konduskar and Suss Travels. Besides this, he has also handled ‘Apna Utsav’, Festival of France on behalf of Govt. of Maharashtra as well as the Jet Airway’s Cabin and Cockpit Crew Transport.