Thirumoorthy Ramachandran - MD

Thirumoorthy Ramachandran, (Thiru) is the Managing Director of ACO Investment Group and the head of Convalt Energy’s India Operations. He has over 30 years of experience in the power sector of India. Previously Thiru has served as a renewable energy sector advisor for Larsen & Toubro, one of the largest EPC firms in India. He has also sourced more than 15 solar transactions while working at Sterling & Wilson, a company owned by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. Prior to that he has worked for companies such as Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel Corporation, Kohler Power Systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Throughout his career he has developed an extensive network across India in the power sector and has delivered power solutions for corporate and government entities. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Institution of Automobile Engineers and Society of Automotive Engineers. Thiru has published technical papers on topics such as diesel generator sets and solar power. He has completed his Bachelor of Technology from MIT Chennai in Automobile Engineering and his Master’s Degree in Technology from IIT – Mumbai, specializing in I.C. Engines.

Ramachandran Radhakrishnan – CFO, India

Mr. Ramachandran Radhakrishnan is the CFO of ACO Investment Group (ACO), a director, shareholder and company secretary of all of ACO’s subsidiaries in India including Convalt Energy, DigiCollect and Redan Infrastructure Private Limited. Mr. Radhakrishnan is a Chartered Accountant & Company Secretary with a proven career in formulating & implementing effective strategies, policies and roadmaps. In his role, he is responsible for all financing and structuring of the subsidiaries and affiliates of ACO. Mr. Radhakrishnan became a Fellow of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.) in 1981.

Mr. Radhakrishnan, has developed strong experiences during his career span over 36 years, to manage overall company responsibilities like strategy & conceptualization, P&L, treasury management, MIS, finance / project finance, audits, commodity purchase / total procurement, bank finance, working capital arrangement, secretarial matters, admin., identification of new business avenues, brand & product strategy and go-to-market through a collaborative management style which included international experiences in Tanzania. A strategic leader with high level of credibility & integrity in working on global ventures demanding unique skill set and distinct experience, Mr. Radhakrishnan is experienced in establishing CXO level relationships to develop sales strategies that convey customized approach to all pursuits. With an excellent track record in directing procurement plans beyond Rs. 500 Crores especially dealing with international commodities like copper purchase with London Metal Exchange he has proven expertise in conceptualizing & implementing ERP & M.I.S. Systems and other software packages for financial accounting.

Mr. Radhakrishnan has been a consultant to companies like MaxLife from 2018 till 2020. Immediately prior, Mr. Radhakrishnan worked at Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd., Bangalore as CEO and Secretary from 2014 till 2018 and turned around the company across all aspects like commercial, market improvement and system improvement with the support of manufacturing managers and successfully revamped Alfred Herbert India Ltd within a span of 2 years. Mr. Radhakrishnan led profitability improvements & commercial functions, bringing change into the total systems & operations and tying-up collaboration agreement to improve the product profile. A key highlight during his tenure, he revived the Railways order with prompt follow-up & installation of new machines which would play into the organizational performance as an important vertical.

Between August 2006 and August 2014, Mr. Radhakrishnan was President-Commercial & Secretary and CFO of Vindhya Telelinks, a group company engaged mainly in exports of optic fibre & specialty cables and Commercial Head of Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd where he was responsible for commercial activities including purchase & other core competent areas in Finance, MIS, Secretarial and ERP Implementation, foreign currency exposure & strategy during challenging years. During his tenure, he led the funding for large defense orders worth over 1 Billion US dollars where the company was sanctioned the necessary limits for over Rs. 300 Crores of working capital within 1 month of application to the lenders. Mr. Radhakrishnan steered submission & follow-up of bank guarantees and entire financing of projects from State Bank of India for one of the prestigious projects in telecom cables business which was connecting the length &breadth of the company through optic fibre network (floated by a public sector company “Bharath Broadband Network Ltd.”). Mr. Radhakrishnan helped in obtaining an order from the Indian Army for value of nearly 0.75 Billion USD including bank guarantees runs into hundreds of crores of working capital requirement.

Mr. Radhakrishnan was Vice President-Commercial & Company Secretary of Kilburn Chemicals Ltd., between July 2004 till July 2006, where the company turnover during the tenure was approximately Rs. 200 Crores. During his tenure, he reduced the overheads cost & cost of production with innovative methods with Plant Managers and worked as In-charge of Personnel, Administration and HR activity; interacted with union for the revision of wages & charter of demands and implemented ERP for the company at a very low cost compared to market price.Mr. Radhakrishnan was a Finance Head at Diamond Motors, Tanzania between January 2003 till July 2004 and Group Finance Controller & Secretary between February 1993 till June 1995 at Karnataka Breweries & Distilleries Ltd., one of the largest distilleries in India. Mr. Radhakrishnan is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Associate Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and proficient in functionality of most ERP systems

Between 2001 and 2003, Mr. Radhakrishnan worked at TTK Group, a conglomerate of companies which manufactured pressure cookers, condoms, textiles, corrugated cardboard boxes, pharma products where he was Secretary to the corporate group reporting directly to the Vice Chairman assisting on financial and management decisions. Mr. Radhakrishnan also worked at JK Fenner from 1984 to 1991 as Deputy Manager Accounts and Company Secretary for the subsidiary of Fenner, gaining hands on experience in preparation of CMA data to banks and various MIS information apart from annual audits and internal audit functions. His first job after chartered accountancy was with Lovelock & Lewes, a group entity of PwC and Coopers & Lybrand.

Clas Rönnlöv - Director

Clas Rönnlöv is a Director at ACO Investment Group and a Director of Corporate Finance at Convalt Energy. Clas is a former Citigroup executive who has spent more than 27 years at Citigroup as a senior banker. His experiences include being Citi Country Officer and Managing Director for Citi in Sweden from 2006 – 2014. Clas was also the Citi Corporate Officer and Managing Director with full P&L responsibility, as well as responsible for marketing, risk, compliance and control and overseeing all of Citi’s operations in Sweden.

From 2004 – 2014, Clas was head of Banking and responsible for marketing Citi’s products to Swedish clients globally while also performing the role of Risk Officer with sign off for all Swedish clients.

Clas was educated at Stockholm University where he completed his degree in Macroeconomics in 1987. Clas was on the board of Swedish Banker’s Association from 2008 – 2014, American Chamber of Commerce since 2012, Ivaldi, Ivaldi Master, MSK and Armas since 2012 and GotaTraneberg Ice Hockey Club from 2008 – 2014.

Ysabel Métais Tilloy - General Counsel

Ysabel Métais Tilloy is the General Counsel of ACO Investment Group and its portfolio companies including DigiCollect. Ysabel has almost 20 years of professional experience as a lawyer, advising companies in business and contract law, intellectual property law (copyright and trademark) and information technology including Internet, e-commerce and data protection. Her practice encompassed transactional as well as litigation matters.

She holds a J.D. in Tax and Business law, cum laude (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas - 1998) and a Post-graduate Master’s degree in Artistic, Literary and Industrial Property law (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas - 1999) and was admitted to the Paris Bar.

Prior to joining ACO and Convalt, she worked with well-known US, UK and French law firms in Paris, such as August & Debouzy or DLA Piper, where she advised and represented major players in varied service and consumer goods industries, including banking, software, video game, e-commerce, luxury, hotels, airlines, retail apparel, medical services, press and media, film and entertainment sectors. She also worked for the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly in New York.

Ysabel is a dual citizen of both Switzerland and France. She speaks French, English and Spanish.