raomal
raomal
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Bio
Raomal Perera has over 30 years of experience in the IT, Communications and related technology industries. He is a serial entrepreneur having been the co-founder of two technology companies; Network365/Valista and ISOCOR; Network365 acquired US company iPin and formed Valista in 2003. Valista was acquired by Aepona in 2009. ISOCOR was listed on NASDAQ in 1996 and subsequently acquired by Critical Path (>$450m) in 1999.
Raomal is currently an Adjunct Professor, in the Entrepreneurship Department at Insead, www.insead.edu. Insead is one of the top 5 business colleges in the world as listed by the Financial Times.
Raomal is a Strategic Consultant and Board Member for a number of companies, advising in strategic direction and the rationalisation of the core business operations. He has a keen interest on social entrepreneurship and mentors social entrepreneurs through the Ashoka foundation and Social Entrepreneurs Ireland.
Raomal won the Irish Software Association’s (ISA) Outstanding Software Achievement Award in 2003. Raomal is also a finalist in the Ernst & Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ awards. He was one of 40 entrepreneurs worldwide chosen to join as a technology pioneer the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF). Valista, headed by Raomal won a number of industry accolades, ranging from the Wall Street Journal Innovation GOLD award for business, and the Mobile World Congress Award for the most innovative product.
Raomal has an international network of contacts, having built global companies, with a vast geographical footprint. He setup overseas offices across the globe from East (Japan) to West (USA) and grew companies through acquisitions, partnerships and entering new markets. He has experience in setting up off-shore engineering facilities.
Raomal's most recent venture is ThousandSeeds (www.thousandseeds.com), a meeting place to stimulate entrepreneurship, business growth and learning through programmes, workshops and online communities.
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