Say hello to our Leaders

Anji Maram is the founder and chief executive officer of CriticalRiver, a leading technology consulting company. He is responsible for all aspects of the company’s growth strategy, team, operations and initiatives across CR’s global network of nine offices. He co-founded CriticalRiver in 2014 with the vision to capture digital-disruption opportunities, unlock true value across technology and services, improve operational efficiency and provide customers with maximum satisfaction.

Prior to starting CriticalRiver, Anji worked extensively in technology-based companies, holding key leadership positions in many firms, including Oracle. Anji was part of the original team that created the Oracle Software that millions use even today. Between 2006 and 2009, Anji worked as the Oracle applications solution architect at Sun Microsystems. He was also the managing partner and vice-president (technologies, architecture, delivery & off-shore operations) at Selectiva Systems Inc from 2008 to 2011.

Based in San Ramon, USA, Anji is an alumnus of UCLA, University of Louisiana, and BITS Pilani, India.
Anji is committed to giving back to society and to the people he grew up with. He is keen on making a difference for the underprivileged. As part of his commitment, Anji founded the Medville Corporation in 2015 which aimed at reaching out to international patients seeking medical treatment in the US. Anji often describes himself as the chief empathy officer, a quality he prizes in every member of the growing CriticalRiver family.

Enugala Venkata Ramana is the partner and managing director of the MENA region at CriticalRiver.
He is responsible for shaping the strategy and leading the operations of our UAE and Qatar offices, overseeing the deployment of strategies and coordinating regional activities and inspiring people to deliver sustainable results to our clients.

With over 15 years of experience, Venkata brings a passion for innovation and quality in everything he does.
He was the key player in the architecting and delivering large projects across Singapore and the UAE at HCL Technologies from 2005 to 2014. He started his own venture OpenT IT Services in 2014, based out of Hyderabad, India. The company was later merged with CriticalRiver.

Venkata is a strong business development professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in strategy and marketing from Nanyang Technological University. He is also an alumnus of BITS, Pilani.
The engineer with a keen understanding of customer requirements is currently based in Dubai and Hyderabad.

Ghanim is an innovative and results-driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in highly competitive environments that demand continuous improvement. He specializes in driving projects and customer service improvements while building partnerships with key business decision-makers. Ghanim enjoys building and motivating cross-functional teams to exceed expectations.

At present, Ghanim is Board Member and Acting CEO at the B7 Group of Companies in the UAE. He has held several other high-impact positions dealing with strategic planning, megaprojects, customer relationship management, commercial excellence, innovation, and digital technology.

Ghanim is based in the UAE.