Scientific Publishing Services
SPS was founded in 1995 as a joint venture between Springer Verlag, Germany and Mr. Sharad Wasani, India. Mr. Sharad Wasani is the pioneer of the publishing outsourcing business and introduced this concept more than 30 years back. SPS started by providing typesetting and pre-press services for STM (Science, Technology, and Medicine) journal publishers. SPS over the years has evolved into one of the oldest and best solution provider for the publishing industry around the world. SPS has also made its mark with its solutions and services for a number of other industries.
SPS continues to lead through its technology, people, and innovation. SPS has partnered with customers of various sizes and requirements to create value propositions. At SPS every customer and every job are given equal importance.
SPS continues to lead through its technology, people, and innovation. SPS has partnered with customers of various sizes and requirements to create value propositions. At SPS every customer and every job are given equal importance.
Board of Directors
Sharad Wasani
Chairman & Managing Director, Founder
A chartered accountant from the UK with more than 40 years of experience, he had pioneered the publishing outsourcing activities in India. He had earlier been associated with companies such as ICI, Metal Box, and Macmillan Publishing Services, India. He spent more than 20 years with Macmillan India and was the Vice Chairman and Managing Director. He is one of the co-founders of SPS along with Springer Verlag, Germany.
He continues to lead SPS into the future with his keen insight and knowledge of the publishing industry. He is based at Bangalore, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197777 - Ext: 1400
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197760
Chairman & Managing Director, Founder
A chartered accountant from the UK with more than 40 years of experience, he had pioneered the publishing outsourcing activities in India. He had earlier been associated with companies such as ICI, Metal Box, and Macmillan Publishing Services, India. He spent more than 20 years with Macmillan India and was the Vice Chairman and Managing Director. He is one of the co-founders of SPS along with Springer Verlag, Germany.
He continues to lead SPS into the future with his keen insight and knowledge of the publishing industry. He is based at Bangalore, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197777 - Ext: 1400
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197760
Balasubramanian, R
Fulltime Director (Technical)
An engineering graduate with an additional accountancy degree from ICWA, India and an MBA from IIM, Bangalore, one of the leading management institutes in the country. He spent more than 15 years with organizations such as Hindustan Aeronautics, SPIC, and Coats Viyella in various senior roles before joining SPS in the initial phase.
He spearheads the systems, technology, MIS, and operations initiatives at SPS. He is based at Chennai, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197766 - Ext: 1200
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197762
Fulltime Director (Technical)
An engineering graduate with an additional accountancy degree from ICWA, India and an MBA from IIM, Bangalore, one of the leading management institutes in the country. He spent more than 15 years with organizations such as Hindustan Aeronautics, SPIC, and Coats Viyella in various senior roles before joining SPS in the initial phase.
He spearheads the systems, technology, MIS, and operations initiatives at SPS. He is based at Chennai, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197766 - Ext: 1200
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197762
Biren Wasani
Fulltime Director (Commercial)
An accountant by training, he was associated with a number of companies in UK before relocating to India. He has been in various roles looking after accounting, finance, and general management.
He leads the sales and marketing initiatives at SPS for all the markets and offerings. He is based at Chennai, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197799 - Ext: 4400
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197790
Fulltime Director (Commercial)
An accountant by training, he was associated with a number of companies in UK before relocating to India. He has been in various roles looking after accounting, finance, and general management.
He leads the sales and marketing initiatives at SPS for all the markets and offerings. He is based at Chennai, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197799 - Ext: 4400
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197790
Dayalu, S
CFO & Company Secretary
An FCA, ACS, and AICWA from India with more than 15 years of experience. He is responsible for finance & accounting, taxation, payroll, and corporate governance/compliance of SPS.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197788 - Ext: 1414
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197761
Email: dayalu@sps.co.in
CFO & Company Secretary
An FCA, ACS, and AICWA from India with more than 15 years of experience. He is responsible for finance & accounting, taxation, payroll, and corporate governance/compliance of SPS.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197788 - Ext: 1414
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197761
Email: dayalu@sps.co.in
Shanmuga Sundaram, K.B.S
Associate Director
An engineering graduate in printing technology from the University of Pune with more than 15 years of experience in various domains including printing, marketing and e-publishing. Based at Chennai, he is currently heading a client account managing a team of about 600 staff. He plays a multi-functional role ranging from production to administration. He has a passion for change and is leading several innovative projects from the production arena.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 4100
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197792
Email: sundaram@sps.co.in
Associate Director
An engineering graduate in printing technology from the University of Pune with more than 15 years of experience in various domains including printing, marketing and e-publishing. Based at Chennai, he is currently heading a client account managing a team of about 600 staff. He plays a multi-functional role ranging from production to administration. He has a passion for change and is leading several innovative projects from the production arena.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 4100
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197792
Email: sundaram@sps.co.in
Venkatesan, M
Associate Director
An engineering graduate in printing technology from the University of Pune. He has more than 15 years of experience in newspaper ,magazines, and periodical typesetting. He takes care of new businesses which include magazine and journal production, books, indexing, advertisement creations, and data conversion. He also serves as a visiting faculty in Anna University for printing and publishing academic requirements.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 2170
Email: venkatesan@sps.co.in
Associate Director
An engineering graduate in printing technology from the University of Pune. He has more than 15 years of experience in newspaper ,magazines, and periodical typesetting. He takes care of new businesses which include magazine and journal production, books, indexing, advertisement creations, and data conversion. He also serves as a visiting faculty in Anna University for printing and publishing academic requirements.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 2170
Email: venkatesan@sps.co.in
Vivek, V
General Manager - Operations
An engineering graduate in printing technology from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University. He has 15 years of experience in the prepress and publishing field and has worked with Kasturi & Sons (P) Ltd, a leading newspaper and magazine publisher, before joining SPS in 2004. He manages production operations for one of the customer accounts and is based at Chennai, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 2300
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197753
Email: vivek@sps.co.in
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vvivek
General Manager - Operations
An engineering graduate in printing technology from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University. He has 15 years of experience in the prepress and publishing field and has worked with Kasturi & Sons (P) Ltd, a leading newspaper and magazine publisher, before joining SPS in 2004. He manages production operations for one of the customer accounts and is based at Chennai, India.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 2300
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197753
Email: vivek@sps.co.in
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vvivek
Venkateswara Rao, P
General Manager - Operations
A printing engineer from the University of Pune, having more than 17 years of experience in e-publishing and printing industry. His experience includes working at Reserve Bank of India Currency Printing Press in managerial cadre. Presently he is responsible for Springer journals production at SPS, Chennai.
Phone: + 91 - 44 -42197750 - Ext: 1100
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197763
Email: v.rao@springer.com
General Manager - Operations
A printing engineer from the University of Pune, having more than 17 years of experience in e-publishing and printing industry. His experience includes working at Reserve Bank of India Currency Printing Press in managerial cadre. Presently he is responsible for Springer journals production at SPS, Chennai.
Phone: + 91 - 44 -42197750 - Ext: 1100
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197763
Email: v.rao@springer.com
Gokula Prasad, N
Senior Manager – Human Resources
An astute and dynamic HR professional with exhaustive experience of more than 16 years in talent acquisition, retention, employee engagement, performance management systems, and so on. He is a postgraduate in economics and a postgraduate diploma holder in personnel management and industrial relations, with a master in philosophy degree in general management. He has won various accolades such as Kaizen, GEM, and On The Spot Excellence in recognition of his contribution as an HR professional.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 2070
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197751
Email: gokulaprasad@sps.co.in
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gokula-prasad/a/7a6/555
Senior Manager – Human Resources
An astute and dynamic HR professional with exhaustive experience of more than 16 years in talent acquisition, retention, employee engagement, performance management systems, and so on. He is a postgraduate in economics and a postgraduate diploma holder in personnel management and industrial relations, with a master in philosophy degree in general management. He has won various accolades such as Kaizen, GEM, and On The Spot Excellence in recognition of his contribution as an HR professional.
Phone: + 91 - 44 - 42197750 - Ext: 2070
Fax: + 91 - 44 - 42197751
Email: gokulaprasad@sps.co.in
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gokula-prasad/a/7a6/555
SPS has been recognized for its activities in various forums and has received various awards and certificates. At SPS we are happy to receive the due recognition but our biggest reward is customer satisfaction. To cite an example, over the past 5 years SPS has been recognized as the "most consistent service provider" by some of the leading publishers around the world and for most of this period SPS has been on number 1 spot.
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