Chariman & CEO
Saravana Raghavan is Chairman & CEO of Alzia Forage, a Drilling, Solar technology, Water treatment, Water Bottling and pump company. In addition to chairing the board of directors, Mr. Kumar is responsible for, among other things, managing and driving the annual business performance of the company, formulating and executing long-term strategies, and interacting with clients, employees. He is Alzia Forage primary decision- and policy-maker, setting the tone for the company’s values, ethics and culture. Kumar exemplifies Alzia commitment to helping its clients achieve high performance. He is a proven leader with deep expertise in developing strong client relationships, a passion for building outstanding client teams and a disciplined focus on operations and execution. In addition to his career with Alzia Alzia Forage , Kumar has held a wide variety of leadership positions across key parts of iPlanner, GoeyIT business. Kumar joined Alzia Forage in 2021.
Chief Operating Officer
Arish Kishore from Raghavendra Well Drilling will join Alzia Forage Drilling as new Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will assume his new role Januany 2021 taking over from Jørn Madsen and report directly to CEO Saravana Raghavan. We are very pleased that Arish Kishore will join Alzia Forage. Arish brings vast experience with his knowledge from Ragavandra well drilling. He holds his Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, India.
Chief Financial Officer
An accountant since 1994 when he graduated from Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting. David joined a CPA firm that specialized in Physician Practice Management and then later became the Chief Financial Officer of a Physician Owned Organization providing services to its member Physicians.
David earned the designation as a CPA in 1997. This has allowed him the opportunity to be an important source of advice and assistance for small business owners seeking "proactive" tax and business strategies as well as financing advice.
David states "I see us as a Trusted Advisor that should bring value to our clients by analyzing their whole financial picture. We must make recommendations that are forward thinking and not reactive which will cost our clients’ money. Our clients should expect that we are pursuing their success."
David joined Alzia Forage in 2018 as Chief Financials Officer and truly believe that we cannot be successful without equally successful clients.
Bill Boone is the Vice President of Sale and Marketing of a high technology semiconductor company in the Dallas area. Mr. Bill has a M.S. in Computer Science from University of Dallas Texas and a M.S in Computer science from Anna University, Chennai, India. She has served in several technology groups and has participated in several public speaking events at technical conferences. Mr. Bill has several contributions and publications in the field of science and technology. He served as VP Sales in Sabre, USA for several years.
Kirkbride grew up in Canton, Ohio. He has a M.S. in Computer Science from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and a BA from Ohio State University. He has experience in construction, education, environment, Materials Management, food service, government agencies, banking, insurance, military, and risk management. A life-long learner, Mr. Kirkbride is social and civic minded and has served the community through various social, civic and church organizations. Most recently, he served as Chairman of a corporation involved with raising funds for Shiners Hospitals and is currently a member of that body. He served in Navy for several years. Mr. Kirkbride served as Director in Louisiana for nearly a decade and has held other director-level positions in various governmental entities, including the position of Interim Vice President for various administrative functions at two Corporations in Mississippi. He has the experience and education of an expert in the areas of education, banking, insurance, and governmental agencies.
Mr. Sharma is an Engineer with more than 20+ years of IT and engineering experience. As an IT professional, Mr Sharma has focused on identifying and solving business problems by effective and optimal use of process/people/technology. Mr Sharma has advanced knowledge of numerous industries including Health, Telecom, Banking, Retail and Engineering. Mr. Sharma exemplifies RSG's sustained commitment to helping its clients achieve high performance and cost savings. He is a proven leader with expertise in developing strong client relationships, a passion for building outstanding client teams and a disciplined focus on operations and execution.