Aquaculture platform Aquaconnect has appointed Murugan Chidhambaram as Head of Digital Transformation. He will be responsible for developing, implementing, managing and reviewing the startup’s digital strategy in line with organizational values, business objectives and priorities.
Murugan will be heading the engineering team and will lead all aspects of deep tech platform innovation, development and capacity building initiatives while ensuring the implementation of best tech practices to deliver maximum benefit to the aquaculture stakeholders. He will play a pivotal role in designing and execution of strategic tech solutions, driving operational performance and tech innovation at the startup thereby contributing to the improvement of the aquaculture value chain in India through technology. The appointment comes on the heels of Aquaconnect’s nationwide expansion as it further prepares to hire across key functions and double its engineering team by the end of 2022, the statement said.
Murugan is a veteran data platforms architect with over 17 years of experience in the telecom industry, he has worked with various leading industry players across geographies. Before Aquaconnect, he was actively involved in data science projects, data modernization, developments, and operations in organizations like Vodafone and Prodapt. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Applications from the University of Madras.
Speaking about starting his journey with Aquaconnect, Murugan Chidhambaram, Head of Digital Transformation, Aquaconnect, said, “I am thrilled to be joining Raj and the entire Aquaconnect team. With its unique technology offering, Aquaconnect has been at the forefront in disrupting one of the most important yet underrepresented sectors, Aquaculture! I hope to contribute towards accelerating the adoption of technology and innovation in the seafood value chain to improve the farm efficiency, market linkage and access to formal capital to the stakeholders.”
Rajamanohar, Founder & CEO, Aquaconnect, said, “Murugan brings a fresh perspective to Aquaconnect. He is a seasoned professional and has achieved various milestones in his career trajectory with his expertise in the tech industry. We are looking forward to facilitating innovation and boosting our digital platform growth further with his expertise.”
Founded in 2017, Aquaconnect is a technology-driven driven full-stack aquaculture inputs and outputs platform with embedded fintech, supported by a phygital distribution network. Headquartered in Chennai, Aquaconnect works with various stakeholders in the aquaculture value chain to drive responsible production and consumption, improve efficiency, and transparency, and increase value realization through tech intervention.
Aquaconnect is funded by HATCH-Norway, India’s pioneer Agritech VC Omnivore, Japan’s Rebright Partners, Flourish ventures, AgFunder and 6G Capital. The start-up is part of the Innovator cohort at Seafood Innovation Project and Hatch Accelerator, Norwegian Seafood Innovation Cluster.
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