Who we are
Bridging the rural – urban digital divide remains the core vision of iConnectWe.
Our Journey
iConnectWe (LMES) was born out of the simple premise that technology can transform lives. The organization is committed to digital empowerment and inclusive growth by bringing a technology revolution to the areas that need it the most – the rural and semi-urban regions in the country.
Bridging the rural – urban digital divide remains the core vision of iConnectWe. With technology focussed initiatives, we lay the foundation for smart solutions that create efficient eco-systems, drive growth and make life easier. Our aim remains to serve as a major catalyst to create opportunities in IOT, education, healthcare and financial services, as well as drive business and enterprise growth in the Indian rural and semi-urban landscape.
Our Focus
Our connectivity initiatives reach the last mile and open possibilities of innovation and ‘smartness’ that drive individual, enterprise and community growth.
Reaching the Last Mile
With the belief that connectivity is a necessity and not a luxury, we work to bring economical and technically sound data services to the remotest of areas, so everyone can explore the plethora of opportunities and knowledge they never had access to
Driving Innovation and Growth
With the technology revolution brought about by our connectivity services, we create opportunities to encourage and nurture innovation and build a sound case for never-before business growth in rural spaces
Creating On-ground Impact
Connectivity is paramount to social development. We digitally empower communities and institutions providing healthcare, education, financial services, to drive on-ground impact, inclusive growth and pay the way for smart villages.
The iConnectWe team comprises of like-minded professionals and experts who work strategically within their domains to achieve the organization goals, keeping technology at its core.
Rajesh Kaul
Founder & Director
Rajesh is armed with more than two decades of experience in the telecom industry, working in leadership positions with leading MNCs. An engineer by profession, he has been keenly involved in managing Fintech initiatives and monitoring start-ups, especially in the technology driven social domain. His vision for empowering the masses with connectivity coupled with his expertise in the telecom domain led to the inception of iconnectWe.
Munish Dhingra
Founder & Director
A strategic visionary in the Telecom industry, Munish has exceptional knowledge in the area of strategy, business development, sales and marketing lends itself to drive the business growth at iconnectWe. His domain knowledge is backed by successful stints at various leading organizations in the telecom industry.
Advisory Board
Jaideep Krishna
With investment funding as his core domain of expertise, Jaideep has held senior management positions at leading global organizations, through the span of his career. He has a deep know-how and experience in specific areas such as Credit Research and Originations, risk management, credit and operation management roles. Jaideep graduated in Economics from the prestigious Sriram College of Commerce in New Delhi and holds an MA degree in Management Studies (Finance and Marketing) from the University of Mumbai.
Deepak Shetty
A sales and marketing guru with over three decades of experience under his belt, Deepak Shetty dons varied professional hats now. A go-to market business consultant, a successful businessman and a mentor, Deepak is a part of the advisory board at LMES. In his last assignment as the Chief Marketing Officer for Moser Baer India Ltd., he oversaw multiple business verticals like Blank Optical Media, Home Entertainment, IT peripherals, LED Lighting, Memory Business for India and SAARC.
Arvind Sehgal
A Serial Entrepreneur, a Start-up Evangelist, an Angel Investor and a Mentor - Arvind Sehgal has donned many hats through the span of his illustrious career. He is the Founder and CEO of New Era America (Trenton, NJ).He sold the Indian operations, New Era India Consultancy Pvt. Ltd, which he founded and served as CEO of, to Enjapan Inc (Nikkei listed). He opted to be on the other side of the table by being an investor and mentor to start-ups, currently being involved with 5-6 organizations.
Mr. Rahul Sharma
Mr. Rahul Sharma is presently a Partner with Executive Access Hong Kong, a top-ranked leading executive search and human resources consulting firm in Asia and is also acting as Non-Executive Director in Dr. Path Labs, one of the top pathology labs in India. His areas of expertise include executive search and consulting within the Investment Banking (ECM/DCM/M&A/Industry etc.), Corporate Banking, Private Equity, Distressed Debt, Fixed Income, Equities, as well as Fund and Wealth Management areas.
He has spent over sixteen years with Executive Access. He initially joined Executive Access in 1993 with a mandate to create and develop the research group. Almost immediately he was asked to manage a large portfolio of regional projects that included very senior hires as well as helping build investment banking and research teams for major banks/Wall Street firms. In the following years he built a substantial Investment Banking and a Private Equity practice for Executive Access focusing on Pan Asian mandates and projects including India. In addition to managing straight executive search mandates he has also completed a variety of projects focused on entry strategy and human resources consulting. Mr. Sharma has also developed compensation and benefits plans (including ESOP/Incentive plans) and organizational structures for a variety of companies in the region including India.
Prior to joining Executive Access, Mr. Sharma spent over seven years with India's largest financial institution, The State Bank of India. He joined the bank as a Management Trainee (Probationary Officer) and worked in India, and then in Tokyo (Japan) for three years on foreign exchange, credit and treasury desks. Mr. Sharma is a graduate from the University of Delhi where he received his degree in Mathematics with honours; in addition he also has a degree in Commerce. Mr. Sharma also completed Post Graduate in Management from the University of Delhi. He is also an Associate Member of the Indian Institute of Bankers. While at State Bank of India Mr. Sharma also completed courses in leadership development and planning.
Leadership Team
Vinod Dhar Chief Operating Officer
Heading the operations at LMES, Vinod Dhar is specialized in addressing critical business issues of growing organizations. A passionate professional, he possesses a rich experience of about three decades working across different industry segments managing new product introductions, brand building and franchise operations.
Anish Ali Head - Projects
Anish is heading Projects and he has more than two decades of experience in the Telecom Industry in leadership positions. He has been associated with leading MNCs like Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens, Zamil Infra, SMC etc. He used to lead Projects for ISPs like Bharti Airtel, MTNL, BSNL in Broad Band Fixed Access and Optical Transmission Network domain PAN India and R&D lead for years as well.