Executive Team

Leadership driving SONiC-first, cloud-scale, and AI-powered networking.

Vision and stewardship

Strategic leadership guiding PalC Networks across innovation, delivery, and growth.

Kingston Smiler Selvaraj
Co-Founder

Kingston Smiler Selvaraj

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Kingston Smiler Selvaraj is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PalC Networks, focused on building next-generation networking solutions for data centers and cloud infrastructure.

With close to two decades of experience across network engineering, product development, and business leadership, he brings a strong blend of technical depth and execution focus. He has led PalC from its early stages to a globally engaged engineering organization, working with customers across multiple markets.

Kingston is known for his hands-on approach, clarity in execution, and ability to build high-performance teams that solve complex infrastructure challenges. He actively engages with the technology ecosystem and stays aligned with evolving trends in networking and distributed systems.

Parul Agrawal
Co-Founder

Parul Agrawal

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Parul Agrawal is the Co-founder of PalC Networks and leads the organization's people strategy, workforce operations, and talent development initiatives.

With nearly two decades of experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors, she brings a strong blend of operational discipline and people leadership. She has been instrumental in building scalable teams, strengthening organizational processes, and aligning workforce strategy with business goals.

Parul is known for her structured approach and her ability to drive clarity, stability, and execution across the organization, playing a key role in PalC's growth and long-term sustainability.

Operational excellence

Leaders across technology, delivery, sales, and product strategy.

Armstrong Mathiyalagan

Armstrong Mathiyalagan

Chief Technology Officer

Heads technology strategy and advanced R&D; deep background in telecom and datacom solution design and delivery.

Balamurali Santhakumar

Balamurali Santhakumar

VP Service Delivery

Two decades in IT and security delivery; led professional services, program/project management, service delivery, and IT for global clients.

Roy Jose

Roy Jose

VP of Business Development

With 20+ years of experience across AI, data platforms, software engineering, ERP systems, and hardware infrastructure.

Vignesh Kesavan

Vignesh Kesavan

AVP, Sales

15+ years in data networking software (L3/MPLS) across commercial and open NOS; drove SDN solutions and GTM execution.

Kannan Rajadurai

Kannan Rajadurai

AVP, Product Marketing & Strategy

20+ years in cloud networking, AI-driven infrastructure, NPUs/FPGAs/ASICs, and scalable cloud-native architectures.

Chetan Chaudhari

Chetan Chaudhari

Channel Sales Head

12+ years expanding indirect channels across India & MEA; led presales at Edgecore and Ruijie, and technical leadership at global distributors.

Karthikeyan Subramanian

Karthikeyan Subramanian

Director - Global Support

20+ years in network operations and global support, leading diverse teams and delivering resilient, high-performance solutions across routing, switching, and cybersecurity.

Haribabu Alavandar

Haribabu Alavandar

Director, Engineering

20 years in telecom/datacom with specialization in management-layer solutions; ex-Wipro and Aricent technical leader.

Harsha Karisaiyappanavar

Harsha Karisaiyappanavar

Senior Technical Architect

L2 control plane and dataplane expert across ethernet and optical; prior technical lead at IP Infusion.

Ramesh Bysani

Ramesh Bysani

Senior Principal Engineer

20+ years in data-networking software, L2 dataplane for commercial and open NOS; former technical lead at Cisco.

Kashinath Ganapathy

Kashinath Ganapathy

Senior Technical Architect

Focus on L3/MPLS with network analytics and cloud architectures; ex-IP Infusion senior engineer.

Rashmi H

Rashmi H

Technical Lead

Drives L2/L3/MPLS and management-layer software for mission-critical networks; broad control-plane expertise.

Guidance and governance

Industry veterans advising on growth, sales, and technology direction.

Ravi Mittal

Ravi Mittal

Independent Advisor

Veteran technology leader, academic, and mentor; ex-Symbian/Nokia VP Engineering; published 30+ papers and co-authored books.

Steven King

Steven King

Sales Advisor

20+ years in networking/OS/security sales (IP Infusion, Wind River, Green Hills); guided sales processes for major accounts.

Heimdall Siao

Heimdall Siao

Independent Advisor

Telecom executive; roles at Ericsson and Accton, former President at Edgecore; deep leadership in networking hardware.