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Our Team

Engineers, architects,
and product specialists

Midships is a team of approximately 40 people working across Asia Pacific, the UK, and the Middle East. Every engagement is led by the people who actually do the work — direct access to senior expertise is not a premium option at Midships, it is the standard.

Co-Founders

The people who built Midships

Midships was founded by three practitioners who had spent careers at consulting firms and decided to build the firm they wished had existed.

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Ajit Gupta
Chief Executive Officer
Ajit Gupta
Chief Executive Officer

25 years delivering complex IT programmes. Serial entrepreneur and the driving force behind Midships' technology-first approach, zero downtime delivery model, and product strategy. Architect of Icebreaker.

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Juan Redondo
Director — IAM
Juan Redondo
Director — IAM

Specialist IAM architect and the technical heart of Midships' Ping consulting capability. Juan brings deep expertise in ForgeRock, Ping Identity, and enterprise identity architecture across regulated industries.

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Taweh Ruhle
Director — DevSecOps
Taweh Ruhle
Director — DevSecOps

A technology generalist of rare breadth — the architect of the DevSecOps foundations, GitOps pipelines, Kubernetes frameworks, and zero-downtime deployment models that underpin everything Midships delivers.

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Executive Directors

The leadership team

Midships' Executive Directors lead the firm's core functions — each accountable for a critical area of the business.

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Haresh Hassaram
ED — Sales
Haresh Hassaram
ED — Sales

Leads Midships' global commercial function — client acquisition, partnerships, and revenue growth across all geographies and product lines.

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Sneha Manani
ED - People
Sneha Manani
ED — People

Leads talent, culture, and people operations across the Midships Group. Architect of Midships' global pay equity model and the firm's approach to building a values-led distributed team.

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Aja Rangaswamy
ED — Customer Success
Aja Rangaswamy
ED — Customer Success

Leads client delivery and customer success across all engagements — ensuring Midships' delivery model translates into measurable business outcomes for every client.

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Yuxiang Lin
ED — Product
Yuxiang Lin
ED — Product

Leads Midships' product function — including Icebreaker and the Accelerators. Drives R&D strategy, product roadmap, and the firm's transition toward a product-led model alongside its consulting practice.

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Soumya Paul
ED — Finance and Operations
Soumya Paul
ED — Finance and Operations

Leads financial operations, planning, and governance across the Midships Group entities in Singapore, Malaysia, and India.

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Mark Lyons
Chairman
Mark Lyons
Chairman

Provides strategic oversight and governance for the Midships Group Board.

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Leadership Team

Senior practitioners across IAM, DevSecOps, and delivery

Our leadership team combines deep technical expertise with hands-on delivery experience across regulated industries globally.

Prakhar Ananya
Associate Director — DevSecOps
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Ravi Varma Baru
Technical Delivery Lead
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Vinay Matam
Technical Delivery Lead
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Srihari Pamidipati
Senior IAM Specialist
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How the team works

Remote-first. Globally distributed. Outcome-driven.
Global pay equity
Same level, same pay — regardless of location. Singapore or São Paulo, the rate is identical.
Profit share
All team members participate in the firm's profit-share scheme. When Midships wins, everyone wins.
Twice-yearly offsites
Intensive team gatherings twice a year. Previous locations include Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, India, and Sri Lanka — and a helicopter to Everest Base Camp in 2023.
Technical growth
We invest in certifications, learning, and hands-on exposure to cutting-edge technology. Capability is how we grow — individually and as a firm.
Interested in joining the team?

We are always interested in hearing from sharp, technically rigorous people who want to work at the intersection of enterprise identity and AI governance.

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