Our Team

Zaheer Haq
President & CEO

Zaheer Haq founded Netrion Corp. in 1989. His early commitment to the highest standards in every aspect of the services business gave the start-up its competitive edge. The company's growth and success reflects Zaheer's initial vision of extraordinary talent and quality across the board.

Zaheer leads the company's operations and professional services efforts.  He has over 15 years of experience in information technology, consulting and professional services, solving technical and IT management problems for Fortune 500 corporations in a variety of vertical markets. Prior to founding Netrion, he established himself as a leader in the field of Information Technology, and held several technical and management positions at McKesson Corp., Integral Systems and PeopleSoft, Inc. He remains very active in numerous IT industry associations. 

Zaheer holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University. 

zhaq@netrion.com


Shankar Veerashetty

Vice President, Marketing & Sales

Shankar  is involved in developing and implementing the marketing and sales strategy for Netrion's worldwide operations.

In his 10 year tenure in the software industry, Shankar has held numerous  roles in software development, design and architecture, and has led crucial projects in the areas of ERP, WEB based applications, and database management systems.  He also held senior development positions at Ford Motors, where he received numerous awards for technical achievement and innovation.
 
Shankar joined Netrion from the acquisition of X-Vision Software. He was the founder and CEO at X-Vision, solely responsible for a start-up company that developed state-of-the-art imaging software and successfully formed  strategic relationships with German based BCT Computer Teknik. He grew X-Vision Software to over $1 million in revenue in two years. 

Shankar holds a masters degree in Engineering from Michigan State University.
 

sveerashetty@netrion.com


Ananth Reddy

Vice President, Strategic Services

As Vice President of Strategic Services, Ananth Reddy leads the company's corporate strategy and business development efforts, while growing the West Coast operations into a major component of Netrion's overall strategy. He has over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, most recently as Vice President of Strategic Services at If & Then, Inc., a Virtual CIO organization, where he developed strategic alliances with venture capital firms, incubation firms and organizations with synergistic services and technology. He authored an article on the benefits of shared CIOs among small to mid-sized firms, which was published in the CIO magazine.

Prior to that, Mr. Reddy played a key Professional Services management role at PeopleSoft USA, Inc., executing enterprise solutions for Fortune 500 corporations.  Prior to his stint at PeopleSoft, Mr. Reddy founded AutoLink.com, one of the first profitable B2B automotive services on the Web.  In addition, Mr. Reddy played key director level, IT management roles in three early-stage companies:  Capcom-USA, Micro-Mask Corporation and Probe Technology Corporation.  He was directly responsible for developing their strategic IT direction and infrastructure, resulting in producing well established, $50-$250 million organizations.  He holds bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

areddy@netrion.com 


Bradford Bright
Vice President, Staffing & Quality Assurance

As Vice President of Staffing and Quality Assurance, Brad leads our employee and client focused initiatives, that range from recruitment, training and retention, to account  management and quality assurance of our service offerings.   Brad comes to Netrion through the acquisition of Alegre Consulting Company, a nationwide IT provider specializing in CRM and ERP consulting and training services.

Brad brings to Netrion over 30 years of business experience that includes a contemporary systems background.  He has worked in technical and project management roles at Business Information Technology and Sears, Roebuck and Company, along with human resource management, operations and sales experience in executive positions held at Payless Cashways, Inc., Dollar General Inc., Quality Stores Inc. and Cole National Corporation.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a master's degree in Information Systems Management from Northern Illinois University.

bbright@netrion.com


Azgar Khan
Vice President, International Operations

Azgar Khan leads Netrion's International Operations, complementing his IT and Business Management skills with a wealth of overseas marketing and technical experience.  His recent accomplishments include developing leading-edge e-commerce products in Canada, UK and Asia.  Prior to joining Netrion, Mr. Khan founded Core Solutions India, Ltd., an innovative software development company that pioneered the deployment of web based solutions.  During 1995 through 1999 Mr. Khan lead the marketing and product development efforts at Core Solutions, where he held the President and CEO position.  Core Solutions was instrumental in automating the city-wide accounting and purchasing departments of Indian Airlines, one of the largest airlines in Asia.

Core Solutions corporate merger with Netrion in 1999 brought Mr. Khan to the management team at Netrion. He is an industry expert in providing web solutions, and has been honored as one of India's most successful young entrepreneurs by India Times.  Mr. Khan earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration and Information Technology.

akhan@netrion.com