Leadership

Par Chadha is an entrepreneur, investor, and corporate leader with more than four decades of experience building scalable, technology-enabled business platforms across multiple industries and geographies. He currently serves as Chairman of XBP Global Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: XBP), Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of HandsOn Global Management LLC (HGMFUND.com), Chairman of HGM Limited (HGMLimited.com), Chairman of Exela Technologies, Inc., and Chairman of HGM Regional Headquarters (RHQ) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A Career at the Intersection of Capital, Technology, and Growth Since founding HandsOn Global Management (HGM) in 2001, Mr. Chadha has deployed significant capital into high-growth, high-margin business platforms in the healthcare, banking, and public sector markets. He has led numerous strategic acquisitions, operational turnarounds, and technology integrations—many involving complex cross-border transactions—transforming underperforming assets into market-leading enterprises.

His work is defined by a strong focus on AI-driven process automation, digital transformation, and data-driven decision-making, enabling portfolio companies to achieve operational excellence, improve scalability, and deliver measurable results.

Strategic Vision and Operational Expertise

Mr. Chadha is recognized for:

- Global Transaction Leadership – Navigating complex M&A transactions across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

- Innovation-Driven Growth – Leveraging emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, to drive productivity and customer value.

- Disciplined Capital Deployment – Focusing on sustainable, long-term returns for shareholders.

- Operational Turnarounds – Restructuring and repositioning businesses for competitive advantage.

Under his leadership, HGM has built and scaled multiple public and private enterprises, many of which operate at the forefront of agentic AI, workflow automation, and technology- enabled services.

Commitment to Long-Term Value Creation

Mr. Chadha’s leadership philosophy centers on innovation, efficiency, and accountability. He believes in empowering management teams, fostering a culture of transparency and performance, and aligning strategic initiatives with measurable shareholder, client, and employee value.

Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Mr. Chadha is committed to cross-border collaboration, emerging market investment, and advancing technology-enabled solutions that address critical needs in healthcare, banking, and government services.

Global Perspective With deep experience in navigating diverse regulatory, cultural, and economic environments, Mr. Chadha’s global perspective has been instrumental in driving growth strategies across continents. His career reflects a unique ability to integrate financial discipline with technological innovation, creating platforms that scale efficiently and sustainably.

Mr. Rajadhyaksha co-founded Codec Pvt. Ltd. in 1989, an HGM acquisition, and is now a publicly traded company. With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience, Mr. Rajadhyaksha has served as COO or Global President of companies deployed in the US and India. Mr. Rajadhyaksha’s achievements include launching international operations for Bay Area Credit Service and its 1000 plus seat call center and creating and deploying strategic and operational direction for Meret Optical Communications.

Mr. Rajadhyaksha holds a B.S. degree in telecommunications and electronics from the University of Pune, India, and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Mr. Nilesh Bafna is Chief Financial Officer of the Company and holds overall responsibility of Finance and Accounts. He had joined in April 2006 as Manager Finance. He has overall 20 plus years of hands on experience in Finance, Accounting, Consolidation, Taxation & Planning and Designing & Implementation of Internal Control System, Formulating Budgets and Financing Planning. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also hold Diploma in Information & System Audit from the Institute, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce.

Mr. Bhuvanesh Sharma is VP-Corporate Affairs & Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company and holds overall responsibility for legal, compliance, governance, corporate and secretarial and investor relations matters. He had joined in 2005 as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sharma had worked as Company Secretary in the Indian subsidiary of a NASDAQ listed company Selectica. He is possessed with qualifications of Company Secretary, Master of Financial Administration, Insolvency Professional, Dip. IFRS, B.Sc. Mathematics having 25 years of hands-on experience in Corporate Governance, Secretarial & Legal affairs, Compliance Management, Ethics Conduct and Corporate affairs.

Dr. Bhargav Thakkar is the Executive Vice President of Healthcare Services at HGM Limited. A qualified physician (MBBS) with over 22 years of experience, Dr. Thakkar has built a distinguished career in developing and transforming healthcare products and processes. With deep expertise in clinical documentation and certifications as both CPC and CPC-H, he is known for designing innovative workflow solutions that address critical clinical, administrative, and financial challenges. His strategic leadership has helped healthcare organizations significantly enhance their care delivery and financial performance. Dr. Thakkar has been instrumental in conceptualizing and scaling several impactful healthcare solutions, including virtual scribe services (autonomous charting), clinical data abstraction and management, rule-based prescription refill validation, and order management systems. He has also led large-scale operations in revenue cycle management, multispecialty medical coding, risk adjustment, and physician-level clinical reviews. Through a blend of clinical knowledge and process innovation, Dr. Thakkar continues to drive measurable outcomes for provider organizations across the healthcare spectrum.