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

CEO & Co-Founder

Kingston Smiler Selvaraj is the founder of PalC Networks and presently serves as the CEO of PalC Networks. He has 18+ years of experience in leadership, software development, sales and marketing across a wide range of networking skill sets and industries. He has an extensive background in data-networking, network analytics and adjacent technologies, is an acclaimed trainer of SDN/NFV and virtualization concepts, has authored two RFCs, is active in IETF standards discussions, and has spoken at numerous conferences around the world. With his CxO experience he has brought an organization from scratch to a team of 100+ with 20 customers spanning the globe. Kingston holds a bachelors degree in Computer-science and engineering.

Parul Agrawal
Co-Founder

Parul Agrawal

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Parul Agrawal is the co-founder of PalC networks and presently holds the esteemed position of Vice President of Workforce Management and Human Resources. With an impressive 16 years of experience in leadership roles across various verticals within the telecommunications and technology industries, Parul brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role.In her capacity as VP, Parul is responsible for overseeing global talent acquisition, employee compensation and benefits, HR operations, and the development of policies within PalC Networks. She plays a pivotal role in leading initiatives focused on enhancing the organization’s people, leadership, and culture.She holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer-science and engineering

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.

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.

Sudharshan S

Sudharshan S

Principal Engineer

Built L2/L3/MPLS control and data plane for Junos EVO and other platforms; production-grade reliability focus.

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.