Amar Shokeen

A dynamic and hands-on leader who has spent the last three decades growing global businesses, Amar built his extensive experience and knowledge through executive roles at various blue-chip Indian corporations, including HCL Information Systems, CMC and Air India. He co-founded RJT Compuquest (now DBA Apolis) in 1997 with his wife, Rita, and together they have grown the company into one of the foremost SAP and Oracle partners in the western United States.

Amar holds a Bachelor of Science from St. John’s College in India. After moving to the U.S., he earned his MBA from Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business and completed the Owner/President Management program at Harvard Business School. An avid reader and world traveller, Amar takes every opportunity to explore new customs, cultures and global business trends.

Rita Shokeen

A highly seasoned recruiter and expert in strategic partnerships, Rita is a results-driven leader, who has been recruiting and placing IT engineers in temporary positions since 1996. Along with her husband, Amar, Rita co-founded RJT Compuquest (now DBA Apolis) in 1997; and has since successfully leveraged her experience to grow Apolis’ staffing capabilities from the ground up, playing a key role in extending the company’s recruiting arm across the globe, from Chicago and Dallas to Delhi. Her wealth of experience, close industry relationships and innate determination make her an invaluable resource for sales, consulting and recruiting throughout the company.

A trailblazer in her own right, Rita was the first female sales officer for Indian Oil Corporation, the largest oil company in India. She holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from St. Stephen’s College in India. She completed her doctoral studies in strategic planning from Kent State University. After a successful career in sales and marketing in India, she moved to the United States in 1994, where she continues to drive business success today.

Mark Shmagin

Mark brings more than a decade of operations, finance, administration and strategic planning experience to the Apolis team. He launched his career in commercial and international banking with a focus on balance sheet and cash-flow financing, international trade finance and asset-based deals. Mark then transitioned to the private sector as Chief Financial Officer of one of California’s largest packaging manufacturers and distributors, for whom he oversaw due diligence assignments including an industry roll-up, buy-side acquisitions, joint ventures and a sell-side assignment. Mark then led several subsidiary startup operations in manufacturing and recycling as Chief Operations Officer of Goodwill Industries.

Mark holds both a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Spanning the rival university gap, he proudly sports his cardinal and blue on game day.

Dr. Manmohan Bhutani

Manmohan is a senior Business Leader having 30+ years of experience in the IT industry with expertise in managing IT Services/ Solutions & Staffing Operations Business in India. Over the years, he has developed expertise for developing and scaling the IT & Staffing business for sustainable business growth. He is a hands-on professional and has developed passion for People development / Management & Talent acquisition.

He has worked with Global IT Organizations such as DEC, NIIT Technologies, AIG Systems & Solutions, HCL Technologies & Fiserv India. His last assignment was with ACS Solutions where he was working as Sr. VP & COO for India region.

Manmohan completed his MBA from IIM, Lucknow and Engineering from BITS, Pilani. He also recently completed his PhD in Management in 2018. His interests are reading, traveling, teaching and he is closely associated with his alma mater (IIM) and teaches classes for MBA students over the weekends.

Jyoti Saini

Result oriented Human Resources Leader with 20 years+ experience with an ability to drive business outcomes through talent initiatives. Worked extensively in IT solutions, services and product engineering organizations.Subject Matter Expertise to execute in areas of Talent acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Performance Management, Policy Making, Employee Engagement and Talent Analytics. Adept at defining a long term vision on the evolution of people practices and work culture in organizations, designed innovative solutions to address key people issues. Experience of managing large headcounts, multiple SBUs and global stakeholders.

Graduated in Economics from Delhi University, MBA from Symbiosis Pune and Executive Post Graduate Program in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur.