John Lalone, Senior Vice President: Alliances

As Senior Vice President: Alliances, John manages strategic alliances with partners and clients, across CRM, Management Consulting and PLM practices. He is a 23-year veteran in technology and professional services, with an exemplary aptitude for diagnosing business problems and devising solutions. He is based out of Boston, MA, USA.

Since 1985 he led sales, marketing and project delivery efforts, from Account Manager to Senior Vice President, for IBM, NSS Corp, Atlantic Data Services, Carreker, Demos Solutions and Darwin Partners.  In 2002, John founded The Lalone Group and built it into a premium, boutique operations and technology consulting firm servicing such blue-chip Clients as Fidelity Information Services, ABN AMRO USA, HSBC USA, PNC Bank and Sovereign Bank to name a few.

John received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Management from Northeastern University in Boston.

John and his wife Sarah are both avid cyclists and runners and enjoy participating in amateur competitive road races and duathalons.  They are also active in local charitable and environmental organizations.

Tathagat Jaruhar, Senior Vice President: Management Consulting & CRM

As Senior Vice President: Management Consulting & CRM, TJ drives ACG’s efforts to engage with customers in CRM solutions, strategic IT advisory solutions, governance and cost optimisation. His sound technical knowledge and strong quantitative, analytical and strategic advisory skills speak for the breadth of experience he has.

TJ has a vast experience of business development, line management and SME requirements. His former position at SAP involved sales and marketing initiatives for APAC and Japan. At Oracle, he has held business development and leadership roles, account management of EDS for North America and leadership roles across CRM and ERP.

He holds a Bachelor’s in Engineering, majoring in Computer Science from UPTEC, India.

TJ is an avid movie buff and traveller. On weekends TJ and his wife, find nothing as delightful as a road trip to the most unexplored parts of Southern India.