Our people

Combining years of experience with curiosity and integrity

Ravi Bola

Founder & Executive Director

Neil Littlejohn

Founder & Executive Director

Laura Peaple

Founder & Executive Director

Phani Sabnivisu

Founder & Executive Director

Neil Alderson

ERP Director

Anjna Patel

Operations Director

Wasim Abidi

Senior Consultant

Nicky Alderson

Executive Assistant

Max Applegarth

Data Architect

Anand Bhinde

Solution Architect

Yolanda Castellon

Senior Solution Consultant

Niranjan Cheedella

Senior Consultant

Nikhitha Ganta

Senior Full Stack Developer

Julie Godden

Solution Architect

Sivakumar Kandasamy

Senior Consultant

Rahul Khanna

Senior Consultant

Uday Kompella

Solution Consultant

Geoff Mills

Senior Consultant

Ijaz Mohammed

Senior Consultant

Sameer Mohammad

Full Stack Developer

Wood Muk

Solution Architect

Navaneeth Mukundan

Technical Architect

Deepak Pandita

Senior Consultant

Santosh Parab

Senior Consultant

Pawan Pathak

Senior Consultant

Srujan Pothuri

Senior Solution Consultant

Gopinath Prabhu

Senior Consultant

Lee Preston

Senior Project Manager

Aakriti Razdan

Finance Analyst

Eduardo Rodrigues

Senior Consultant

Manju Sabnivisu

Scientific Advisor

Krishna Samineni

Solution Consultant

Sally Walker

Marketing Manager

Prasanth Yadavalli

Senior Solution Consultant

Ravi Bola

Founder & Executive Director

Neil Littlejohn

Founder & Executive Director

Laura Peaple

Founder & Executive Director

Phani Sabnivisu

Founder & Executive Director

Neil Alderson

ERP Director

Anjna Patel

Operations Director

Wasim Abidi

Senior Consultant

Nicky Alderson

Executive Assistant

Max Applegarth

Data Architect

Anand Bhinde

Solution Architect

Yolanda Castellon

Senior Solution Consultant

Niranjan Cheedella

Senior Consultant

Nikhitha Ganta

Senior Full Stack Developer

Julie Godden

Solution Architect

Sivakumar Kandasamy

Senior Consultant

Rahul Khanna

Senior Consultant

Uday Kompella

Solution Consultant

Geoff Mills

Senior Consultant

Ijaz Mohammed

Senior Consultant

Sameer Mohammad

Full Stack Developer

Wood Muk

Solution Architect

Navaneeth Mukundan

Technical Architect

Deepak Pandita

Senior Consultant

Santosh Parab

Senior Consultant

Pawan Pathak

Senior Consultant

Srujan Pothuri

Senior Solution Consultant

Gopinath Prabhu

Senior Consultant

Lee Preston

Senior Project Manager

Aakriti Razdan

Finance Analyst

Eduardo Rodrigues

Senior Consultant

Manju Sabnivisu

Scientific Advisor

Krishna Samineni

Solution Consultant

Sally Walker

Marketing Manager

Prasanth Yadavalli

Senior Solution Consultant

Join the team
We welcome individuals who share our values and bring diverse skills and energy to the team. At Helixr, your voice and ideas matter.

Ravi Bolla

Founder & Executive Director

A people-focused leader, Ravi is skilled in diplomacy, building strong relationships and bridges between teams.

With around 20 years of experience, he leads engagements in supply chain, procurement, and product lifecycle management, focusing on delivering customer-centric, technology-enabled solutions based on best practices. Practical and grounded, he simplifies complex plans into actionable steps. He likes to break traditional barriers and help individuals grow.

Neil Littlejohn

Founder & Executive Director

Neil is known for making the complex seem simple. He has over 20 years of experience across various sectors, leading high-performing teams. He has handled financial audits, healthcare digitalisation, and business restructuring in life sciences.

As a founding Director and Head of Business Development, Neil is passionate about progress. He excels at turning concepts into practical strategies with realistic and tangible outcomes. He believes that collaboration and cohesion allows teams to achieve more than the sum of their individual efforts, benefiting the whole organisation.

Laura Peaple

Founder & Executive Director

Laura feels equally comfortable on the shop floor, in the warehouse, or in the boardroom.

Her 20 + years experience spans strategic planning, leadership, maufacturing and warehousing. With a keen eye for detail, she ensures efficiencies and delivers impactful change across complex, regulated business structures. Laura nurtures relationships at all levels, leading and mentoring project teams and end-users to bring people, processes and technology together to deliver results.

Phani Sabnivisu

Founder & Executive Director

Phani loves a new challenge. The intricate world of finance and tax functions have provided him with plenty of them over the last 25+ years. He has worked on projects in Europe and the US, and the APAC and LATAM regions, including in the most tax-complex countries like Brazil and Argentina.

Working with ERP systems, external tax engines and process automation technologies, Phani has guided many multinationals across a variety of industries to optimise their operations. His calm, dedicated and friendly manner has lead organisations through best practice, data modeling and defining the right technology for their business. 

Neil Alderson

ERP Director

Neil has an astute eye for detail and excels at bringing teams together to deliver results. Always positive in outlook, he combines over 24 years experience in delivering complex business change solutions with natural people skills.

From experience in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics to delivering global ERP solutions, his wide-ranging knowledge combined with his calm, measured approach means he is adept at delivering solutions that work.

Anjna Patel

Operations Director

Anjna asks the right questions to ensure every project is handled with integrity. With over 30 years of experience, she has led business transformations worldwide, shaping strategies and simplifying IT landscapes.

Fluent in multiple languages, Anjna communicates at all levels and isn’t afraid to dive into challenging tasks. Passionate about giving back, she has volunteered on projects supporting healthcare and education for women in emerging economies.

Wasim Abidi

Senior Consultant

A calm, gentle and approachable team member, Wasim is a fantastic listener. He views issues from all angles, gets into the detail and is quickly able to assess the business goals to deliver best-fit solutions. A clear and pragmatic speaker, he can articulate the pros and cons of solutions and explain the key benefits with ease, across audiences. Wasim is certified SAP S/4HANA QM and MM consultant and has over 18 years of SAP implementation experience in pharma, food manufacturing, steel and FMCG and has delivered on-site end-to-end projects throughout the UK, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, South Asia, Latin America, & Africa.

When he’s not at work, Wasim loves spending his spare time with his family out and about on walks, is an avid reader and enjoys swimming.

Nicky Alderson

Executive Assistant

Highly organised with a calm persona, Nicky’s support in the office is invaluable. Her ability to turn her hand to anything is evident from her varied roles over the last 20 years. She has worked in education, manufacturing and the arts, performing many roles including sales, HR and managing a charity pre-school

Nicky manages our Darlington office and provides administrative and HR support in the UK and India. She juggles work with family life and loves baking (she bakes amazing cakes!), walking the beautiful countryside around the North East and watching her son play football.

Max Applegarth

Data Architect

Max is passionate about data. He has over 15 years of experience in Business Intelligence, spanning the full data lifecycle, from requirements gathering and data modelling to end-to- end BI solutions that drive business value.

With a proven track record in delivering complex data projects across various industries, Max ensures that data governance, lifecycle management, and strategic alignments match with business goals. He loves the fact that the effective use of data can provide insights within organisations to help them lead client engagements and foster innovation. Max thrives in dynamic environments and uses his technical acumen and leadership skills to deliver impactful, data-driven solutions.

Anand Bhinde

Solution Architect

Anand enjoys solving complex business problems with the help of technology. Over the last 22 years, he has been instrumental in delivering solutions to customers across various industries in life sciences, the public sector, retail and consumer goods across Europe, US & APAC.

Anand has a deep understanding of SAP modules, platforms, landscapes and best practices that enable him to effectively create and modify solutions that drive business results. He enjoys working with different business teams and senior stakeholders across organisations, using effective communication to build customer confidence and the trust required to deliver successful projects.

Yolanda Castellon

Senior Solution Consultant

Yolanda always come to work with a smile on her face. She is a warm, friendly team-oriented professional that likes to see tasks through to completion. What she finds most rewarding about her work is delivering projects that add real value for clients and she is driven by a deep desire to learn new skills.

With over 20 years experience her work has taken her across the globe, including Europe, Asia and the US, spanning diverse sectors such as industrial systems, pharmaceuticals, and consumer luxury goods. Her pragmatic, can-do approach stems from years spent at GE, where she worked closely with sales and warehousing teams; her hands-on experience is invaluable.

Niranjan Cheedella

Senior Consultant

Niranjan has over 25 years of experience in a variety of sectors, engaging with multiple disciplines and departments, so he is quick and adept at understanding business strategies and delivering the right solutions to meet desired goals. A perfect match for Helixr, most of his career has been spent working with clients in the life sciences, retail and oil & gas industries. He has successfully delivered projects across the globe, spanning the EMEA, LATAM, APAC and NAMA regions.

Niranjan is a pragmatic team-player with a can-do attitude, and gets enormous pleasure from delivering zero-defect solutions.

Nikhitha Ganta

Senior Full Stack Developer

Nikhitha’s 8 year’s of experience has covered everything from insurance to education. A creative collaborator and problem solver, she is an invaluable member of our innovation team. Her honest approach and clear communication skills help to deliver efficiencies and results. She thrives on delivering an effective solution, whether it’s in the form of automating processes, producing a well-thought-out plan, designing innovative solutions, implementing new technology or streamlining processes.

After completing her master’s degree, Nikhitha spent time living and working in the US where she developed her love of baking and cooking. So if it’s a cookie or a cake we’re after in our Hyderabad office, we know who to ask!

Julie Godden

Solution Architect

Julie has over 25 years of experience working with ERP systems and has delivered solutions worldwide. Very methodical in approach, with a fantastic eye for detail in all that she does, Julie finds no task too big.

The body of her experience over the years has been within manufacturing, delivering solutions for ERP systems. Having worked physically on the shop floor, she has a hand-on approach and deep understanding of process.

Sivakumar Kandasamy

Senior Consultant

Calm, collected and thoughtful, Siva is passionate about leveraging technology to optimise logistics, warehousing, and supply chain processes, to drive business growth and efficiencies. He has an interesting, wide-ranging background from a masters in industrial engineering, to Indian Space project management and around 20 years’ experience in logistics, warehousing and supply chain.

Siva has successfully implemented SAP logistics, warehouse and labelling solutions globally, throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa, with a focus on consumer and pharma companies.

Rahul Khanna

Senior Consultant

Rahul has over 18 years of experience in supply chain including both operational and technical solutions with SAP. With no challenge too big or too small, Rahul is as happy when collaborating with cross functional teams as he is at delivering end-to-end solutions himself. His extensive operational experience enables him to effortlessly match the requirements and processes with the technical solution.

A problem-solver at heart, the drive to deliver business-oriented solutions that perfectly match strategy is what gets him out of bed in the morning.

Uday Kompella

Solution Consultant

Uday loves his job. He loves using technology to solve big financial challenges. Over the years, he has helped companies modernise their banking applications by migrating them from older systems to new, better web platforms. From scripting invoice automation for an Accounts Payable module to developing full-stack applications for our new products, he brings a broad range of skills and expertise to Helixr.

Always curious, Uday explores Generative AI, Machine Learning for web development, and cloud technologies—constantly sharpening his skills to help drive the next wave of financial transformation.

Geoff Mills

Senior Consultant

Geoff is a design engineer at heart, known for crafting innovative, bespoke solutions that simplify complex and repetitive tasks to boost efficiency and enhance user experience. With over 20 years of global ERP experience, he has applied this problem-solving mindset to manufacturing—where the largest user groups rely on seamless systems. His expertise extends into quality and warehouse functions, ensuring smooth integration across operations.

Ijaz Mohammed

Senior Consultant

With over 20 years of experience in SAP Finance and external tax engines, Ijaz has successfully delivered implementation projects and template roll outs for multiple global clients across LATAM, North America, Europe and APAC regions.

He has worked with multinational companies across a variety of industries, with a specialism in life sciences and oil & gas. He has extensive knowledge and expertise in the most complicated LATAM tax systems, like Brazil.

Ijaz is actively involved in charity work for refugees, cancer patients and the poor in the UK, India and other countries. When he has some spare time, he loves being outdoors camping and hiking, and has conquered the tallest peaks in the UK and the mighty Matterhorn.

Mohammad Sameer

Full Stack Developer

Sameer is passionate about building efficient, maintainable, and scalable systems, continuously exploring new technologies to enhance performance and user experiences. He has worked in a variety of sectors, including e-learning platforms, business development platforms, and the transport sector, and he focuses on delivering high-performance, user- centric solutions.

Sameer loves a challenge and likes to add value by bringing innovative thinking to the table. He enjoys working on high-performance applications and creating seamless user experiences. He values collaboration, integrity, and continuous learning.

Wood Muk

Solution Architect

Wood has over 24 years IT experience including 21 years of expertise in SAP. Recognised for his hands-on functional and technical proficiency he is a key member of our finance transformation team. He has delivered highly complex solutions covering consolidation and automation and has driven projects globally, including in the UK and Europe.

A team-player both inside and outside work, Wood loves playing football in his spare time and when he’s not playing or supporting, he spends his time relaxing with family and friends.

Navaneeth Mukundan

Technical Architect

With 18+ years of experience in client-facing roles, Navaneeth has implemented end-to-end projects in Australia, Canada, the UAE and the UK. He thrives on teamwork and is a skilled communicator, especially when it comes to fostering collaboration across global delivery teams and liaising with stakeholders.

Navaneeth’s skills are broad and varied. He is highly adept at planning, scheduling, and delivery and is especially skilled at implementation & support, technical upgrades, migration and service delivery management. He believes that great teamwork achieves consistently excellent results.

Deepak Pandita

Senior Consultant

As a certified SAP S/4 Hana consultant, Deepak has more than 22 years of SAP functional / data migration experience and has worked with a diverse range of clients. He has successfully completed more than 14 full project lifecycle implementations from blueprinting to build phase, through testing, user training, data migration and go live support. His wide-ranging technical skills and experience help him to design bespoke solutions for our clients.

Deepak is a natural and effective communicator, who works with process owners to ensure the appropriate delivery of business solutions. He has developed strong strategic implementation skills covering SAP PM/MM/PP and SAP Data Migration.

Santosh Parab

Senior Consultant

Approachable, friendly and professional, Santosh builds excellent relationships with our clients and puts client satisfaction at the heart of everything he does. His 20+ years of experience has lead to the successful delivery of customised, practical and results-oriented solutions. His sector experience spans life sciences, manufacturing, oil & gas, logistics, banking and travel & leisure; and he has delivered global solutions throughout Europe, Canada, India and Japan. Santosh works with integrity throughout every project and is naturally adept at translating anything technical into plain language to deliver end-user training.

Santosh likes to challenge himself outside work too. He’s an avid long-distance runner, plays football for a local club and helps with youth training, all with a big smile on his face.

Pawan Pathak

Senior Consultant

A supply chain expert, Pawan has over 21 years of experience in supply chain planning and execution, including shop floor experience. He is a details-person and a clear communicator who has a natural ability to quickly understand complex processes, and translate their solutions into understandable language for stakeholders and end-users. Always seeing the bigger picture, Pawan is adept at coordinating projects across multiple and varied teams to ensure deadlines and targets are met.

He has lived and worked in India, Switzerland and the UK with the clients spanning the life sciences, oil & gas, CPG and food sectors. He loves to travel, which is great, as his work has taken him from China, the US, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica to the UK and the rest of Europe.

Srujan Pothuri

Senior Solution Consultant

Srujan thrives on collaboration and teamwork and loves nothing more than delivering impactful solutions to solve problems and drive efficiencies. He has over 10 years of experience implementing and optimizing OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) solutions and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes. He has specialised in integrating OpenText VIM with SAP ERP systems, streamlining invoice processing, and ensuring seamless financial workflows.

When he’s not busy working, Srujan enjoys the tranquillity of gardening and the buzz of travelling to explore new places.

Gopinath Prabhu

Senior Consultant

Gopi has over 24 years of experience in end-to-end supply chain optimisation and has worked with pharma manufacturing facilities across North America, the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions.

A calm, dynamic, strategic thinker, Gopi has an eye for detail and loves using his problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles and reach goals. He thrives in a fast-paced environment and is an expert at driving process changes and boosting supply chain efficiency using advanced analytics and technology. From planning, designing, scheduling, inventory control and demand forecasting to stakeholder and team management, testing, mentoring and training, Gopi takes the lead from end-to- end.

Lee Preston

Senior Project Manager

With over 23 years of leadership experience and a background in HM Forces, Lee is skilled in managing complex projects and driving organisational change. He excels at leading cross- functional teams, engaging stakeholders, and aligning deliverables with strategic goals.

A certified PMP, proficient in Agile, PRINCE2, and traditional methodologies, Lee balances scope, budget, and timelines to deliver real business value. Recent achievements include developing project management frameworks and leading high-value digital transformation initiatives.

Passionate about leadership and team development, Lee fosters high-performing, collaborative teams through mentoring and coaching. His expertise spans change management, organisational restructuring, and process optimisation, ensuring seamless project execution and operational excellence. Outside work, he enjoys motorcycling, mountaineering, dog walking and organising or taking part in charitable challenges.

Aakriti Razdan

Finance Analyst

Aakriti plays a key role in managing Helixr’s internal finance operations, overseeing budgeting, reporting, and financial planning. She is focused on streamlining processes, ensuring efficiency, and continuously growing in her role.

She believes in simplifying numbers to drive better business decisions and is always looking for ways to add value.

Beyond work, Aakriti enjoys traveling and cooking, embracing new experiences both professionally and personally.

Eduardo Rodrigues

Senior Consultant

Eduardo has a background in managing business operations and a history of successful collaboration across multiple transformation projects. He is adept at delivering effective project outcomes both remotely and face-to-face.

A skilled specialist in retrofits, stabilisation, and continuous improvement initiatives, particularly within complex integration chains. His expertise spans key business functions, including sales, distribution, supply chain finance, trade compliance, and contract management. Eduardo thrives on optimising processes and ensuring seamless system integrations to deliver greater operational efficiency.

Manju Sabnivisu

Scientific Advisor

Our resident scientist, Manju has over 14 years’ experience working for both a leading pharma company and a Contract Research Organisation (CRO). She has extensive, hands- on knowledge of innovation, research and product development. Working within our Business Transformation team, Manju provides invaluable research, insight and strategic input, especially into the development of our own products.

Forever diligent, Manju excels in working both as a leader and a team player and is motivated by success. She is passionate about scientific analysis, keeping up to date with new discoveries and markets and writing.

Krishna Samineni

Solution Consultant

Krishna is a skilled financial applications consultant with over five years of experience in implementing and optimising performance management solutions. He delivers tailored technical solutions to seamlessly integrate and align with strategic goals, to drive value and successful outcomes.

With experience across retail, manufacturing, pharma, and agro-industries, Krishna understands industry-specific challenges and opportunities. He combines his broad expertise with a commitment to quality to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Sally Walker

Marketing Manager

A happy, dedicated, perfectionist Sally likes to get things done and add something extra. From retail management to marketing, and careers advice to administrative work, she has enjoyed both the opportunities and challenges her work-life has offered her over the years. 

With over 10 years marketing experience across a variety of sectors including B2C, B2B, not-for-profit and government, Sally’s primary focus is to get results and add value. The creative-thinking side to her stems from her art college background, one which encouraged her to think differently and be original. She is looking forward to helping shape Helixr’s next steps.

Prasanth Yadavalli

Senior Solution Consultant

Prasanth is multi-skilled with backgrounds in both sales and marketing and SAP. His 19 years of experience across a wide range of sectors enables him to quickly assess clients needs and effectively deliver solutions. He thrives on continuous learning to build upon his existing knowledge and learn new skills.

His love of learning doesn’t stop at work either, as he is keen to pick up and improve new language skills. He also enjoys writing and is actively involved local community initiatives.