Rezolve, a leader in mobile commerce and engagement, today named
Sunder Madakshira, the former head of marketing at Adobe, as the
company’s chief executive officer in India. In this role,
Madakshira will lead all aspects of growth for Rezolve’s business
in India.
Madakshira brings to Rezolve more than 26 years of experience in
senior roles in sales and marketing. Prior to his most recent
position as marketing head for Adobe, Madakshira held various
senior positions with companies including: EdgeVerve, SAP, Harman,
Infosys, Wipro, and Hindustan Lever (Unilever). He specializes in
brand management, thought leadership and lead generation functions
of marketing, and is considered a pioneer in Data Driven Operating
Models (DDOM) in India.
“India is a critical market for Rezolve and as we drive our
growth in the region, we are extremely pleased to have Sunder
Madakshira join us as CEO for our Indian operations,” said Dan
Wagner, Rezolve’s Chairman and CEO. “He brings to Rezolve a deep
understanding of India and a vast professional network. He has a
genuine passion for marketing and how it can change business scale
for companies and it is those qualities that make him the right
person to engage with the brands in India that are looking to take
their customer experience to the next level and to ensure Rezolve’s
customers and partners are successful.”
Madakshira is a recognized speaker in industry forums in India,
such as The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM); the National Association of Software and Services
Companies (NASSCOM); and The Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII). His views on marketing have been quoted by publications such
as Forbes, The Economic Times, Mint, Times of India, The Drum, and
The Hindu Business Line. He also shares his thoughts on marketing
and the business value of communication on his blog:
www.madakshira.com, which has more than 280,000 subscribers.
“India is a mobile country, and this market is ready for
anything and everything on a mobile platform,” Madakshira said.
“That gives me a lot of confidence for Rezolve’s success in India.
Rezolve has unlocked how you bring together brand, consumer, and
technology for a fantastic experience.”
Rezolve, an enterprise SaaS platform designed from the ground up
specifically for mobile commerce and engagement, is positioned to
become the engine of mobile engagement that enables the
transformation of interactions between consumers and merchants on
mobile devices. Rezolve currently has go-to-market partner
agreements with leading global players that have a combined global
reach of over 20 million merchants and over 1 billion consumers
across China, Asia and Europe. Rezolve’s platform already serves
over 150,000 of those merchants today.
India’s high level of mobile penetration, combined with the vast
scale of its population, make the market ideal for Rezolve,
Madakshira said.
He shares his expertise in Marketing and Sales with Business
school students in India and abroad including IIM’s in Ahmedabad,
Kolkata, Bangalore, Amritsar and Shillong. Internationally, he has
spoken at The Columbia Business School, New York, The Stanford
Business School in California and The London School of Business,
London and INSEAD, Paris and Singapore.
A keen Carnatic music enthusiast, Madakshira is learning to play
the Indian stringed instrument, the Veena. He also volunteers his
time with the non-profit organization Madhvacharya for the Youth,
which seeks to create awareness about Indian scriptures amongst
young people.
Madakshira holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from T.
A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal, Graduate Degree in
Engineering from the Bangalore University and has schooled at
Kendriya Vidyalaya.
About Rezolve
Rezolve is taking retailing into a new era of customer
engagement with a proprietary mobile engagement platform. The
Rezolve Platform is a powerful set of mobile commerce and
engagement capabilities that provide mobile application vendors
with a range of valuable commercial opportunities that can be
realized without having to develop code, host operations or manage
security. The Rezolve Inside SDK allows mobile application vendors
to quickly deliver innovation for their consumers into existing or
new mobile apps. Rezolve was founded in 2016, is headquartered in
London, UK and has offices in China, India, Taiwan, Germany, Spain
and Mexico. (www.rezolve.com).
About Armada Acquisition Corp. I
Armada Acquisition Corp. I is a blank check company whose
business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more businesses. Armada was
founded on November 5, 2020 and is headquartered in Philadelphia,
PA.
Important Information About the Proposed Transaction
with Armada Acquisition Corp. I and Where to Find
It
On December 17, 2021, Rezolve Limited, a private limited
liability company registered under the laws of England and Wales
(“Rezolve”), entered into a business combination agreement, dated
as of December 17, 2021, with Armada Acquisition Corp. I, a
Delaware corporation (“Armada”), Rezolve Group Limited, a Cayman
Islands exempted company (“Cayman NewCo”), and Rezolve Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Rezolve Merger Sub”).
This communication relates to the proposed business combination
transaction among Armada, Rezolve, Cayman NewCo, and Cayman Merger
Sub, Inc. A full description of the terms of the transaction will
be provided in a registration statement on Form F-4 that Armada
intends to file with the SEC that will include a prospectus of
Cayman NewCo with respect to the securities to be issued in
connection with the proposed business combination and a proxy
statement of Armada with respect to the solicitation proxies for
the special meeting of stockholders of Armada to vote on the
proposed business combination. Armada urges its investors,
stockholders and other interested persons to read, when available,
the preliminary proxy statement/ prospectus as well as other
documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain
important information about Armada, Rezolve, Cayman NewCo and the
transaction. After the registration statement is declared
effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included
in the registration statement will be mailed to shareholders of
Armada as of a record date to be established for voting on the
proposed business combination. Once available, shareholders will
also be able to obtain a copy of the Registration Statement on Form
F-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus included therein, and
other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a
request to: Armada Acquisition Corp. I, 2005 Market Street, Suite
3120, Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA; (215) 543-6886. The preliminary
and definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the
registration statement, once available, can also be obtained,
without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). This
communication does not contain all the information that should be
considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not
intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other
decision in respect of the business combination. Before making any
voting or investment decision, investors and security holders are
urged to read the registration statement, the proxy
statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that
will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed business
combination as they become available because they will contain
important information about the proposed transaction.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes only and does
not constitute an offer or for a solicitation of an offer to buy or
sell securities, assets or the business described herein or a
commitment to Armada or Rezolve, nor is it a solicitation of any
vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to or in
connection with the proposed business combination or otherwise, nor
shall there be any offer, sale, issuance or transfer of securities
in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.
Participants in Solicitation
Armada, Cayman NewCo and Rezolve, and their respective directors
and executive officers, may be deemed participants in the
solicitation of proxies of Armada’s stockholders in respect of the
proposed business combination. Information about the directors and
executive officers of Armada is set forth in Armada’s final
prospectus relating to its initial public offering, dated August
12, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021 and is
available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
Information about the directors and executive officers of Cayman
NewCo and Rezolve and more detailed information regarding the
identity of all potential participants, and their direct and
indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise, will be set
forth in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed
business combination when available. Additional information
regarding the identity of all potential participants in the
solicitation of proxies to Armada’s stockholders in connection with
the proposed business combination and other matters to be voted
upon at the special meeting, and their direct and indirect
interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in
the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when it becomes
available.
ContactsFor Rezolve:
Investor Contact:Kevin HuntRezolveIR@icrinc.com
Media Contact:Urmee Khanurmeekhan@rezolve.com44-7576-094-040
Media Contact:Edmond LococoICR Inc.RezolvePR@icrinc.com
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