Celestine Vettical

Celestine Vettical has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Currently, Celestine is a Co-Founder at Almika, a position they have held since June 2021. Prior to this, Celestine served as the Founder & CEO of inerG, Inc. starting from January 2019.

In 2017, Celestine became a Co-Founder of Cashaa, where they played a crucial role in building and commercializing a next-generation FX platform. They also mentored and empowered agile teams to materialize their vision of creating an inclusive, secure, customer-centric, and efficient FX Payments Platform.

Before Cashaa, Celestine worked at Baker Hughes as the VP of Intelligent Energy Products & Technology. Their responsibilities included managing and growing the technology platform and products for remote operations management solutions and intelligent energy initiatives. Celestine joined Baker Hughes through the acquisition of Perfomix, a company they founded and served as the CEO. At Perfomix, Celestine developed oilfield software technology that enhanced the performance of oil and gas reservoirs.

Celestine's earlier career includes positions at Cognizant Technology Solutions as VP of Strategic Alliances, Microsoft Corporation as Worldwide Director of Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Acsis, Inc. as Vice President, and SAP America, Inc. in various director roles.

Throughout their career, Celestine has demonstrated a passion for innovation, mentoring teams, and leveraging technology to maximize the potential of information technology in industries such as energy, oilfield, and supply chain.

Celestine Vettical attended the National Institute of Technology Calicut from 1981 to 1986, where they earned a BTech in Electronics Engineering. Following this, from 1987 to 1989, Celestine Vettical pursued a Master's degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Houston.