Siva has led several high growth businesses in diverse industries across several countries in Asia, North America and Europe.

At Gokaldas Exports, he has been instrumental in setting the company on a profitable growth path. Siva has earlier worked with the Aditya Birla Group for 21 years. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Idea Cellular and was responsible for driving strong growth, market share gain and profit in a highly competitive market. He was also involved in building a $400 M BPO business with global operations. He has spearheaded several mergers and acquisitions. He has also worked with DSP Merrill Lynch, ICICI, and Uhde India.

Siva earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Bangalore and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT.