About ORBITRA ADVISORY Directors
Amaresh Hotte
CO-FOUNDER &
PRINCIPAL ADVISOR
Visionary Leader & Principal Advisor | Over 30 Years of experience I
18+ years in People, Culture & Change Advisory.
A former KPMG India Director, with over 30 years of specialized consulting and advisory experience in People, Culture, and Change Advisory, Amaresh is a trusted advisor with proven expertise in defining and executing transformation strategies — adept at aligning people, process, and technology to achieve strategic business objectives and sustainable growth. His enterprise-wide transformation programs span India, Oman, South Korea, and the USA, across oil and gas, mines & metals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer healthcare.
At ORBITRA Advisory, he provides leadership across all three verticals, with focus on People, Culture & Change Advisory.
S M Chandrashekhar
DIRECTOR &
SENIOR FINANCE ADVISOR
Chartered Accountant & Senior Finance Advisor |
35+ years in Finance, Agriculture & Rural Development.
S. M. Chandrashekhar is a practicing Chartered Accountant based in Bengaluru, with over 35 years of experience in accounting, auditing, taxation, project finance, and corporate advisory — serving manufacturing, cooperative, non-profit, and agricultural organizations. For the past 14 years, he has served on the Board of Navakalya Karnataka Souharda Cooperative Limited, a ₹200-crore institution, strengthening rural credit systems and financial inclusion at the grassroots — bringing rare grassroots insight to institutional and policy work.
At ORBITRA, he leads Agriculture & Organic Farming, Strategic Alliances, and Joint venture Advisory.
Basavaraj S J
DIRECTOR &
SENIOR ADVISOR
Entrepreneur | Director & Senior Advisor | Leading Renewable Energy, Clean Air & Water Security Advisory.
Basavaraj is a Mechanical Engineering graduate and entrepreneur whose career spans engineering, real estate, and industrial civil works. Beginning as a Production Engineer in Pune, he founded Celestial Techno Alums, leading it as Managing Director for over 25 years — delivering façade engineering, architectural glazing, and interior solutions across commercial, institutional, and residential projects.
At ORBITRA, he shapes strategic initiatives and leads Renewable Energy, Clean Air, Clean Water, Sanitation, Research & Advisory — extending his infrastructure expertise into systems that sustain healthy, resilient communities.
Rajneesh Wadhwa
DIRECTOR &
SENIOR ADVISOR
Industrialist | Senior Advisor |
35+ years building resilient, governance-driven enterprises.
Rajneesh Wadhwa is an industrialist with over 35 years of experience, driving sustained year-on-year growth across his ventures and business expansions. A builder of resilient, scalable, and governance-driven enterprises, he is a strategic thinker with deep operational and financial acumen. A postgraduate in Business Administration, he has been closely involved in business operations and growth, as well as people and client management throughout his career.
At ORBITRA, he leads Customer Experience & Engagement Advisory, along with Circular Economy & Waste Management Advisory, extending his operational rigor into building resilient, sustainable systems.