Samir Kakar

Experience

1. President

   Aptara

   Sep 2015 — Present

   Senior executive with 20+ years of experience creating innovative technology solutions helping generate business, driving operational efficiencies, and improving quality.Responsible for the vision behind Aptara’s publishing technology solutions. Head and strategist for the company’s Digital Content Publishing practice and responsible for multi-million dollar P&L and sales. Instrumental in triple digit P&L and EBIDTA growth that resulted in strategic sale.Work closely with the senior management and strategists at Education, Professional, Trade and Corporate publishers to help create an ecosystem of technology solutions and outsourced content production and delivery model through multiple channels including print and digital. A thought leader in the publishing industry’s migration from workflows built around ink-and-paper products to digital-first production.A strategy and technology consultant to the world’s largest publishers, ensuring that they remain at the forefront of the industry.Envisioned and built the company’s technology portfolio, which includes PXE, patent-pending digital publishing platform.

Education

• Delhi University

  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Science

  1988 — 1991

• Delhi University

  Master's degree in Operations Research, Operations Research

  1991 — 1993

Skills

• Digital Media
• Wordpress
• Online Publishing
• Mobile Applications
• Copy Editing
• Adobe Acrobat
• E-Learning
• Xml
• Content Development
• Web Content Management
• Web Content
• Web 2.0
• Technical Writing
• Editorial
• Cms
• Saas
• Strategic Partnerships
• E-Commerce
• Xslt
• User Experience
• Content Strategy
• Crm
• Web Development
• SEO
• Publications
• Content Management
• Media Analysis
• Platforms
• Digital Publishing
• Information Architecture
• Books
• Digital Asset Management
• Ebooks
• Publishing