Anila Jobanputra is President of Esprida Corporation, a provider of remote management software for the self-service industry. She has 20 years experience owning and operating successful companies in the technology sector. She founded Esprida in 2005 to focus on remote management software for large scale enterprises after founding and operating TouchPoint Solutions and growing it into an award winning industry leader in self-service. As co-founder and partner of Business Management Systems (BMS), she provided strong financial process consulting and implementation of Computer Associates ACCPAC financial solutions for some of the largest enterprises in the U.S. and Canada, including Prudential America, Rolls-Royce, and Bank of Montreal Asian Branch. She received her ACCA accounting training in the U.K. and is an accredited Micro Computer Systems Specialist. Born in Rwanda, Anila currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
Why do you feel you would make a good Advisory Board member?
I have owned and operated two successful technology companies, BMS Group and TouchPoint Solutions, before starting Esprida Corporation. TouchPoint was an award-winning leader in the self-service kiosk market. Esprida specializes in the deployment of remote management software for self-service applications. I would contribute a long list of unique insights and professional expertise to the Board: Long-time advocate for promoting the self-service industry and the Self-Service & Kiosk Association; Work with Fortune 500 companies in North America and Asia; Understand and forecast trends in the industry; Bring insight into government self-service projects through my solid alliances with large government contractors; Work with industry leaders using remote service in innovative ways; Provide unique insights into the Canadian marketplace; Respected member of the self-service industry; Bring the perspective of a minority, female executive and business leader.