Advisory Board

Melvin L. Claxton

Advisor to the board

Melvin Claxton is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, screenwriter and media consultant. He has held senior writing positions at the Chicago Tribune and Detroit News. Claxton won the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 and was a finalist for a Pulitzer in 2003.

Claxton, a highly respected media consultant and marketing specialist, brings wealth of business and multi-media experience to Premier 3D. He has worked extensively in new media and is the author of the upcoming graphic novel “Snakehead: Countdown to Armageddon.”

Claxton is also co-author of “Uncommon Valor: The Story of Race, Patriotism and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil War.” His novel “The Plagiarist” is slated for publication in late 2010. He is currently working on the screenplay “Massacre,” based on a true story about a nearly 40-year-old mass killing.

 

Krishna B. Mariyanka

Advisor to the board

Krishna Mariyanka is a leading communications consultant in the public relations and communications industry. Beginning his career in the field of public relations in 1995, he carried out communication assignments at Plexus India. At present, he is the Director-consultant of Aikya Global, a well-known media and communications consulting company, providing advice to different business organizations and industry bodies, internationally.

He has also been the Former Corporate Communications Advisor at Shell Technology India and holds the office of Public Relations Council of India, PRCI as National Governing Council Director, as well as being the Chairman of its Bangalore Chapter. He is an active member of International Association of Business Communicators IABC.

He likes listening to music, loves current affairs, enjoys reading and writing and is very passionate about photography, wildlife and adventure sports.

 

Arun Kottolli

Advisor to the board

Arun Kottolli is with EMC2 as Principal Product Manager in Bangalore. He has a MBA from University of Texas, MS from Texas A&M University. He brings a wealth of knowledge in product development, marketing and global work collaboration.

He as worked as Senior Account Manager in London for Tech Mahindra where he was responsible of selling IT services to BT. He has worked as a senior R&D engineer at Intel Corp and IDT Inc in Santa Clara USA. His rich experience in product development, services marketing & product management spans across three continents gives an in-depth look at the best management practices at the leading innovative firms.

His deep expertise in working across multiple geographies, working with people from different cultures and nationalities brings a unique value to purple frame management.