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Kochi, Kl, In

Kochi, Kerala, India

Executive Director of IAL India Private Limited with role and responsibility relating to all Group companies ,namely, IAL India Private limited, IAL Logistics India private Limited, Penguin Shipping Agencies Private Limited, and Nayati properties Private Limited.Independent Director on Board of Makayiram Plantations Private Limited

Kochi, Kerala, India

IAL Group in India & Dubai is a diverse multinational corporate with businesses in logistics, realty, manufacturing and agriculture.Worked for the group Company, IAL Logistics Emirates LLC until March 2019 in the Dubai office on deputation and then relocated back to Kochi/ India to work for IAL India Limited effective 1st April 2019. Was responsible for reorganizing various group companies for effective succession planning and coordinated various legal aspects and commercial realty deals.Deputed as the COO of the group company Makayiram Plantations Pvt Ltd to spearhead the plantation tourism project. Divisions include Dairy Farm, Cardamom Plantations and the hospitality division. Successfully completed the plantation resort project and launched it as Makayiram Retreat.Roles &Responsibilities• Organizational Restructuring: Took up the project of optimising the team size for IAL Middle East (UAE & Oman) during 2018• Change Management: Initiated and Implemented technology driven processes and worked with teams for embracing the change for 40 year old corporate to suit the vision of the management• Succession Planning: Created a platform for effective transition of leadership from first generation management to the second generation with futuristic goals in mind • Regulatory Compliance & monitoring: Liaison with Government departments, lawyers , consultants to ensure compliance with Indian and UAE laws pertaining to the business of IAL Group.• Process Management: Devised SOPs and implemented user friendly tools for effective management of various processes across various domains in the group Companies.ACHIEVEMENTS • Effectively prepared the Company to face the Pandemic and created light weight sustainable models and working environments • Successfully completed a turnkey hospitality project that include conceptualisation, project management, pre-launch and launch of business with all licensing.

Cochin Area, India

KMA celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the year 2007. The journey has been long and intensive and we have crossed many stumbling blocks en route. The Association feels and justly so, that it has been able to make a sizable contribution to the practice of the art and science of management in Kerala. We had speakers who delivered inspired addresses with faultless words and erudite phrases to our fraternity, our symposium and seminars excelled in the imparting of novel ideas, our competitions encouraged young and aspiring managers to catch the lime light and our annual conventions have become mega management events.

India/Malaysia

Major objective is to expand and strengthen the presence of OUM in India through collaborative partnerships with Public/Private Universities and major industry oriented training providers intending to promote capacity building efforts to meet the industrial needs in India.One point contact for all the activities and liaison with Government departments, Universities and collaborative partners in India for OUM. Evaluation of institutions that propose to collaborate with OUM and compliance of local and Malaysian laws pertaining to executive education and professional training.OUM Trainer for selected management topics.

India/Malaysia

Collaboration with Indian Universities ,colleges and Corporates to develop professional programs according to the demands from the Industry. Some of the initiatives are• International Academic Partnership• Collaborative Education Programs and Camps in Malaysia• Professional Diploma Programs.

Proactsys was an own initiative providing business consulting and turnkey services to start ups and SME’s in education, training and outsourcing domains. Developed and built business from start up for clinical research training and developed the process for business development, student screening, and training model and assessment systems. Developed the franchisee model, recruited and trained all personnel for all centers’ for business development and operations.Streamlined the student recruitment process, recruited and trained staff for centre operations and business development for clinical research training operations. Played a crucial role in the documentation and project presentation for the acquisition of the firm by a large business group.Setting up of a Back office for operational support to MVJ group’s business in Canada and Middle East. Provided consulting for complete infrastructure set up, staff recruitment and training for 24 hr back office operations for accounting jobs and order processing for window blinds whole sale business in Canada.

Co- founded a sate of art start up venture in Bangalore to promote international work exchange programs represented FIYTO (Federation of International Youth Travel Organization) and GWEA (Global Work Exchange Association) members from all over the world.

Commenced career with Amalgam Foods Ltd , a conglomerate of 11 leading seafood exporting companies in India. As a Mandapam division manager, effectively shouldered the responsibility of procurement and preprocessing from the Tamilnadu coast, pioneered the exports of “blue swimming crab” and established a monopolistic presence for the company in the region. Was an active team member to ensure ISO and HACCP implementation in the company.

Post Graduate Diploma In Teaching & Research In Management, Consulting & Research In Management

Activities and Societies: IGNOU in collaboration with Kerala Managements Association has conducted PGDTRM in order to to sharpen.

Mba, Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

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