Leadership
T Sudhakar Pai – Chairman & Managing Director
- 3rd Generation Entrepreneur and a Philanthropist from Manipal’s illustrious Pai family
- BE (Electronics & Communication) from MIT, Manipal + Management training from IIM Bangalore
- 35 years of rich experience in Industrial, Finance & Education sectors. He served in several of these companies as a Promoter or a Director on Board.
- Presently, Chairman & Managing Director of Kurlon Enterprises Ltd
- Was conferred “Outstanding Young Person” award in 1991 by Indian Junior Chamber, Karnataka
- Was Vice-Chairman of Coir Board in 2001-2002
- Was Chairman of CII (Karnataka Chapter) in 2001-2002
- Was Chairman of AIMO in 2005
- Honour of India’s Most Trusted CEO by World Consulting & Research Corporation in 2017
Shounak Biswas – CEO
- BE (Mechanical) from NIT Durgapur + MBA from FMS Delhi + Certified Psychometric Analyst from Profiles International + Certified Belbin Team Role Specialist
- 25 years International experience in Business Strategy, Sales, Start-up, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, OD and Transformation Management
- ABC Consultants – Country Head (Dubai) & Leader (Consumer & Services – Mumbai)
- Headed HR for Contracting, Construction, Manufacturing & Trading companies in Middle East
- Larsen & Toubro – Head of HR (Middle East – Oil & Gas business)
- Was Project Leader – Leadership Hiring for Reliance Industries (Multi-billion Petrochemical expansion project at Jamnagar)
- Sheela Foam (Sleepwell mattresses) – VP HR & HR Transformation Consultant
- Was Project Co-ordinator for India’s first certificate course on Public Health Journalism involving big Indian & International names
- Erstwhile Member – TiE Dubai and Dubai Human Resources Forum