Advisory Panel

MS. KANNAMMA SRINIVASAN

Ms. Kannamma Srinivasan is a member of the senior management team of Development Alternatives, managed the Nationwide CLEAN-India network and coordinating the Earth Charter Program and ZERI(Zero Emissions Research Initiatives) Program in schools, involving and influencing the community through a network of students, teachers and NGOs and initiating solutions involving local governments Authored papers, Teachers training manuals and books on Mathematics, Science, Astronomy and Environment. She is Senior Advisor with Development Alternatives, New Delhi and Member- Commission on Education and Communication, IUCN (The World Conservation Union).

MR. P K GANESH AYYAR

Mr. P K Ganesh Ayyar is a practising consultant in Finance and Income Tax with a passion for academics and career counselling for young students. In addition to his professional work, he devotes time to guide and mentor students to face challenges in preparing them to perform in a rapidly changing world. He completed his B. Tech (Hons) in Agricultural Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur. PGDM in Marketing and Finance from IIM, Calcutta. CFP from Financial Planning Standards Board affiliated to FPSB, Denver, USA. He has twenty-five years in Marketing and Administration (1973 – 1998) in the Corporate Sector in India Inc. companies like HMT, TTK and Lakshmi Group in managerial positions with International corporate tie-ups. Twenty-two years as a Financial and Income Tax consultant, specializing in personal finance for individuals and HUFs, and MSME including startups. He is Lecturer/Professor in Management Institutions like The Northcap University, Gurgaon, Accurate Business School, Greater Noida.This includes regular guest lectures in business schools including IIM Bangalore. He is member, Board of Studies, IMT Gurgaon (2010-2011).

K Vaidyanathan

Mr. K.Vaidyanathanhas 30 years of corporate experience in middle level and senior level in marketing with different industrial houses which include Mandeliasto name few, in products such as Database Reports of NTIS of US Department of Commerce, Hand Tools, Paper, Building Materials, Household Plastics and Plastic Chairs for both local and export market. He is a commerce graduate from Delhi University, PG Diploma in Journalism from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi, PG Diploma in Business Management from YMCA Institute of Management, New Delhi. With all the accumulated industry experience detoured to academics by teaching management to MBA students of Tilak Maharashtra University, Pune for their study Centre in New Delhi for over 5 years with vigor and enthusiasm while sharing lifetime experiences with students on modern day lifestyles by shaping and grooming. He is associated with a leading B School, Great Lakes Institute of Management School, Chennai as part of their admission panel since 2004 for both one and two-year Program.

Captain K V Subba Rao

Captain K V Subba Rao who is a M.Sc., PGDHRM, M Phil (MBA) and Gold Medalist in port development and management worked as Accredited Management Teacher. He was Commissioned, Established and was Head of Edexcel (UK) Centre 93004 HND (Higher National Diploma) Nautical sciences and Marine Engineering. His professional affiliations include H.O.D. Maritime Studies at AMET University, teaching foreign naval cadets from 6 countries personality development and communication skills, teaching HRA & Organizational Behavior at Tilak Maharastra University, teaching Operation Management at Amity University. He was awarded a CPD certificate by IMarEST for Continuous Professional Development Presented a paper at IMO. He attended “Train the trainer for IELTS examination” at British Council India. He is designing assessment documents for maritime subjects' examinations under SQA.

Mr. S.A.S. Kirmani

Mr. SAS Kirmani (Chairman) is a well-known personality across the various spectrum of society for his various social activities. After completing his engineering degree from HBTI, Kanpur, he shifted to Delhi, where he took-up job from engineering field and along with the job he continued with social commitments in various shades. He is the Vice-President of “Abd-Ur-Raheem Khan-E-Khana Society” to preserve and promote 'Secular and Ganga-Jamuni Culture' a distinguished feature of Indian Society. He had been “Secretary, Staff Association of Delhi Public School”, RK Puram, New Delhi and ensured that issues of staff such as teachers and other employees reached to management in right perspective. He participated as a 'Member of Draft Formulation Committee' to Computer Literacy Education Program jointly sponsored by NCERT and Ministry of Education.

S. Gopalakrishnan (GK)

In a career spanning 3 decades, GK held leadership positions as CEO & Country Head, catering to the global markets in the business space of IT Consulting, Engineering Design for Indian business groups –Sona Group, Somani Group and Apollo Tyres Group, conducting business in the global markets - Germany, UK, France and Japan.

Currently, GK is engaged in mentoring & leading a few start-ups in the technology, security, education and in the healthcare space.

On the technology front, GK was instrumental in working on state of the art technologies- Steer -by -wire, Machine Vision systems, Location based services using GPS systems to name a few.

At the Industry level, GK steered the New Product Development initiative, as a member of the steering committee of CII, in collaboration with Fraunhofer University, Germany.

Further GK successfully formed joint ventures with Thyssen Krupp’s IT company Triaton GmBH and was instrumental in creation of JV Koyo Sona Electronics Ltd .

GK is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Kharagpur.