Bachelor of Technology – Chem. Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Masters in Business Administration – PGDBA
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Subbaraman, an alumnus of two premier institutions in India, has over 42 years’ experience in strategic & operational management at senior levels across a variety of industries and businesses in India and the Middle-East.

His career started with the TATA organization as a member of the prestigious TATA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE. As TAS Officer and Exec. Asst. to Chairman, he was a member of the very first Strategic Planning Group of the TATA Organisation, constituted in 1983.

Within TATA he was associated with the execution of several industrial and infrastructure projects and the operations management of some of their business units/divisions.

He has been instrumental in the rescue/revival and turnaround of several troubled business units in India and the Middle-East.

Subbaraman has led several business entities in the manufacturing and service sectors, overseeing all their functions and disciplines in the capacity of Chief Executive.  At DAMAC, he played the central role in setting up systems and processes involved in the management of sales in a highly volatile business, conducted over several international offices.

Subbaraman served as Director on the Board of Muscat Gases Co SAOG – Oman (2000-2002) and as Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of DAMAC Properties Development Co – UAE (2013-2016)

Infrastructure and Industrial Projects
Contracting and Trading
Manufacturing
Real Estate and Property Management

Strategic Planning
Operations Management
Project Management
Business Turnarounds
Team Building

TATA Administrative Service – The TATA Group, India – TAS Officer

OMZEST GROUP – Muscat, Oman – General Manager

Zubair Corporation – Muscat, Oman – General Manager

DAMAC Properties – Dubai, UAE – Senior Vice President

Abu Hani Group – Muscat, Oman – CEO

Bachelor of Commerce (Honors)
Master of Business Administration
Certified Compliance Officer
Diploma in US Money and Capital Markets
Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers

Ajay has worked with leading public and private organisations in UAE, Oman and India.

Ajay has over 38 years’ experience in setting up and managing Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) frameworks; reviewing, establishing and testing policies/SOPs relating to governance; managing time-critical operations; quality assurance; fund administration; and contracts management.

Ajay is an experienced trainer and faculty in the fields of Finance, Compliance, Governance, Risk management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

He has experience in managing/restructuring corporate structure; operations; cost restructuring/ optimization; business process reviews.

Ajay has a rich background of managing back-office functions for multi-jurisdictional businesses in the fields of financial services, education, trading, manufacturing, and freehold real-estate development, viz. contracts, legal, sales administration, pricing and inventory control, credit control and collections in addition to the regulatory and contractual compliances.

Ajay has handled project evaluation and due-diligence; corporate governance and related advisory services, fraud investigations/forensic reviews, internal audit and special reviews.  Ajay is well versed in contracts review, legal, sales administration, pricing and inventory control, credit control and collections in addition to the regulatory and contractual compliances.

Ajay is an experienced adventurer and social organiser. He has founded and leads many amateur groups for adventure sports and expeditions.

Stock Exchange and Financial markets,
Banking and Financial Services, incl. private equity and venture capital,
Real Estate development,
Education, trading and manufacturing.

Governance, Risk & Compliance
Due Diligence & Transaction Structuring
Project Review & Implementation
Contract Review & Management
Operations Management & Restructuring
Forensic Review & Investigation
Training & Assessment

Kaden Boriss Corporate services, Dubai, UAE:
Managing Director

GEMS Education, Dubai, UAE:
Director – Compliance and Risk Management

Damac Holdings and Damac Properties PJSC, Dubai, UAE:
Vice President – Compliance, Corporate structuring, Legal and Contracts management

Oman Investment and Finance Co. SAOG, Muscat, Oman:
Chief Operating Officer

National Stock Exchange of India, Mumbai, India:
Assistant Vice President – Operations, Compliance, Investigations

Punjab National Bank, New Delhi, India:
Branch Manager, Faculty, Systems

Master of Commerce

Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.

Nair has worked with leading public and private organisations in UAE and India.

He has experience of over 39 years in Banking, Financial Services, Insurance Administration, Intellectual Property – Trademarks, Copyright, Patent, Forex Transactions, & Anti-Money Laundering.

Nair is an acclaimed trainer and faculty in the fields of Insurance, Financial Services, Risk Management, and innovation.
He has several decades’ experience in managing large Insurance portfolios, Forex Transactions; Business Planning, including Business Process Reviews.
Nair is skilled in managing back-office functions for multi-jurisdictional businesses in insurance, trade-marks, financial services, education, and real-estate.

Nair has successfully led teams for project evaluation, due-diligence, fraud investigations forensic and special reviews.
Nair is an experienced trouble-shooter, who can find innovative solutions in challenging business situations.

Banking and Financial services,
Insurance, IP Rights, Collection / Credit-Control,
Real Estate Operations
Education, Mentoring / Consulting.

Insurance Advisory & Claims Administration
Intellectual Property & Trademark
Structuring Business Operations
Documenting Systems, Procedures & Processes
Collections / Credit Control
Forex Transactions
Forensic Review and Investigation
Contracts Management

State Bank of India, Kerala, India:
Branch Manager, and various other operational roles for over 16 years.

Thomas Cook Exchange, Dubai, UAE
Area Manager – Dubai, 6 years
Branch Head, Deira Dubai 5 years

Damac Properties PJSC, Dubai, UAE:
Senior Director- Insurance Administration & IP Rights for over 8 years.
Senior Manager- Credit Control – 2 years
Senior Manager- Contracts – 2 years

Handled regular faculty assignments (Adjunct as well as visiting faculty)
in a variety of academic, professional and corporate environments in the fields of:

• Banking and Financial services,
• Insurance, IP Rights,
• Real Estate
• Education and training

Chartered Accountant – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Ramasubramanian Padmanabhan (addressed as Paddy) is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience in Financial Management, Internal Audit, Risk Management, Process Improvement studies, statutory compliances and financial consultancy across industry verticals.

Paddy started his career with the Big 4 Accounting Firm Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) in India and continued with them post qualification as CA. Paddy has had multi industry experience in statutory and internal audits, investigations etc during his stint with PwC

Retail has been Paddy’s forte and he has worked with some of the prominent Retail and Distribution Companies in the Middle East in Senior Positions. Paddy has gained tremendous knowledge in the Retail operations, leasing, contract management, supply chain / warehousing, loss prevention, procurement etc.

Paddy has the experience in setting up the Internal Audit function, GAC/Board reporting experience, Group Insurance Management in which he has worked closely with some of the leading insurers and brokers in the region.

Paddy has always focused on creating value to the organizations he has been associated with in terms of cost optimization, cost effective business solutions, identification of business risks and mitigation plans etc.

Retail, Wholesale / Distribution, Manufacturing, FMCG

Audit, Financial Mgmt, Risk Management

Price Waterhouse – Chennai, India

Jashanmal National Company LLC, Dubai – Group Head – Internal Audit & Compliance

Apparel Group, Dubai – Group Head – Internal Audit

Damac Group, Dubai – Head – Internal Audit

Al Futtaim Group, Dubai – Senior Manager – Internal Audit

B Tech in Electrical Engineering

M Tech in Power Systems in Engineering

Arunan is an established IT leader with 35+ years of Global experience in managing Technology for major corporations in various domains including Telecom, Manufacturing, FMCG, Real Estate and FinTech. He is known for his ability to collaborate with senior business leaders at board level and creating technology and digital strategy leveraging emerging technologies.

Arunan is one of the pioneering leaders of Proptech in the GCC region driving process re-engineering, technology adoption and digital transformation among large property developers in the GCC region.

Arunan is also a technology advisor to various companies helping them in determining their technology roadmap and setting up system governance and security frameworks.

Arunan also worked with some very large MNC’s including Coca-Cola and Unilever.

Information Technology, Digital, Telecom, Manufacturing, FMCG, Real Estate and FinTech

IT Strategy and Governance, Technology Roadmaps, Start-up
Incubation, System implementations, Business Process
Re-Engineering, System Audits.

DAMAC Properties, Dubai, UAE – Vice President- Group IT

Coca-Cola, Middle East – Regional IT Head

Unilever Arabia, Senior Systems Manager