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| Mr. P.N.C. Menon | Chairman Emeritus |
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| Mr. P.N.C. Menon is the founder of Sobha Group of companies. A first generation entrepreneur, Mr. Menon began his professional career by setting up an interior decoration firm in the Sultanate of Oman in 1976. He has since then incorporated several companies in the Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates and Qatar and also expanded into construction and Real Estate development. He founded Sobha Developers in Bangalore in 1995. He is actively involved in the day-to-day operations and activities of the Company. A plethora of awards has been bestowed on Mr. Menon. Some of them include the ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ in 2006 by Society Interiors Magazine for his contribution to the Real Estate and construction industry and the ‘Global India Splendour Award’ in 2007. He was awarded the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Puraskar by the Honourable President of India, Ms. Prathiba Patil, on the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2009. He was also nominated to the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council of Overseas Indians. |
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| Mr. Ravi Menon | Chairman |
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| As part of the succession plan in June 2012, Mr. Ravi Menon was appointed as the Chairman of Sobha. Soon after his graduation in Civil Engineering with distinction from Purdue University, USA, he joined the Company in 2004. Subsequent to joining the organisation, he has handled and mastered the areas of Project Execution, Quality, Technology, Process & IT, Customer Relationship Management, Engineering & Design and many other facets of the business. He has contributed significantly to the product delivery which has resulted in the Company’s delivery levels increasing from 6 Million Square Feet in the financial year 2004-05 to over 50 Million Square Feet in cumulative during 2011-12, a new milestone in the history of the Company and the construction industry in India as a whole. During his association with the Company, the turnover of the Company has increased from Rs. 6,248.34 Billion in the financial year 2005-06 to Rs. 14,144 Billion in the financial year 2011-12, an increase of around 125%. He continues to drive the organisation towards a leadership position in the Real Estate and construction business. |
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| Mr. J.C. Sharma | Vice Chairman & Managing Director |
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| Mr. J.C. Sharma has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Hons.) from Xavier College, Calcutta. He is a qualified chartered accountant and company secretary with over 25 years of experience in diversified industries such as automobiles, textiles, steel and Real Estate in the areas of finance and management. He has previously served as General Manager, Auto Distributors Limited; General Manager - Finance, Bhoruka Steels Limited; and General Manager- Commerce and Finance, Grasim Industries Limited. He has been associated with Sobha since June 2001 and is entrusted with the responsibility of managing the overall affairs of the Company, especially finances, land acquisition and legal functions. Mr. Sharma is instrumental in spearheading the growth mantle of Sobha. |
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| Mr. Ramakrishnan P. | Deputy Managing Director |
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| Mr. P. Ramakrishnan holds a bachelor’s degree in Technology (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) from Bharathiyar University. In addition, he holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Madurai Kamaraj University. He has over 27 years of experience in techno-commercial skill development, system design, project execution, corporate planning, and supply chain management. He was associated with Manju Electrical Industries, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, ETA – Ascon Group of Companies and ICOMM Tele Limited. Prior to joining Sobha on March 15, 2007, he worked with Enares Infranet Private Limited. He currently heads the Kerala operations, contractual projects and manufacturing facilities of Sobha. |
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| Dr. S.K. Gupta | Independent Director |
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| Dr. S.K. Gupta is a metallurgical engineer with a Ph.D. (Tech.) and D.Sc. (Tech.) from Moscow. He has over 49 years of experience in the field of metallurgy, engineering and management in the steel domain. He also has experience in the fields of research and development, engineering and management of steel plants, and large engineering companies in the public and private sector and has formerly occupied prominent positions of president / managing director / executive vice chairman of Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited; managing director of Rourkela Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India Limited; chairman and managing director, Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (MECON); and managing director, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), Ministry of Defence. He was the recipient of the “Metallurgist of the Year” award instituted by the Government of India in 1980 and was conferred with the National Metallurgist award in 1998. |
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| Mr. R.V.S. Rao | Independent Director |
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| Mr. R.V.S. Rao has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mysore University and a bachelor’s degree in Law from Bangalore University. Mr. Rao has over 36 years of experience in the areas of banking and finance and was a member of the board of directors of the Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited. He is currently a senior advisor to a London-based hedge fund. As a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Consultant, he was the team leader who reviewed operations and made recommendations for the Housing Finance Company, Ghana, Africa. He was also the team leader of the consultancy team, which advised the National Development Bank of Sri Lanka in establishing its mortgage finance business. Mr. Rao is an associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers, Bombay and a life member of the All India Management Association. |
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| Mr. Anup Shah | Independent Director |
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| Mr. Anup Shah has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from HR College, Mumbai and a degree in Law from Government Law College, Mumbai. He has over 24 years of experience in the field of law, specifically Real Estate law. He specialises in commercial and property documentation, corporate and commercial litigation, property related issues, land laws and arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. He also answers readers’ queries through “Legal Eagle”, a weekly column in the Times of India, Bangalore. |
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| Mr. Meleveetil Damodaran | Independent Director |
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| Mr. Meleveetil Damodaran graduated with distinction in Economics and Law from the Universities of Madras and Delhi respectively. He is a member of the premier Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Manipur-Tripura cadre. Since 1971, Mr. Damodaran has held a number of important positions in both the Central and State Governments and in India’s financial sector before demitting office as the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on February 18, 2008. He graduated with distinction in economics and law from the Universities of Chennai and Delhi respectively. As one of the foremost advocates of Corporate Governance in India, he advises on improving boardroom performance and is the Chairman of the Taskforce on Corporate Governance constituted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). |
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