Mr. K. Radhakrishnan
Independant Director

He is a highly successful businessman in the field of Electrical and Heavy Equipment in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries. His interest extends to the field of Healthcare and Hospitality Industry

Mr. N Satyadevan
Independent Director

Mr. N Satyadevan, hailing from Pandalam, is a prominent businessman in UAE and Kerala. He is the Managing Director of Nabeel Printing Press LLC, Ajman which is one of the leading printing presses in UAE. He is also a Director of Sree Narayana Medical College (SNIMS) at Ernakulam. A long time resident of UAE, he was the former Finance & Administration Manager of Ras Al Khaimah Port Authority (Mina Saqr). He is a well known philanthropist and is involved in many social and charitable activities in UAE and Kerala.

Mr. P. M. Nazarudeen
Independent Director

Mr. P. M. Nazarudeen He hails from Kanjirapally, Kerala and is a successful businessman based in Saudi Arabia. His business includes wholesale trading, supermarkets, textiles and real estate. He is also known for his involvement in various social and charitable organizations.

Mr. K. Muraleedharan
Director

Mr. K. Muraleedharan A man of vision and foresight, He has scaled ambitious heights through his entrepreneurship and is today the Chairman and Managing Director of Southern Franchise Group of Companies. It is an Organization with diversified business interests focusing on hotels, restaurants, catering services and information technology and spans the whole of U.A.E. There are ambitious plans to expand SFC’s activities to the Indian subcontinent and other parts of the world. Despite his busy schedule, He ensures that he pays equally important attention to the needs of the downtrodden and underprivileged. He is actively involved in many philanthropic and charitable endeavours, as well as educational and health care initiatives, which include prominent academic and lifeline institutions. You may access further details of Mr. Muraleedharan on www.muralya.com

Mr. K. Jalaluddin
Director

Mr. K. Jalaluddin hailing from Varkala, Trivandrum district, is a well known businessman and Philanthropist in UAE. He is Managing Director of Magic Screen L.C.C, which is one of the major printing houses in Dubai. He is involved in various social and charitable activities in Kerala.

Dr. Sheriff Sahadulla
Director

Dr. Sheriff SahadullaDr. Sheriff Sahadulla obtained his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine and went on to do his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sahadulla has held various administrative positions including Medical Director of the Hospitalist Program at Falmouth Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. He has also been the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Falmouth Hospital and a Clinical Instructor at Tufts University. Dr. Sahadulla is currently a Regional Medical
Director for a national hospitalist company, EMCARE. He oversees the inpatient medicine departments of 11 hospitals.

Mr. Vijayan Radhakrishnan
Director

Mr. Vijayan Radhakrishnan hails from Alleppey and is working for “Landmark Gulf Group” in Dubai, which has operations all over the Gulf and also in India. Presently he is the Managing Director for their Eastern Province operations in Saudi Arabia.

Dr. M. A. Mohamed
MBBS, MS (ENT)
Director

Dr. M. A. Mohamed MBBS, MS (ENT) Hails from Erattupetta, now settled in Kochi & resident of Dubai for last 25 years. Graduated MBBS from Kottayam & MS (ENT) from Trivandrum Medical College.
Managing director of KIMS Holding company, KIMS Management Internationale & other KIMS Projects in GCC. Since 1987, he has been running his own Polyclinics, Pharmacies, Opticals and other healthcare service and trading activities in Dubai Speech & Rehabilitations centers along with trading of various hearing health care products, has been set up by him, in Kochi & Trivandrum. He is participant in the process of setting up of a chain of IVF centers in Kerala, of which Calicut & Trichur are already functioning. He is engaged in developing a Global Smart Village, incorporating Technology & Education along with Tourism in Vagamon, a hill station destination in, Idukki District, Kerala.

Mr. A.K Mukthar
Director

Mr. A.K Mukthar hails from Kollam, Kerala. Since the last 24 years he has been holding high position in major international companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has been involved in the oilfield activities for the last several years in which he has vast and in-depth knowledge. He is a noted businessman in Kerala and is the Director of the Desinganad Medical Lines Private Ltd, which runs a highly advanced MRI Scan and Diagnostic Center with state-of-the-art facilities at Kollam.

Mr. T.C. Wilson
Director

Mr. T.C. Wilson is the General Manager of Al-Khater Group of Companies and Director of a Group of other well established companies in Saudi Arabia and Kerala, with two decades of determined and dedicated efforts among the Expatriate business community in Saudi Arabia in the field of Trading and Industrial Services based in Petrochemical Companies [SABIC].

Dr. Sunny Sharma
Nominee Director

Dr. Sunny Sharma is a Senior Managing Director on the Asia team of OrbiMed Advisors. Prior to joining OrbiMed, Dr. Sharma was with Investor Growth Capital (IGC), the investment arm of Investor AB in North America, and before that with Easton Capital in New York. Earlier in his career, Dr. Sharma worked in the healthcare investment banking group of Lehman Brothers in London, and before that he practiced medicine in northern India. Dr. Sharma holds an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and a medical degree (M.B.B.S.) from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana where he was awarded the Vipin Khanna Memorial Gold Medal for graduating as the best intern.

Mr. Sunil Kolangara
Nominee Director

Mr. Sunil Kolangara has been with Ascent since 2001. He has considerable experience in financial markets having worked as an investment professional and fund manager both in Indian public and private markets. He enjoys interacting with entrepreneurs and has been associated with several young business at the Board level dealing with strategic, financial and general management issues.

Sunil’s earlier stint as a principal consultant at Infosys Technologies has given him a rich understanding of IT and BPO industries an international experience in client interactions and business consulting. Prior to that he had worked for close to a decade with UTI across investment management functions and was instrumental in managing The India IT fund, which was rated by Lipper as one of the most successful offshore funds. His stint in debt markets and credit rating helped shape his fund manafement stule by balancing creative optimism with a rigorous and conservative approach.

Sunil hold a B. Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Chennai and Post Graduate Degree in Management from IIM, Ahemadabad. Sunil loves reading both fiction and non- fiction and also has a keen intereest in Carnatic music.

Mr. A. K. Asiff
Advisory Board Member

Mr. A. K. Asiff A successful entrepreneur based in the Eastern and Central provinces of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Asif hails from Neyyattinkara, Kerala. His business interest is mainly in trading petro – chemical products. He has wide interest in the field of health care and education. ASIFF Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. Exports, Imports and Leasing. He is also the director of Afiah Diary Pvt. Ltd., Nagarcoil, Kanya Kumari District and ASIFF Merchandise

Mr. Alukkas Varghese Joy
Advisory Board Member

Mr. Alukkas Varghese Joy Alukkas is a household name in Gold and Diamond Jewelry in India and the Middle East. Alukkas Varghese Joy “a veteran in the gold business”, having more than 30 years experience in gold jewelry retailing. He is the Managing Director of Alukkas Jewelry, Middle East, with its Head office in Dubai and a chain of 22 outlets in the Gulf under its banner. He is also holding partnerships in several business organizations in India like The Alukkas Middle East Exporters, Alukkas Tourist Home, Alukkas Hospitals etc. Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calicut, Kerala, Joy is a noted philanthropist and generous supporter of many social, cultural and charitable organizations.

Mr. B. Raveendran Pillai
Advisory Board Member

Mr. B. Raveendran Pillai A highly successful businessman in Saudi Arabia, Gulf States and India, he is presently the C.E.O of Nasser S Al-Hajri Corporation, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. This firm is involved in major civil, mechanical and industrial construction projects in Jubail, Riyadh, Yanbu and other Gulf States. He has great interest in healthcare and is the owner of Upasana Hospital, Quilon.

Mr. J.M. Abdul Aziz
Advisory Board Member

Mr. J.M. Abdul Aziz One of the senior staff members in Corniche Hospital, U.A.E He hails from Trivandrum, Kerala. He is a young entrepreneur and is very active and known for his philanthropic and social activities in Kerala.

Mr. K.M. Khader
Advisory Board Member

Mr. K.M. Khader is a senior territory director of RNA Resources Group Ltd, operating as “Landmark” based in Dubai, operating all over the gulf region and India. Presently he is heading the operations in State of Qatar. He is also the MD of a group consisting of Home Center, Splash, Shoe Mart, Baby Shop and City Lifestyle who are pioneers in retail business.

Mr. Ajayachandran Nair
Advisory Board Member

Mr. Ajayachandran Nair is a young entrepreneur and an engineer by profession, who hails from Trivandrum. He is a well-established construction contractor and is the Managing Director of Alka Contracting Est. in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Liaquet Ali Khan.S.
Advisory Board Member

Mr. Liaquet Ali Khan.S.A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Madurai University, Tamil Nadu. He has been working with various multinational industries in Saudi Arabia since 1979. At present he is the Purchase & Logistics Manager, Crown Jeddah Beverage Can Factory – Jeddah & Crown Arabia Can Company – Dammam . He is also the promoter of Al-Mashfa Medical Company Ltd., Al-Abeer Medical Centers at Jeddah and Gulf Techno Parts, at Jeddah. He is also a well known philanthropist involved in various social and charitable organizations in Saudi Arabia and South India.

Mr. Jalal Dheen
Advisory Board Member

Mr. Jalal Dheen– a Graduate from Trivandrum Engineering College. Obtained MBA from university of Chicago. Settled in USA for the past several years. Now he runs an independent investment Company based in Chicago, USA.

Mr. M.G. Pushpakaran
Advisory Board Member

Mr. M.G. Pushpakaran He hails from Kottayam and has been in Dubai for the past 33 years and is in business for the past 30 years. He is the Managing Director of Phoenix Trading Co. LLC, Dubai, who are stockists and distributors of electric cables, cable accessories, cable laying devices etc; representing many European multinational companies. He is also the Managing Director of Lords Furniture LLC, Dubai- stockists of American furniture; and the Managing Director of PEPS Industries Pvt. Ltd. Coimbatore, who are manufacturers of Restonic mattresses and bedding systems in India, in collaboration with Restonic Corporation USA.

He is also a Director of Tropical Foods Ltd Coimbatore, a Musaliar group company, manufacturers and exporters of roasted cashews. He is the Vice President of Gurudeva Charitable Trust and also the proposed Sree Narayana Medical College at Ernakulam. He had the opportunity to be the Patron of Indian Overseas Congress and Dubai Priyadarshini and is also a member of Y’s Men Club Dubai.

Mr. Neeleshwar Bhatnagar
Advisory Board Member

Mr. Neeleshwar Bhatnagar is the CEO of Landmark Operations in Saudi Arabia and CEO of Emax, the electronics retail division of the Landmark group. With a Chartered Accountancy Degree behind him, Neelesh started his career as a Financial Controller in Xerox Emirates and Mother Care. He then moved to work in the logistics industry at MMI Dubai, and subsequently moved to TNT, as Finance Director. Neelesh joined the Landmark Group in 1997, as CEO of Landmark KSA Operations in Saudi Arabia and, under his helm; the company has launched over 500 new openings, growing its staff pool to over 8,000. He is the Founder/CEO of Emax from 2006 onwards where he has grown the business to an existing 32 stores in 6 years across the GCC.