Management Team

Dr Nair, MP Sukumaran

Dr Nair, MP Sukumaran, a renowned consultant and educator having a wide ranging professional expertise in the industry and Government in India. Currently Director, Centre for Green Technology & Management, he was Special Secretary to Chief Minister, Government of Kerala; Chairman, Chemical Engineering Board of the Institution of Engineers (India), Managing Director of the Travancore-Cochin Chemicals (TCC) Ltd, Cochin, India, He is well experienced in planning, design, operations and troubleshooting in the processing industry and his specializations include consulting in corporate management and industrial development strategies, project economics and asset management, facilities planning, engineering, design and consultancy management, project TEFR and DPR, pilot plant scale up, project management, monitoring and control, turnaround strategy for sick industrial units, energy conservation, process plant environment, health, safety and risk management. He is a regular contributor to Hydrocarbon Processing, Nitrogen and Syngas, Fertilizer International, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Weekly and Chemical Industry Digest and a reviewer of ASM International and UNDP Millennium Ecosystem Assessment reports. Dr. Nair is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), was Chairman of its Cochin Centre, Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the European Federation of Chemical Engineers (EFCE). He is very actively associated with various Professional bodies and Institutions and serves on several expert advisory committees to the Central and State Governments in India.

Dr. P.T Nandakumar

Dr. P.T Nandakumar is currently the executive director of KGS Developers and has over twenty seven years of service in the general executive branch of the Kerala Police-Asst. Inspector General of Police- Specialist in investigation of sensational criminal cases, prosecution, traffic management, traffic design and enforcement. Also a management expert with excellent track record and functional experience as CEO in six Public sector undertakings for almost 12 years.

SMC Pillai

SMC Pillai currently Advisor BGR Energy Systems Limited ( implementing 6000MW power projects right now) was a senior director of NTPC Ltd and a member of IEEE. He has 19 years experience as director in NTPC Ltd and was responsible for Operation and Maintenance of all NTPC Coal and Gas based Power Stations. He has served as Chief Technical Advisor and Consultant to few Indian and Overseas companies. Subjects covered include Planning Implementation, Reengineering, Management Systems & procedures, Power development. He is an energy conservation specialist in power sector

K. Manmathan Nair

K. Manmathan Nair , aged 60 years, has background in Economics and core competence in Industrial Finance & Development Banking. He is an expert in all types of project appraisal and monitoring such as term lending, working capital, venture capital, infrastructure finance, rural development, micro-credit, etc. He is conversant with operations of capital market, merchant banking, foreign currency, risk management, asset-liability management, capacity building of SFCs and other State-level institutions, rehabilitation of sick units, negotiation skill, business development, business planning & budgeting, administrative & HR matters, industrial surveys and studies, etc. Mr. Nair carries 42 years of credible service with India's apex financial institutions like RBI, IDBI, SIDBI as also with RIICO and last as MD of Kerala Financial Corporation. He has served in the capacity of Director of 5 State Financial Corporations in the country, viz, Delhi, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra, and Himachal, besides being nominee director of Kerala SIDCO, KINFRA, Himachal SIDC and a number of IDBI/SIDBI assisted companies in the country. Mr. Nair was member of various Committees & Working Groups of Govt. of India, many Southern/Northern State Governments, Reserve Bank of India, Confederation of Indian Industry, National Productivity Council, etc. at various centers. In addition to host of high profile training received from RBI, IDBI, SIDBI, UTI, NIBM and SBI, Mr. Nair has undergone overseas trainings from Cranfield University, England, Moody's Corporation, USA and In-Went, Germany.

Dr. R. Jayalakshmi

Dr. R. Jayalakshmi is a Senior Professor and Researcher for over 16 years with the Institute of Co-operative Management at Hyderabad, Chennai and Trivandrum. Her specializations include, Small and Medium sector, Energy use planning , Rural Development, Women empowerment, Business Economics, Environmental Economics and corporate Business Administration

Mr. Joby John

Mr. Joby John , aged 41 years is an Electrical Engineer who is presently consultant to Power Finance Corporation Consulting Limited, in the restructuring efforts of State Electricity Boards. His 15 year experience ranges from working as Electrical Engineer with TATA Projects Limited in the Corporate sector to his engagements with several Non-Governmental Organisations in People's Empowerment programmes.

Mr. Krishnadas Menon M

Mr. Krishnadas Menon M , aged 40 years is a Chemical Engineering Graduate and MBA with HR specialisation. He has over 10 years experience in the re-engineering of Enterprise Governance Systems. He is currently the Director of Open Software Solutions ICS Ltd, a co-operative industrial venture in the IT sector and a well known proponent of Free Software . He is consultant to many PSU in their system re-engineering projects.