SDM Institute for Management Development, (SDM-IMD) Mysore

Name	Qualification / Information
J.M. Subramanya BE., FIE, PGDBA (IIM, Ahmedabad) Qualified Lead Auditor from CQE, UK.	He has wide-ranging experience in both the corporate sector and in academics. After graduating from IIM-A, he worked in various leading companies for thirty-one years. Simultaneously he also taught management in business schools. His specialization is in the area of Operations Management and General Management. Before joining SDM-IMD he was Vice President - Operations with Sanmar Engineering Corporation, Chennai. During his career in industry, he taught in KIMS, Karnataka University as a guest faculty. He has served as a member on several panels of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Karnataka University. Also he is a Fellow Member of Institute of Engineers, All India Management Association and the Dignity Foundation.
M.J. Arul Ph.D.	He is a certified trainer of The Human Element in Organisations. He carries with him over 30 years of experience in management education and executive development, spanning across IIM-Ahmedabad, IRMA-Anand and SP Jain-Mumbai. He was Dean of Management Studies at Presidency College, Bangalore, before joining SDM-IMD. His interests include communication, interpersonal needs and team development.
K. Balakrishnan BA, PGDM (IIMA)	Twenty-three years of Industrial experience in Marketing and General Management. Worked in a number of companies across various industries and functions. Was chief operating officer for the last eight years prior to joining SDM-IMD, with exposure to International Business. Is the current secretary of Greater Mysore Management Association, Member of Manufacturing and Technology Panel, Business Operations and Management Panel and the Industry Institute Panel of CII. Guest Faculty at IIM Bangalore. Contributed to the UNDP case writing project on corporate social responsibility.
V. Charles M.Sc (Loyola College), D.IBM, D.PMIR, Ph.D. (NIT Warangal)	Over Seven years of teaching experience in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathametics and Computer Science subjects. Was the regular Faculty in P.G. Department of Business Administration, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada & Visiting Faculty in various Business Schools of Repute. Panel Member of Board of Studies, Andhra Loyola College. His specialization includes Operations Research, Multivariate Statistical Techniques, Processor Scheduling Algorithms, Stochastic Mathematical Approach to Data Mining, Industrial Mathematical Modelling, Financial Modelling. Published 16 research papers in both National and International refereed journals and proceedings in the areas of Stochastic Optimization, Financial Derivatives, Corporate Finance - Capital Budgeting, Portfolio Optimization. Presented 12 research papers at International Conferences and six at National Conferences. Thrice identified as a fellow to solve industrial problems of India and UK service industries at IIT Bombay and have been sponsored by UNESCO, Royal Society of UK and Brunel University, UK.
H. Gayathri MBA, Ph.D. (Mysore University)	Over Eighteen years of teaching experience at the Mysore University and at SDM Institute for Management Development. Conducted several Management Development Programs in the area of Service Quality and Services Marketing and published articles in several areas of Marketing. Has taken up consultancy assignments for the SME sector, developing strategic marketing plans. Has focused on creating customer friendly, relationship oriented structure in the Banking Industry.
R. Jagadeesh BE, ME, Ph.D., (IIT Mumbai) Also has PG Diplomas in SCMM & Production Management	Over 22 Years of teaching experience in Engineering and Management subjects. Was the regular Faculty in Department of Mechanical Engineeering, SJCE, Mysore and Visiting Faculty in various Management Institutes of Repute. Conducted training programs for different managerial groups and line staff. Conducted independent research in the area of Operations Management. Organised short term courses, Conferences & Workshops. Recipient of National Award by Indian Society for Technical Education. Has to his credit 50 publications including 8 in International Journals & Conferences. Recognised as Guide for guiding Ph.D. candidates in Mysore University & VTU. Peer Reviewer for International Journal of Management Development, and Journal of Management Decision, MCB Publications, Bradford, UK.
Malathi Sriram B.Sc., MCA, PG Diploma in System Analysis	Malathi Sriram has done her Advanced Diploma in Computer application from the Indira Gandhi National Open University, after completing a graduate course in science. She has a Master's degree in Computer Applications. She has varied work experience in academics and in the industry. She has been delivering guest lectures at the JSS International Institute of Professional Studies in the area of Systems Analysis and Design. In SDM-IMD, Mysore from the past 4 years, she has been teaching various courses. She was Academic Head, Aptech Computer Education, Mysore. She has been guiding students in various projects. She has worked as software engineer in the industry, developing and designing web-enabled applications. She has worked as consultant for M/s. Prosperity Marketing Services Pvt Ltd., She was in charge of Software Configuration Management, Requirements Gathering and Design Documentation. She was in Aztec Software technologies and services as Product Analyst for an Off-Shore Development Center of Dendrite, based in USA.
R. Mohanakrishnan MA, M.Phil., Ph.D. (Bharathiar University)	He has wide range experience in teaching, consulting, and training and spent around 7 years in corporate life at various levels. He also currently consults various companies on the general management and core HR issues. He is a trainer by himself and trained more than 1000+ people on Selling Skills, Customer Care Skills and various management development programs, He was heading the training department in Aircel and played a key role in setting up the customer care department in terms of recruitment, induction and training them to face the challenge of the customer care functions. He also worked in two other IT industries as head of HR and played an anchor role in setting the HR Systems and Processes. He extensively involved in recruitment of IT professional for the US clients in the IT industry. Training and Development is being his forte, he has enormous interest in Organization Development interventions, and behavioral science based training and interventions. He has done Competency Mapping through Development Center for 1000+ employees in ING Vysya Bank during his tenure as Senior Manager HR. His passion is Change Management and involved in major change management exercise in ING Vysya Bank as key team member. His other area of interest is Talent Management. He had been invited as a Guest Speaker by Asia Business Forum to address the Asian region HR managers on Talent management in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Also, his paper titled HR STRATEGY TO OPTIMIZE HUMAN CAPITAL AN INTEGRATED APPROACH THROUGH TALENT MANAGEMENT, was accepted in an international conference at Macau in China in the year 2003 and he presented the same in the conference. This year his paper on "Redefining motivation paradigms for performance Excellence" is under review in the international IFTDO conference to be held in Cairo, Egypt. "
Neetu Ganapathy M.Sc., Masters Diploma in Business Administration (SIMS, Pune)	She has wide-ranging experience in the training industry in both the areas of soft skills and IT. Her first assignment was with Aptech Computer Education, Mysore, where she taught IT and worked in various capacities, including as Group Leader and Academic Head. She also taught IT at the Mahajana Degree College, Mysore. She has recorded programs on IT, with EMMRC, Mysore, which are to be telecast on the UGC Countrywide classroom. She has worked with Softgate Technologies, San Jose, California, as a Consultant on projects in IT.
S. Padmanaban B.Com., MBA (Punjab), CISA (USA)	Twenty-five years experience in Information Technology (IT) industry, in private and public sectors (CMC), in India and Zambia (Zambia State Insurance Corporation [ZSIC]), in capacities ranging from Systems Manager to Director/VP (Operations) and also as Certified Information Systems Auditor. Directed and coordinated many IT projects, including Indian Railways Passenger Reservation System. Designed and conducted courses and delivered guest lectures on subjects of IT, Information Systems Audit, Security, and Control, at IIMA, TISS, SBI/Bank of Baroda/ZSIC Staff College, University of Zambia, National Insurance Academy, Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Relations Development. Carried out consultancy assignments on IS with banks. Authored and co-authored cases, case analyses, and published articles. Research interests and focused competency are in the areas of: Integrated Information Systems (in-house ERP); Systems Integration, Systems Audit/Security/Control; Quality Assurance; Public Systems--especially Railways/Transport; Financial and allied Services, specifically Insurance and Banking, and EIS/MIS.
N.R. Parasuraman LLB, FCS, FICWA, DBF, Ph.D.	Twenty-two years of experience in diverse areas of Finance. Corporate experience includes being Company Secretary of Federal Bank Ltd., and as a Securities Analyst for Joindre Capital Services Ltd. Has been researching and teaching in areas of Strategic Finance, Securities and Portfolio Management and Banking and Financial services. Is a regular visiting faculty of Finance at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.
G. Raghavan MBA, Ph.D.	Also a Certified associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. Has done Diplomas in International Banking, Financial Services and Bank Management from Indian Institute of Bankers - Currently Pursuing Post Doctoral Research Programme in Bank Management. 27 years experience in Indian Overseas Bank in India and in Hong Kong. Has been a Senior Faculty Member in the Staff Training Centre of IOB for several years. Visiting Faculty for select Professional Institutions, Trade Bodies, Educational Institutions, B-Schools, Banks and Financial Institutions - scripted bullion banking products, policies, systems and controls when the New Gold Policy was unveiled in India in 1997 - Delivered guest lecture in the International Gold Banking Seminar organized by World Gold Council - Authored books on Introduction to Foreign Trade, Foreign Exchange & Risk Management, Merchant Banking and Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, 1976 for Indian Institute of Bankers, Alagappa University and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - Brought out monographs on Getting Started in Gold Banking, Capital Account Convertibility and Foreign Exchange Reserves Management - Regularly contributes articles of current interest and reviews books.
C. Raju M.Sc., Ph.D. (University of Madras)	24+ years of research and teaching experience in the area of Applied Statistics and Statistical Quality Control. Guided Ph.D students and published papers in National and Foreign journals. Participated in International conferences and visited Finland, Norway and U.S.A. Was a Visiting Professor in the Armstrong Atlantic State University, Georgia, U.S.A. Worked as Professor of Statistics, Public Relations Officer and Director, Center for International Programs of University of Mysore. Has been consultant for numerous research projects and Ph.D works in Commerce, Management Science, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Humanities. Was a Domain Expert for The Unscrambler, the Multivariate Statistical Software for a year. His expertise includes Data Analyses, SQC+TQM, Quantitative Methods and Research Methodology.
K. Ravikiran Sharma B.A, MSW, BCJ, CM, M.Phil.	A qualified human resources management professional, qualified professional social worker and a trained journalist, he is a M.Phil. in management from IIT Bombay. His management teaching experience comprise a stint as an associate professor with Rai University- Hyderabad centre and as a lecturer in Institute for Technology and Management- Warangal centre. After completing his doctoral coursework with IIT Roorkee, he is currently pursuing his thesis on part- time basis. He served as a teaching assistant at IIT Bombay for three semesters and as a MHRD Institute Assistant at IIT Roorkee for a semester. Lately, he has been recognized as a successful Indian alumnus by his England alma mater, Southampton Institute, England, where he pursued a five-month full-time Post Graduate Certificate in Management on a full scholarship. His areas are human resources, organizational behaviour and communication.
C.S. Somu BE, LLM (University of Mysore), Diploma in Business Management and E-Commerce	Has two years research experience and five years teaching experience. His Ph.D. is in the final phase of completion in the University of Mysore. Has published several papers and has conducted seminars in contemporary issues in the field of law.
T.V. Venkatarathna M.Com. (Mysore University), FICWA	Twenty-four years experience. Was associated in senior positions with Vikrant Tyres Ltd., Optrex India Ltd., and was Controller Finance and Administration for The UB Group (Life Sciences Division). Worked in Advisory / Consultancy Positions relating to framing of MOUs, proposals for new units, Project Appraisal, Financial Planning etc. Teaching experience at local chapters of ICWAI and ICAI, Bangalore. Special areas in SDM-IMD include Project Appraisal, Corporate Finance, Derivatives & Risk Mgmt.
Vinod Madhavan MBA	Over eight years of experience in both industry and academics, specialising in the area of Marketing. He is an accomplished trainer in the area of sales and distribution management and CRM. Presently he is pursuing his PhD in the area of Economics from the Karnatak University, Dharwad. His area of work is related to the formats and break-even points of organized food retail. He is also the recipient of the prestigious CII Industrial Fellowship Award wherein he has worked with FoodWorld Supermarkets Pvt Ltd to develop their supply chain. Prior to his academic venture, he headed sales in South India for Mobil Peeves Ltd (A unit of ExxonMobil, USA). He has published five papers in the area of marketing management and has presented a paper on Business Ethics at IIM, Bangalore. He has conducted over sixty training programs in the area of sales and dealer management for the Kirloskar Group (Kirloskar Oil Engines, Kirloskar Copeland Ltd, Kirloskar Pneumatics Ltd), Atlas Copco, West Coast Paper Mills, Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd and Cummins India Ltd.

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