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Prof. Ramnath Narayanswamy

Ramnath Narayanswamy is a Professor in the Economics and Social Sciences Area in the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. His areas of interest include Business and Society, Economic Reforms in Transition Economies, Spirituality and Self Development, and Entrepreneurship in the Creative Sector, Outsourcing and Creativity and Innovation.

Fluent in several languages, a frequent contributor to professional journals in India and abroad, Dr. Ramnath has published extensively in his domain. He has been the recipient of several scholarships and fellowships. He is the author of Gorbachev, Economic Reform and Eastern Europe (Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay, 1988) and The Soviet Economic System, 1989 (translated from the French).

   
Rostya Gordon Smith

Rostya Gordon Smith has 20 years of HR experience gathered in Hong     Kong, Japan, Canada, UK, Brazil, Czech Republic, Estonia, Russia, India, Middle East and other CEE countries in People Development and Management in global and local companies - in some as an employee, others as a consultant and coach.

She was named as one of the 50 World’s Top Human Resources Leaders - nominations came from HR World’s Global Leadership Agenda Survey, World Federation of Personnel Managers (WFPMA) and Cendant International Assignment Partners. She was also placed in the first ten of „The Most Successful Women in Czech Republic“.

Rostya received her Masters in Strategic Human Resources Management from Macquarie Univ. Hong Kong/Australia and her BA Hons. from London University.

   

Manoj Kandoth,Founder and Managing Director

Manoj Kandoth is a Sales & Marketing Professional with 20 years of diverse experience He has been instrumental in steering sales and marketing for companies such as TCS, Cadila Healthcare, Mahindra & Mahindra etc. He excels at strategic hiring as well as turning around businesses into profitable and sustainable ventures. He is also passionately involved in business strategy consulting for many organizations.

Manoj is an Economics graduate and a Post Graduate in Business Management . He founded Urjja in the May of 2002 and has been the Managing Director ever since.


 
Priya Manoj, Principal Consultant & Director

Priya is a senior HR professional with 17 years of experience . During her corporate career, Priya has been associated with various companies such as HP , American President Lines, The ICICI group, Aditya Birla Group & most recently with Ingersoll Rand as Director – Talent & Organization Development .She has been instrumental in setting up Learning & Development processes and best practices in HR and Organization Development.

Priya has a Post Graduate degree in HR & Computer Science, and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute Of Management, Bangalore. She is a certified corporate trainer  and practices in the area of Organizational Development & Training.


 
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