Ramesh Ramakrishnan
Ramesh S. Ramakrishnan is the Chairman of the Transworld Group, a global shipping and logistics conglomerate.[1][2][3]
Ramesh Ramakrishnan | |
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Born | 1 January 1961 |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Mumbai University |
Occupation | Chairman of Transworld Group |
Spouse(s) | Geeta Ramakrishnan |
Children | Ritesh Ramakrishnan, Anisha Ramakrishnan |
Parent(s) | Mr. Sivaswamy |
Career
Ramakrishnan has been associated with Transworld Group since 1977 and took over as Chairman in 1989 after the death of his father, the founder.[4][5][6]
He was honoured as ‘The Visionary and Businessman of the Decade’ at the prestigious Maritime and Logistics Awards 2014[7]
Education
Ramakrishnan graduated in commerce from Mumbai University. Currently pursuing the Owners and Presidents Management Course from Harvard Business School, USA [8]
Awards
Ramakrishnan won the Maritime Personality of the Year Award in 2011 at the ceremony of Maritime & Logistics Awards.[9] He won Logistics CEO of the Year in 2013.[10]
Ramakrishnan, was honored at the award ceremony held in Dubai. He received the award in the outstanding category of the Asia & the Pacific Entrepreneurship Award, on 15 April 2015.[11]
Ramakrishnan was elected among the top 100 leaders in 2017 by the Next Generation from the Forbes Middle East Edition.[12] He received Inspirational Leader Award in 2018 on by the Republic TV Gulf Indian Leadership Summit & Awards.[13] Forbes Middle East's Top Indian Leader in the Arab World, 2018.[14]
Other boards and committee
Ramesh also serves on [15][16][17][18]
- Founder member, UAE Ship Owners Association
- Member, Indian National Shipping Association
- Member, OPM Alumni Association, Harvard Business School
- Member of Indian Professional Business Council, Dubai
- Member of the advisory board, FidelisWorld Partners
- Member of the board, Tricolor Investments PSJC
- Member of the board, Encore Operating Partners
- Member of the board, IGTPL (DP World Cochin – Vallarpadam)
- Member, German Emirati Join Council for Industry & Commerce (AHK)
- Member, Technical Committee of Det Norske Veritas
References
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- "Shreyas expands container fleet as govt doles out incentives". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Transworld Chairman recognised as visionary and businessman of decade". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Ramesh Ramakrishnan". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Advisory Board - Fidelis World". www.fidelisworld.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Vasu Shroff in top honours at Indian CEO Awards - ArabianBusiness.com". www.arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Transworld Group Chairman selected winner in Outstanding Category of the prestigious Asia & The Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards". eximin.net. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Ramesh Ramakrishnan listed among Top 100 Business Owner in Arab World 2017 by Forbes Middle East". www.dailyshippingtimes.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Ramesh Ramakrishnan felicitated with Inspirational Leader Award by Republic TV Gulf Indian Leadership Summit and Awards 2018". www.dailyshippingtimes.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Top 100 Indian Business Owners In The Arab World 2018". www.forbesmiddleeast.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Board Members - UAE Shipping AssociationUAE Shipping Association". www.uaesa.ae. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Mitgliederdetail". vae.ahk.de. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Welcome To IBP". www.ibpcdubai.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Advisory Board - Fidelis World". Retrieved 28 September 2018.