Advisory Board Members
Chairman
Mr Vineet Verma |
Vineet started his career in 1980 with the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, one of the oldest and renowned thoroughbred horse racing institutions in the world. He served the Club till June 2003 having officiated in various capacities culminating in his appointment as its Secretary & CEO in the year 1993. He was also two times the Secretary General of the Turf Authorities of India. He was later invited by Bengal Ambuja to join them as CEO, Bengal Ambuja Metro Dev. Ltd that developed the well-known ‘City Centre’ at Salt Lake, Kolkata. He was actively involved in several Chambers of Commerce in Kolkata including CII, ICC, Young Leaders forum, Bengal Chamber of Commerce etc. He was also the Member, Governing Body of Concern for Calcutta, a leading NGO in West Bengal. Vineet is presently the Executive Director, Brigade Hospitality Services Ltd. BHSL is a Brigade Group enterprise involved in the setting up and management of Hotels, Serviced Apartments, Clubs and Convention Centers. He is on the Management Committee of Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerceand Chairman of its Expert committee on Tourism, Media & Leisure. He has also a Member of Karnataka Tourism Vision Group constituted by the Government of Karnataka.
He is now “Chairman” of No Hungry Child Advisory Board. He brings with him varied experiences and has volunteered his services understanding the seriousness of underprivileged children’s death due to "hunger". He has come forward to extend his whole hearted support to strengthen the Management Team of No Hungry Child and ensure that the organization comes closer to achieving it’s vision “No child should go to bed hungry”. |
Dr. Nagendra Swamy,
President & CEO, Manipal Hospitals |
In his new post as president, he will oversee development of Manipal Hospitals and he will be spearheading the brand building and expansion exercise for Manipal Group of Hospitals, across India.
Ever since he joined the Group in 2005, he has been at the forefront of striving to achieve clinical excellence in all healthcare delivery services for the group which saw a quantum jump in revenues in the last 5 years. He encouraged the medical tourism and helped to consolidate the cluster concept in the Bangalore region. He also actively participated in achievement of the NABH accreditation for the hospital. He spearheaded the clinical trials, stem cell therapy activities, homecare and established the integrated development centre for GE, preferred clinical research centre for Pfizer and entered into a research partnership with Philips. He was awarded ‘Distinguished Alumni’ by Manipal University and ‘Doctor's Day Award’ by Government of Karnataka. He has been kind enough to accept our invitation to become "Member" of the Advisory Board of No Hungry Child. |
Mr Keshav Balajee
Managing Director Royal Orchids |
Keshav Baljee, as the President & Co-Promoter of BSE / NSE listed Royal Orchid Hotels Limited, had driven the expansion process of the group, starting from 6 to nearly 20 hotels, thereby making the group a nationally recognized brand. He not only designed the group’s ambitious expansion strategy, he was also instrumental in turning the group into a hotel development company from an operating one. He was also responsible for the various Finance, PR, IT and Marketing initiatives within the organization.
Keshav is an alumnus of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, the Engineering School (Computer Engineering), University of Pennsylvania, and the Indian School of Business (ISB, Hyderabad). He has graduated with honors at all the above institutions. He has also worked as an Investment Banker with Lehman Brothers and UBS in the M&A department. His experience with Royal Orchid Hotels led him to conceptualize Spree Hotels – the first hospitality brand designed for the evolved, modern global traveler to India. Spree will incorporate things Keshav is passionate about – modern decor, a full service-focus, cutting edge technology, and a deep respect for the environment. |
Member
Vice President S.B.M.P. Halakatti |
Mr.S.B.M.P. Halakatti has around 32 years’ experience in manufacture of Pharmaceutical products. Out of this he has worked 18 years in Finished Dosages, 13 years in API facilities as Head of Corporate QA and RA Affairs Department. Worked in companies who have Global presence and in highly regulated markets.
Handled multiple locations and integrated quality systems among all sites. He is a part of success story in Granules India from early 2009 to till date. He was also directly responsible for obtaining GMP approvals from US,EU, AU etc. Mr.Halakatti has been one of the regular Donors of No Hungry Child Programme since last 4-5 Years. His past assignments have been with Sri Krishna Group (Sri Krishna Pharmaceuticals and Sri Krishna Drugs Limited), Gilman Laboratories Pvt Limited, Intraven Pharmaceuticals. He is resident of Hyderabad. Being in the Pharmaceutial Industry, Mr Halakatti has come forward to extend his support in health care facilities such as obtaining support from pharmaceutical companies for medicines, nutritional products to No Hungry Child children as required. The medicines will be obtained free of cost as far as possible for children who may fall sick. He has happily agreed to help our organization in this manner. |
Dr. Amitava Ghosh
CEO and Co-Founder Author of 06 Books |
Dr. Amitava Ghosh
Dr Amitava Ghosh, Co-Founder and Employment Law Principal Partner is an Employment Attorney specializing in labour law and employment issues. His signature strengths are in Employment and Labour Law Advisory, Policy formulation, Employment Litigation resolution, Opinions on Employee Relation Issues and Compliance Audit. He has to his credit 81 Publications, out of which 06 are international research papers. He is a published author of 06 critically acclaimed and thought-provoking books related to employee management and labour law and women empowerment. His book on GIG Economy made him the first Indian writer to delve into the realm of the emerging trend of GIG working and earned him the best book award by Amazon. He has presented research papers at the prestigious forums of ILO, ILERA, and is a Visiting Faculty in Universities, Business Institutions and a distinguished speaker at forums on Employment Laws and Its Reforms. An erudite intellectual who has tremendous life force, he is not content sitting on his laurels! Dr Amitava is an philanthropist and with his passion, always ceased to feel that the Human Care is like work. Human care and human divinity as his passion, kept focused on his mankind goals, enabled him to get things done and take risks when necessary, and made it possible for him to realize his vision. He always strived to do great work! Never settled for less. Dint compromise on quality. Dr Amitava, has truly made a real difference in the lives of the kids we serve, he loves and cares the children a lot. We are extremely grateful to his allegiances towards the cause at No Hungry Child Orgnaization that NO CHILD SHOULD SLEEP HUNGRY. We are proud and ecstatic to have him on the Advisory Board. |
Mr Gaurav Marya
Chairman and Founder of Franchise India Group |
Gaurav Marya is the Chairman and Founder of Franchise India Group. He is also the Managing Director of Remax India, an International Real Estate Broking Firm.
Gaurav is highly regarded as India’s foremost consultant and has played a crucial advisory role with over 4000 large and small corporations in India and international markets, helping them make informed decisions about their business growth. He is also the Chairman of the Indian Franchise Association. Gaurav considers his greatest achievements to be his sustained engagements with small and mediumenterprises that have grown into big entities. He derives immense satisfaction from being part of hundreds of success stories. Gaurav has chaired several global business forums on Franchising and Retail. Mr Sridhar, Founder and Promoter of No Hungry Child met Mr Gaurav Marya in one of their Annual Conventions. Mr Sridhar’s invitation to Gaurav Marya to be a part of “No Hungry Child” inspired him and he gladly accepted to extend whatever support he can. During the Annual Convention of Remax India where over 150 plus Business Associates and Business Owners of Remax gathered, he made his announcement to have a Stretegic Tie Up with No Hungry Child and advised all Agents across India to extend their support to the organization. No Hungry Child is proud to have Him on the Advisory Board. |
Mr Anoop Gupta
E-Commerce Entrepreneur and Wellness Coach |
Mr Anoop Gupta is a E-Commerce Entrepreneur and Wellness Coach. who is always Personally driven to expand people’s vision of health and wellness to a 360-degree view. Anoop Gupta is Masters In Biotechnology & Certified Nutrition advisor. He has worked with leading Pharma MNCs as sales and marketing manager for 7-8 years. He had started an Entrepreneurial journey in 2011. Since then Anoop Gupta is committed to create positive and progressive transformation in people's lives. We welcome Mr Anoop Gupta as a Member of the Advisory Board of No Hungry Child.
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Ms Swati Saksena Jha
Co-Founder and COO Author of 03 Books |
Swati is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at SSA Compliance Services LLP, a Bangalore based Employment Law Firm and is a Business Enthusiast, fiercely passionate and brings to the table a flair for strategic planning and execution of sales plan, building relationships, driving brand awareness and innovative marketing & brand communication strategies with fast-track growth catering to Technology, E-Commerce, Outsourcing and Healthcare Communication Industries.
Her entrepreneurial journey started with Medeka Health and has seen a substantial up-swing since she co-founded SSA. She is the author of 03 international bestsellers on business and women's empowerment, as well as eleven published articles. A Business & Law Graduate her passion for new business, writing and learning drives her to scale new heights! Swati is Proficient in the field of Sales, Marketing and Strategic Account Management and an Author of Business Book, published Worldwide. She is that person who keeps word and honours as commitments even when it isn’t convenient. She doesn’t think why problems exist in our society; she responds immediately to the need of people. Her single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions and the roots springs up and make new trees – it substantiates her humility and kindness for the underprivileged children’s. Swati has volunteered her services to the needy and neglected children’s death due to "Hunger" for many years through different organization for many years. She loves teaching, volunteering kid’s education, reading, and writing. No Hungry Child is Proud to have Her on the Advisory Board. |