Mr Chokkalingam Palaniappan is an MBA Finance from Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Jamshedpur. After serving in USA for more than six years as a Management Consultant, he moved to India and started Prakala Wealth Management Pvt. Ltd. in the year 2006. The company provides Wealth Management, Business and Financial Advisory Services. He has worked in India, Iran, Greece, and USA in various roles. He regularly writes articles in the Tamil personal finance magazine called “Nanayam Vikatan” & the Tamil Daily “The Hindu”. Also he participates in talk shows in financial related matters in Sun News channel. He has deep knowledge in finance, risk management, strategy, business development, and operations.
Mrs. Thirupathi Manonmani Ramanathan completed her P.U.C from Seethalakshmi College, Trichy. Subsequent to her education she ran Gold Loan (Pawn Broking) business, by the name Singaram Bankers, of her father for more than 15 years in Gobichettipalayam, Erode District, Tamilnadu. The business was run efficiently and profitably by her. She is actively involved in voluntary activities of Isha Foundation in Kharghar, Mumbai.
A Qualified B.E. (Hons) & CAIIB with extensive experience across diverse facets such as banking operations, credit administration, Stressed Asset and Recovery, business development, client servicing in the Banking Industry.
Mr. Palaniappan Alagappan has 35 years of unscathed banking experience. He has worked 25 years with Bank of Madura Ltd. And subsequently worked with ICICI Bank for 10 years when Bank of Madura was taken over by ICICI Bank. He has worked as Branch Manager for 14 years in semi urban,urban and metro branches. Also, has worked as Chief Manager taking care of cash management and vendor management in ICICI Bank for the 4 Southern States. He is strong in Credit Appraisal and Credit Monitoring.
Mr. Sockalingam completed his B.Com from Madurai Kamaraj University in the year 1990. For 12 years, from 1990 to 2002, he was working with Mittal Trading Company, Sivakasi. Since 2002, till date he is owning and managing SONA PAPER BOARDS. The main activity of the business is marketing of paper and boards for leading paper dealers and producers throughout India.
Mr. Ramanathan served as Asst. General Manager with erstwhile Bank of Madura Ltd. and continued with ICICI Bank after the merger. He was instrumental in growing the business of Bank of Madura Ltd. and enlarging the bank’s branches in states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and other Northern States. He is well versed with all kinds of activities in the banking arena such as regulation, operations, administration, and business development. He has deep knowledge in the areas of controls, regulatory compliance and strategy.
Mr. K.R. Sharath Kumar is a seasoned sales professional with over 28 years of experience in Banking, Financial Services, and Telecom. He has expertise in asset lending, including Commercial Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Mortgages, and SME/MSME loans. Throughout his career, he has recruited and trained over 1500 professionals, set up branches, channels, and distribution networks, and built businesses from the ground up. He also specializes in loan recovery across various segments.