About us

Founder Profile

Education Background :

Doctorate in Commerce with specialization in Foreign Trade, Master degree in Foreign Trade and also clutch MBA in HRM. Awarded the honorary Degree, D. Lit from ITU, USA and is in the field of corporate and teaching for more than 20 years. Areas of interests are Entrepreneurship, International Business, Shipping, Logistics, and Global HRM.

Corporate & Academic Career :

• Founder & CEO, Corporate Link Asia, (An autonomous body registered under MSME, Govt of India)
• Lesson writer for National Institute of Open Schooling an autonomous Institution under Dept of SE & L, Ministry of Education, Govt of India.
• Content writer for LSSC, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through the National Skill Development Corporation of India (NSDC), Govt of India.
• Visiting / Adjunct Faculty for various prestigious management Institutions /Universities in South and North India such as Andhra University, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University, Coimbatore Marine College and also trained candidates in Government Organizations such as MCED, MIDCON, Maharashtra.
• One of the panel member of examiners for Government Degree College for Women (Autonomous), Begumpet, Hyderabad. 
• Act as Recruiter for several Export, Import, Logistics, Shipping Industry and Educational Institutions in India.
• An Associate member of ISDS LLC, Japan as well as Core team member for papertopublish.com
• Consultant for Business organizations like Power Drive, Srivel Global, Pavishaa Trader, NJTT Legion, S Group of Companies, Jaswant Traders, White Turban etc., in the segment of export, import and Logistics.
• Acts as Buyer Representative for few Middle East companies.
• Ex-Senior Officer – HR, DJAD (LMW Group) & hold senior positions in NVOCC, apparel industry and reputed Educational Institutions.
• Ex -HOD, MBA (Logistics and Shipping) -Coimbatore Marine College and at present holds the position of Adjunct faculty.
• Regularly conduct training & FDP across India in the sectors of EXIM, Shipping, Logistics, Customs Clearance, Freight forwarding and HR
• Co-author for a book titled “Covid -19 Strategies for a new normal ” Published by BLOOMSBURY, UK (R.K.Rowling’s Harry Porter books which was 1st published in this publication)

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Experience: Over 17+ years of IT experience with 15+ years of experience in customer service and telecom domain. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Application with Bachelor of Science in Physics and certified in ITIL® Foundation.

Experience in Various Industries:

Ex- Head–IT ,Vodafone Idea Limited and played senior positions in Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited , IBM India Pvt Ltd ,Reliance Communications, Mumbai  &  Pioneer Hi-Tech IT (India) Pvt. Ltd.

He has expertise in the following areas:

• IT infrastructure management
• Effective management and operational process improvements.
• Reports Automation.
• Incident, End User Support and SLA management.
• Service delivery and Customer lifecycle management.
• Business continuity for critical business processes.
• IT Security Audit
• Implement cost saving initiatives.
• Application rollout and data center migration.
• Managing IT Operations, Vendors and business partners.
• Reconciliation and data consistency.
• Training

Other Key Functional Areas :

Business requirements analysis and implementation.

Achievements :

• Under Officer and ‘C’ Certificate holder in NCC and attended RDC Parade at New Delhi during 1994.
• Selected as one of the best -behaved student in UG
• Best Circle IT award during 2012-13 at Vodafone.

Vision & Mission

Vision

To be a leading recruitment,consultancy,training and allied service partner that clients always choose to link with.

Mission

We will achieve our vision by partnering with our clients in the segments of recruitment, consultancy, training and allied services by using our expertise knowledge.

Leadership team

Experience in Various Industries:

General Manager, Marketing -Shah Forged Rolls Pvt Ltd, Ex Director -Provenance Foods Pvt Ltd,Ex-General Manager -Indocount Industries Pvt Ltd and served as senior level positions in Puma -Carona Footwear Ltd, Vidyut Metallics Ltd, Hoist -O-Mech Ltd, Pressure Cookers and Appliances Ltd, Fouress Engg India Pvt Ltd and Blue star Ltd.

Consultancy / Projects Undertaken

• Setting up SME Mfg unit at Pattancheru and Jedimatla Export oriented unit, Hyderabad -USA export of Blades.
• Indocount Industries Limited-Kolhapur textile unit 100% EOU manufacturing & sale of cotton yarn, knitted fabric, woven fabric, home textile project on commercial operation ,very large ‘ERP’ implementation -Wipro system.
• MFG: Heavy engineering industry -cranes and materials handling, large air conditioning, refrigeration plant, valves used in refineries, food processing industries-European MNC, Steel plant equipment, FMCG- razor blades, twin track shaving system, PUMA-Footwear plant setup,100% EOU -FDI European MNC-setting up mfg unit at Nashik
• Marketing engineering goods in Dubai, South Africa and Zambia.
• Finding international buyers and quoting pricing , negotiation of the price terms banking, shipping, costing, checking NTB Export to Vietnam, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Nepal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, south Africa, Tanzania, Indonesia PT Essar, south America

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• Founder -Prasanna Foundation for Skill Development
• More than 5000 students /beneficiaries
• Offer Marketing consultancy and retail distribution for food supplements & Pharma API,RM packing materials through Prasanna Rasayan,a proprietary trading venture.
• possess 30 years of corporate experience & 15 years of free lancing experience in the field of international trade, supply chain and logistics.
• Traded across 21 countries handled turnover of 250 +CR
• Being member of World Trade Centre, he is a Government Accredited faculty by MCED,MIDCON & IIEM in Foreign Trade, Logistics Supply chain,E-Retail& Global Entrepreneurship.
• Past Presidents of Lions club of kopri,Thane & Ex-Joint secretary of Saturday Club Global

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• An IIT Mumbai (India) Alumnus with a Management degree from Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai (India)
• Has vast experience globally in working across industries/ educational institutions as Director/ Consultant/ Trainer/ Business Coach
• Guest Faculty/Speaker at Management/educational Institutes, Trade associations, etc. in Mumbai/ Ahmedabad/Bangalore/Chennai/ Cochin/ Mangalore/ Hyderabad/ Vadodara/ Pune/ Dubai etc.
• Successfully launched & distributed (IT and non-IT) new products (across FMCG, Pharma, Engineering, IT-software, Textiles, and Garments, etc.), projects, activities & services in Africa, Europe, Asia including tie-ups in USA, Belgium & Germany. Have assisted in setting up a production facility for Cosmetics manufacturing in India and South Africa and for other products in India.
• Helped in a sales enhancement program by 100% done in a year through training and consulting for a Finance company (Rs 3000 to Rs 6000 crore) and engineering company (Rs 13 Crore to Rs 32 crore)
• Holds the distinction of being an eminent speaker at various forums & seminars conducted by Marcus Ewans/ World Trade Institute/ Company Secretary Institute/ Trade Associations and other Professional Bodies.
• Played the role of a core team member for the most nail extensions in 4 hours recorded in Guinness World Record in Feb’ 10 in UAE.
• Worked as a Marketing Consultant at Dhofar Municipal Corporation and conducted trade fair/ shopping festivals in Salalah.
• Successfully launched & managed operations across IT / non-IT products / projects as well as Business Units like Supermarkets, Shopping Malls etc. for companies in India, UAE, Oman, Poland, Czech Republic, Nigeria and Europe.
• Led trade delegation to Russia/Kazakhstan (while at CHEMEXCIL). Conducted buyer-seller meet/exhibition. Also in India.
• Have been on the panel of FIEO, SISI, Khadi Village Industries Commission, Indo African Chambers of Commerce, MSME, AMA, AIMA as Faculty, Trainer, and Representative for their Seminars/Training Programs in India and abroad.
• Acted as resource person in Faculty and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes.
• Been writing articles in press, books, and magazines on topics on management and global affairs.
• He has written a book on COVID-19:Strategies for a new normal along with a team of authors. Book is available on Amazon

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Specialized in: Logistics, Distribution, HR and Training

Experience: Prof Archie D’Souza is an accomplished logistician and academician with 34 years corporate and 30 years academic experience. He’s been involved in offering logistics solutions to several Indian Enterprises and MNCs. He’s also handled several large, medium and small projects. Besides, he’s aided a number of Indian companies enter foreign markets.

Teaching & HR Role : 11 years of academic experience in management teaching & Research. 5 years corporate experience as HR practitioner.

He has expertise in the following areas:

• Soft Skills Training, especially written and oral communications
• Logistics, especially Warehousing & INCOTERMS
• Legalities of International Trade & Transportation
• International Transportation – all modes
• Private & Public International Law
• Projects

He has been very active in several trade organizations

• Founder Secretary – Bangalore Air Cargo Club
• Secretary – Air Cargo Agents’ Association of India, Bangalore
• Secretary of Toastmasters International
• Vice President of Junior Chamber International
• Vice President of Global Citizen Forum
• Member of several associations/forums

He has edited the following publications:

• Shop Talk – a communications skills newsletter
• Air Wagon – the mouthpiece of the Bangalore Air Cargo Club
• Law Spectrum – a law students’ magazine
• Sevak – a newsletter for NGOs.
• Also contributed articles and reports to several periodicals, newspapers and websites, including his own blog
• Author of four books on Logistics

He has a passion for teaching and training

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Started his Shipping Career in Jun 1982 at Chennai with a Leading Clearing and Forwarding Agent till Sep 1991. 

Joined with TATA’s Shipping Division by Sep 1991 by Heading the Branch at Coimbatore, by handling numerous products for Exports and Imports by Air and Sea.

Jun 1997 – May 1998 with Air Freight, Coimbatore.

Jun 1998 promoted EX-IM SHIPPING SERVICES, 

Having experience of  more than 3 decades in Shipping by handling Customs Clearance, by Sea and Air. 

Products handled as Exports and Imports : Cotton, Yarn, Fabrics, Garments – Knitted & Woven, Machinery Spares & Capital Machinery of  Textiles, Welding Electrodes, Leather, Chemical, Engineering, Tobacco, Automobile Components, Sports Bikes and Cars, Pet Animals,  Life saving Drugs, Plastic Granules, Injection Moulding Machines, Rough Synthetic Stones,  Diamond and Gold Jewellery, Solar Panels, Manufacturing Machinery, Water Pumps, Grinders, Ozone Equipments, Air purifiers, etc.,

Visiting faculty for teaching Export – Import procedures, Customs  Formalities and 

Incentive schemes, etc., for  leading business schools.

Also speaks on Motivation, Time Management, Communication  and Personality development for the students / working professionals and as Empowering the Empowered for the Teaching Professionals.

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• Founder & CEO – Srivel Global -Merchant exporting firm
• Founder of Pavishaa Traders -Export firm
• He holds an Engineer Degree with specialization in EEE,and is involved in business & corporate for more than 16 years. 
• Ex-IT head – DJAME & DJAD -LMW Group for around 14 years
• Offer Marketing consultancy and retail distribution for food supplements through Pavishaa,a proprietary trading venture.
• Their main export products are apparels with specialized in kids and ladies wear, Coconut, fruits and vegetables and their main export target markets are Middle East Countries  and European sectors.
• With a concept of “Farmers Connect ” their domestic supply consists of  1.Organic products such as Country Jaggery Sugar, Palm jaggery and related varieties.2.In the division of organic millets they do retail sales of Finger millet, Kodo millet, Foxtail millet, Little millet, Barnyard millet , Pearl millet, Sorghum and related stuffs.3.Also market diverse Organic oils such as Extra-Virgin Olive oil, Coconut oil, ground nut oil, Sesame oil, Mustard oil and related oils..
• He also provides training to the beginners in the field of domestic marketing and International trade

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• He has an experience of 38 years  (Corporate and Academics) in the areas of MARKETING / SALES /RETAIL & STRATEGY.
• Qualification :GCE ‘O’ levels (Malawi, Central Africa), B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry/Physics, PGDM (Consumer Marketing), MMM (Master’s in Marketing Management), M Phil in International Business, PhD (Retail, FDI & Employment)
• He is an Elected Member of  F-EMAB (Euro med) and  FAM  also  member of MTC Global
• Started his career with Sandoz Ltd in 1982 as a ‘Management Trainee’
• In 1988 joined Amrutanjan Ltd, as West Zone Manager based in Mumbai
• In 1992 joined with Gufic Ltd,as the Head of Consumer Products division and was responsible for the overall Marketing, Sales, Market research, new products introduction and Distribution at an all India level.
• In 1996 joined the Lyka group company as All India Marketing Manager-Consumer Products division and rose to the level of Vice President (Marketing & Franchise Development) pioneering the launch of the first organized retail pharmacy chain in India by this group under the US pharmacy chain ‘The Medicine Shoppe”.
• He was trained by the Cardinal Group (USA) in St. Louis and was certified.
• Academic  (Over 18 years’ experience in full time academics as full Professor)
• Initially as a visiting faculty in leading business institutions, to name a few…Welingkar’S, SIMSR, Symbiosis Institute of Operations based in Mumbai
• April 2005 until December 2009- Full time professor, Welingkar’s Institute of Management Development and Research ,Mumbai
• January 2010 until August 2015- Chair Professor for Media Marketing with the Technical University, Ingolstadt, (THI), Germany  
• October 2015 until December 2016 – Professor MDP & training  with Firebird Coimbatore -.
• 15th December 2016 – Until 12th June 2017 -Dean /Full Professor, School of Business – Alliance University, Bangalore.
• 1st August 2017 – Full Professor  & Chair person with IFIM in Bangalore
• January 2019 to January 2020 -Dean-,CMS Business School- Jain University, Bangalore
• February 2020 until April 2021- Professor and Advisor ,Firebird Institute of Research and Management.
• Also PhD  guide  with Universities – Jain University/ Mumbai University
• Currently as an Adjunct faculty in Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore
• Have travelled extensively around the world on teaching assignments, Europe, Mexico etc..
• Also attended professional training with Tata Management Training Centre, Sandoz Ltd. (Novartis)·Xerox method , ·Lacey’s method of selling by Sandoz Ltd.(Novartis),NMIMS etc..

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• He is the Winner of Indian Achievers’ Award 2020 (iafindia.com) with 2+ decades of IT consulting experience with major consulting firms like – Tech Mahindra (erstwhile Satyam), Accenture and major corporate like Asian Paints and Piramal Pharma. 
• He has been part of key IT transformation projects globally involving ERP Implementations, Analytics, CRM and new technology implementations in the UK, EU, APAC & Australia. 
• With Piramal  as heading IT, he was also part of implementing ERP SAP for India, US and UK with Quality Management Systems and compliance systems integration.
• At present CEO of his consulting firm Granuler,Mumbai They provide CIO / CDO consulting, specializing in the SME Segment.  It is observed that SMEs usually are deprived with the real technology vision.  They wish to transform their current IT landscape but would need a CIO at leadership level.  
• As a consultant offer the services such as CIO/CDO as a service with a flexible model, providing a detailed IT roadmap,Re-designing the IT Strategy, Aligning the IT strategy with business goals, Better technology recommendations, Enable ERP Implementations,Digital transformations and other strategic technology projects, and much more thereby enabling a cost-effective solution.
• Also guest faculty to Institutes like Symbiosis Institute, Pune, Indira institute, Pune, IMT Hyderabad and many other colleges to provide mentorship to young talent

Recent Achievements:

• Granuler won the award for encouraging start-up company with a promising concept of product and solution. 
• Partnered with US based firm for Quality and Regulatory product for APAC region –www.intellect.com who awarded  with the Most innovative partner

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• He belong to  Hamlet of Melekandiyoor,Jellipara(PO),Kerala
• Owns Master of Social Work and  BA in History
• His main aim is to become an Environmentalist cum Social Worker
• 2017-18 Worked as student counselor, Tribal Department
• 2018-19 Project coordination assistant,KIRTADS Department (studied the traditional agriculture of attapadi area)
• 2019-20 UNDP Project coordination assistant,KILA ( focused on Idamalakudi grama panchayat tribal hamlet, benchmark survey,livelihood,and health status)
• 2020-21 Welfare Officer (Tribal),GTHS,Kerala ((Working at Tribal hamlets, interacting with three community people’s and observing with public health status of Tribal community.
• 2021 -Social development consultant for few missions working towards Tribal development
• 2022 -Social development consultant for Corporate Link Asia (focusing on Tribal /Children /Women / Health  / Education / development etc..plus Environment  protection , Organic Agriculture  etc…

Adjunct members

ADJUNCT MEMBERS :

MR.R.KRISHNAMOORTHY MBA –MANAGING DIRECTOR, OPEN AIR FASHIONS (EXPORTS)

CAPTAIN SUNIL BALAGOPAL – MASTER MARINER & MENTOR CMMI

MR.V.L.MANGESH MTECH (I.C.ENGINES), MBA (FINANCE) – CEO, ALLIED CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

MR.H.KRISHNA KUMAR M.F.T. (FOREIGN TRADE) – MANAGING PARTNER, FAMILY COIR EXPORTS

MR.A.MALARVANNAN ME, MBA, DCRE, DME – VETERAN INDIAN NAVY (EX)

MR.N.R.SMITH ANAND – CEO & CHIEF SCIENTIST, NJTT LEGION AMALGAMATION

DR.K.MAHARAJAN MBA, PhD, PGDCA & DTM -FOUNDER PATH FINDERS AND VETERAN INDIAN AIRFORCE (EX)

MR.PRADEEP JOSEPH MFT (FOREIGN TRADE) -FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, FIN-STREAM CAPITAL ADVISORS

MR.B.SENTHILKUMAR MBA – MANAGER, FAST FORWARD LOGISTICS

DR.V.NATARAJAN MCA, D.LIT (USA) – 2^ND MATE (FG), CHIEF OFFICER – (EX) SCI & MSC

MR.HARIDAS. N  – AGENCY PARTNER ,ADITYA BIRLA SUNLIFE INSURANCE

MS.KK SHALINI – FINANCE CONSULTANT – FIRM REGISTRATION

MS.PREETHA – NUTRITION CONSULTANT – FREELANCER