Ratheesan yoganathan biography of albert
Ratheesan Yoganathan
British entrepreneur (born )
Ratheesan Yoganathan (born 6 December ) is a British entrepreneur who, with Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah, is best known as the co-founder of Lebara Group. On 10 August he took on the role of ex-chairman of Lebara Group[2] and returned as CEO in March He owns about one third of the company's stock.[3] He read aeronautical engineering at Kingston University.
Career
Ratheesan Yoganathan worked at an ICS outlet selling call-time cards.
Later he managed the pricing department and worked in sales and marketing departement. At ICS, he made friends with two other Tamil colleagues, Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah, who eventually became his business partners.[3]
Business
Main article: Lebara Group
In , Ratheesan Yoganathan, Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah founded the Lebara Group.
Yoganathan ran Lebara as the CEO till August when it hired David Moffatt who was appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 August Thereafter Yoganathan became the Chairman of Lebara Group, before returning as CEO in early
Charity
Ratheesan Yoganathan along with co-founders Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah started Lebara Foundation,[5] a charitable venture in His next big ambition is to expand Lebara Foundation, which is already building a community with homes, a school and a clinic for local and displaced children in Chennai, southern India.
Ratheesan yoganathan biography of albert I wanted to apply the basic principles I learnt from my parents and my teachers and from there build a company that I could be proud of. TamilCulture: Tell us a bit about yourself. I believe that education is so important to young children by providing the skills and knowledge for a better future. Nivethika Thambithurai.To fund it, he plans to donate half his wealth to the foundation.
Other interests
As a strong believer in supporting young entrepreneurial talent, Yoganathan officially launched "The Entrepreneurial Way" at Cass Business School, London, in December, The Entrepreneurial Way offers students and recent graduates since , the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges - including Ratheesan Yoganathan - for investment, funding and additional support, such as mentoring.
The scheme offers potential entrepreneurs practical advice on how to develop their business ideas and make them work in the real world.[6]
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| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded&#;by Company founded | CEO of Lebara Group – | Succeeded&#;by David Moffatt |
| Preceded&#;by Role Created | Chairman of Lebara Group –present | Succeeded&#;by Incumbent |