What you need to know about doing business in Dubai - 26 Aug 2021

What you need to know about doing business in

! i a b u D THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021 6:00-7:30 PM N RAMAN

MOHAMMAD ATHAR

SAMIR KANAAN

L RAMKUMAR

MANAGING DIRECTOR CAPITALCORP FZC, DUBAI

CEO, MABLEDON CAPITAL LTD DIFC, DUBAI

MANAGING PARTNER, KANAAN ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

CHAIRMAN SHANTHI GEARS LTD

6:00 PM

Welcome Address

Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director Madras Management Association

Panel Discussion

Mr N Raman Managing Director Capitalcorp FZC, Dubai

Mr Mohammad Athar CEO Mabledon Capital Ltd DIFC, Dubai

Mr Samir Kanaan Managing Partner Kanaan Advocates & Legal Consultants

Moderator

Mr L Ramkumar Chairman Shanthi Gears Ltd

Q&A Session 7:30 PM

Vote of Thanks

N Raman Raman is a Chartered Accountant and Cost & Works Accountant from India with about 42 years of post-professional qualifications experience in senior management positions and as an entrepreneur.

He has been in Dubai for nearly 4 decades starting with the position of CFO cum HR Head in Gulf Computers, an international IT company for over a decade.

He was instrumental in expanding the firm from a small Dubai based entity to a multi-national organization.

Became an entrepreneur in 1995 with the establishment of two firms- RCMS and RBMS – which specialized in Corporate strategic consulting and HR consulting respectively.

Developed these brands from the scratch and made it to a decent level in the GCC market.

Successfully merged these firms with PKF, a UK based international firm of Chartered Accountants and became its senior Director in charge of advising large and medium sized family- owned businesses in the UAE for about 16 years.

Started Capitalcorp FZC about 7 years ago which specializes in the following areas: a. Corporate strategic advisory including new company structuring & formation. b. HR policies & systems including Corporate training & development. c. Investment advisory. d. Fund raising – debt & equity finance.

In essence, Raman has been coaching and advising businesses across GCC for the past 26 years.

Mohammad Athar Mohammad

Athar

is

a

dynamic

professional

Banker

with

over

18

years’

experience

managing

businesses successfully and profitably while ensuring compliance and regulatory adherence.

He holds following professional qualifications: a. AMFI Mutual Fund Advisors module. b. IRDA module. c. International certification of Financial Advisory, SSI, London. d. The Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment (The CISI ). e. Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce.

Athar held senior positions in investment banking/ wealth management in HSBC and Standard Chartered in India and in RAK Bank in Dubai.

He was instrumental in receiving A+ rating for RAK Bank during his tenue with them.

He has been the CEO of Mabledon Capital Limited, DIFC, Dubai for the past 5 years and facilitated more than USD 750 million of investments into international markets from private and institutional investors.

Athar

has

a

strong

background

in

dealing

with

highly

complex

investment

and

management

structures.

He is a proud receiver of Golden visa for 10 years from Government of Dubai under a special “talented Individual” category.

Samir Kanaan Our firm is one of the longest practicing law firms in the UAE since 1976 comprising of 24 lawyers, legal advisors, researchers and clerks. Indeed, I had the privilege to witness the UAE's legal and business transformation and have been myself a participant in certain laws having impact on the changing legal landscape. Our extensive firsthand knowledge of court work and proceedings gave us a leverage in this regard. We draw on this insight and our long standing expertise to provide the most appropriate legal advice and services in particular on intricate and complex legal matters.

Our proficiency in legal service is mainly and generally in the corporate sector. In particular company incorporation, banking, insurance, telecommunication, construction and real estate. Our clientele base include local, regional companies within various sectors.

Our services to them include negotiations, drafting of agreements and various legal instruments and legal support to our clients, their local, regional and international operations, in addition to shareholders and management structure.

On the litigation and arbitration platform, our services extend to the UAE Courts and DIFC Courts in addition to Arbitration Centers accredited to appear before the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Center, DIAC Arbitration Center, and GCC Arbitration Center, in line with progressive laws and regulations and evolving commercial and legal developments.

L Ramkumar Shri. L. Ramkumar is an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad with four decades of experience in diverse industries such as Bicycles, Automotive, Engineering, Telecom and Polymer products. He has held key leadership positions, successfully guiding the businesses to growth and profitability. He was the Managing Director of Tube Investments of India Ltd between 2008 and 2018. His earlier positions include President & Director-

Fenner

India

Ltd.,

CEO

Sterlite

Optical

Technolgies,

President

TI

Cycles

and

CFO

Tube

Investments of India Ltd. He is currently Chairman of Shanthi Gears Limited, a listed entity.

Ramkumar has vast experience in the areas of long term and strategic planning, setting up up greenfield projects, working on Mergers and Acquisitions of companies in India and overseas, fund raising in the overseas markets, and building a strong market share in the domestic market for various products as well as planning export growth. He is credited with building strong teams and a leadership pipeline in organisations to manage a customer centric culture.

Awards & Recognitions President- Madras Management Association Member, Board of Governors-IIM Bodhgaya Loyola Alumni Award –“Business Leader of the Year Award 2018”

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Phone Number 044 - 28291133 / 28291166

Website www.mmachennai.org

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