LULUFINSERV.COM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Compliance Officer
- Compliance Officer Biography
K. Ravindran is the Compliance Officer at LuLu Finserv. A postgraduate in science, he comes with 36+ years of experience, working in Reserve Bank of India, in the domains of regulation/supervision, forex and administration. He was associated with the inspection of major NBFCs headquartered in Kerala, besides looking after other regulatory compliance of such companies. Ravindran retired as Assistant General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram, Department of Non Banking Supervision.
Job Titles:
- Director - India Operations
- Director Biography
Mathew Vilayil, is the Director - India Operations (LuLu Financial Services, Tablez and Twenty14 Hotels Pvt. Ltd.). A post-graduate in M.A - English language and literature, he has the certification of CAIIB, and the diploma - DCBO (Diploma in Computerized Banking Operations-Apple). He is a seasoned banker with over four decades of expertise and exposure across the whole gamut of banking and financial management. He is an expert in banking, especially in Indian milieu, with a wide and varied spectrum of involvement, from the notable strides in transaction banking at the grass-root level, ensuring proper attainment of all-round financial inclusion, to corporate planning of investments and management of asset- liability at macro level, always maintaining an academic passion for sharing the principles and practices of financial planning and the services of bank-marketing. He started his career as Lecturer with Union Christian College, Alwaye, in the year 1971. In December 1972 he got directly recruited as a probationary officer and bank Executive with Union Bank of India. He retired from Union Bank of India on March, 2010 as DGM- Regional Head. During August 2010 to January 2011, he served as Vice Principal, The Muthoot Group prior joining the LuLu Financial Group.
Richard Wason has an experience of 30 long years in the financial services field. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has previously worked in leadership roles with UAE Exchange and Bahrain Financing Company. His in-depth knowledge of the global rules and regulations has led him to hold the vital position of the Chief Compliance Officer in most organizations he was part of.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Managing Director
- Managing Director & CEO Biography
Surendran Amittathody is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at LuLu Finserv. He has 4 decades of rich experience as a banking professional and joined LuLu Financial Group in 2015 as General Manager - LuLu Exchange in the Sultanate of Oman and immediately after Oman he was elevated as Vice President - APAC, LuLu Financial Group spearheading the operations of Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore . Prior to joining LuLu Financial Group, Surendran was with Federal Bank, one of the premier private sector banks in India and has worked in almost all key verticals in various capacities and rose to the position of General Manager heading Retail and International Banking. In Federal Bank he was instrumental in setting up the overseas operations of the Bank and was heading the prestigious NRI portfolio for about 7 years in a row. He was also a member of ED committee and other credit sanctioning bodies as well as a regular Board meeting attendee. From the traditional ways to the most modern digital strategy mix, Surendran has a proven track record of conceptualizing, planning and executing projects and startups. He is a Commerce Graduate and holds an MBA in Applied Finance Management. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIBP1) and is accredited with many a honor like Member of prestigious Udeshi Committee on FEMA set up by RBI , IMPS steering committee, Panelist in TECH BFSI to mention a few. RBI had nominated him to present the paper on RDA during his tenure as Head of International Banking in Federal Bank. In his capacity as Vice President- APAC he is presently in charge of expanding Lulu Exchange's footprints in Asia Pacific region and beyond.
Unnikrishnan Menon is a seasoned professional, holding over 30 years of extensive cross-functional experience in Corporate & Commercial Banking, Credit & Financial Analysis, Trade Finance, Credit Administration, Retail / Consumer Banking and related areas across the Banking Sector. He is also associated with Twenty14 Holdings and Tablez in the capacity of Vice President & Head - Banking & Investments. He has formerly worked with prominent banks in Oman and India across several designations.