o As the Executive Director of Studies, Ragu grew the student base from 500 to 1500 in 2 years apart from he other executive responsibilities

* o Ragu led the HR function in Malaysia managing $USD 50MM business with interests in IT F&B, Training and development & education * o He had overall responsibility for 1500 employees with a 6 member team, formulating and implementing various HR policies and procedures & a common HR Information and Payroll System * o He also acted as the adviser to the company on legal matters.

o In this role, in the Secretariat for the Empowerment of Indian Entrepreneurs (SEED) – Economic Transformation Program, Ragu is entrusted with a sizable budget aimed with the objective of building a sustainable socio-economic development plan for Indian entrepreneurs to achieve the country vision of a develop nation status by year 2020. o Working with various government and non-government agencies to gather data,develop a road map, initiate policies and support develop the national budget. o As of date, close to RM1B has been disbursed through various financial institutions to deserving Indian entrepreneurs facilitated by SEED. Over 50,000 deserving Indian entrepreneurs have benefited through SEED via capacity building workshops.

o Responsible for the delivery of the strategic Human Resources,Corporate Communications and Legal steer for the Asia Pacific region. o Spearheaded the restructuring of the senior leadership team making key personnel changes and streamlining the P&L responsibilities to deliver on the business objectives effectively and efficiently. o Defined the Human capital strategy for APAC and worked with key stakeholders to identify major challenges, mapping out a pro-active solution plan to ensure delivery on the business commitments and organization readiness for the projected business growth.

o Ragu led the overall attraction and recruitment function for all Shell Group companies in Asia Pacific, working with the global Group to ensure delivery of the talent and resourcing strategy for Graduates and Experienced Hires. o He grew the team from 10 staff to over 100 within a year to resource the business with ~1500 staff annually and managed annual budgets of approximately USD 45 Million. o He was a key member of the Shell Global talent strategy team that was entrusted to design and implement the overall strategy for Shell Recruitment globally for short/mid/long term talent acquisition and management. He also led the Asian Talent Council and drove talent search both internally and externally, in particular for senior executive talent. o Ragu played a critical role in integrating new Shell businesses - India, China and Middle East into the Shell Group Recruitment structure

o Ragu led the total responsibility of HR management in the Aircraft engines overhaul Plant with 500 employees and a sales turnover of $USD100MM. o He spearheaded the downsize of operations by 25% to remain competitive by both effective strategies and communication o He established information and payroll systems, an education refund programs for employee development, employees loan scheme as a retention tool, a comprehensive training plan for both development and technical programs and led the implementation of High Performance Work Teams o He was the adviser to the company on all legal matters

o Ragu was a Professor of Contract Law, Commercial Law, European Union Law and International Law. o He published a paper in the New Law Journal 1992 titled “Comparison between English Law and Islamic Law"

* o Ragu was the University Representative for Sunway College - University of Leicester in Malaysia * o He had full responsibility for the overall administration of the Law program and led the development of the program growing it from 30 students to 100 students in a short span. * o He was also a Professor of Contract Law, Criminal Law and Legal Systems

o As a recognized expert in Human Resources, Ragu provides strategic consultancy and leadership to Multi National and Government Linked Companies to develop and implement global strategies for employee engagement, performance management, compensation and benefits programs, industrial relations, employment law guidance and end to end staffing solutions including recruitment branding, human capital planning, recruitment channels, competency assessment and on-boarding.

* o Ragu managed and drove the Human Resources function across Asia Pacific – 2000 employees in 3 manufacturing sites with commercial operations in 10 countries via a team of 20 HR Professionals. o He managed Aircraft Engine overhaul and repair business operations with a sales turnover of $USD5B o He was accountable for organization and staffing initiatives to grow talent with world class hiring and effective performance management of top and poor performers - Staffing cycle of < 45 days and maintained an attrition rate of 3%. o He established a comprehensive reward and recognition program and led the design and the implementation of the organization’s compensation programs to include job evaluation, management, bonus programs and salary administration to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity.