An alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and IIT, Madras, Mr. Lahiri began his career in 1968 with the Mafatlal Group working out of Mumbai, Germany and Egypt. He joined Hindustan Unilever Ltd. in 1976 and had served on the Hindustan Lever Board in various capacities as Director – Agri business, Technical Director and Director – Human Resources and Corporate Affairs between 1992 and 1997, with wide-ranging responsibilities.

In 1998 he was seconded to Unilever at its corporate centre as Senior Vice President – Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technology with global responsibilities.

He was associated with ABP Pvt Ltd. a leading media publication company as its Managing Director from 2001 till 2005 and steered ABP towards unprecedented growth and expanded to the electronic media platform.

Mr. Lahiri joined the diversified multinational New York based The Chatterjee Group (TCG) in 2006 as the President of the Group and also served as the CEO of the TCG Group’s IT platform till 2014.

Mr. Lahiri’s entrepreneurial ventures include- Trishul Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an Engineering Design Services company, and Siegwald Leadership and Training Academy Pvt. Ltd., headquartered in Kolkata.

He is the past President of the BCCI and CMA. He has been the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Kolkata Chapter and the Vice Chairman of the National Executive Board. He has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Practical Training as a nominee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

A Cost Accountant and Honours in Commerce and Business Administration, Mr. Biswas has had an enriched career for the last 22 years. Started his career with HSBC and held leadership roles for NRI Services, Premier Banking Services and Private Banking Services. He moved to ABN Amro to head one of the Investment Advisory Business clusters dedicated towards advising HNI clients. In 2005 he started his own Investment Advisory Firm, which he runs successfully till date. He is a regular columnist in Ananda Bazar Patrika and has contributed to media on personal finance.

He has worked in the Finance Sector for the last nineteen years, both as an employee and entrepreneur, sourcing loans for individuals and companies. He has been associated with various

private and public sector banks in the finance field. He brings with him experience and expertise accumulated over the last 18 years. Anjan is a key member of the team involved in business development for the academy.

Col. Sengupta is a seasoned professional with over 33+ years of experience in leadership, management, business strategy, administration, recruitment and consultancy in Indian Army, IT, core sector and educational domain.
He has had an illustrious 25 years in Indian Army; sought VRS to pursue his passion of learning and education. He Commanded (CXO) an Infantry Battalion of 1000(+) men in war-like conditions countering Terrorism. For exceptional leadership during command the President awarded the ‘Vishisht Seva Medal’
Post VRS, Col pursued his higher education at IIM, Bangalore (PGPEX), Global Univ 21, Symbiosis (Marketing) and Indore.
He was an Instructor at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun training over 2000 cadets joining Indian Army in the Officer cadre.
Col Sengupta had been invited on the TED platform as a speaker; TEDx @ IIM, Calcutta. He is a certified Trainer by Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc; May 2014.
He is a voracious reader with keen interest in International and National Affair and an avid footballer and golfer.

Graduate from Calcutta University, Shyamika has gained considerable knowledge and experience over the last 18 years in Accounts functions. She has accumulated experience in accounts management, MIS generation, finalisation of company accounts, filling returns and liaison with Government Departments and Officials related to company accounts.