South Asian Development Partnership

Partners

Our team of partners have many years of experience living and working in South Asia. We all continue to travel regularly to South Asia and are in contact with a number of South Asian networks in the diaspora. All our partners are regular speakers at seminars and lectures. If you would like to book any of them to speak at an event you are organising, please contact us.
Ram Gidoomal CBE B.Sc. (Hons), ARCS, Dip Th, DipMS FRSA Formerly Chief Executive of the Inlaks Group UK and analyst for Lloyds Bank International. Chairman of four charitable trusts, three with a remit to serve Asians. Director or Trustee of a wide range of business development schemes. Lectures widely on cross cultural communication and management training. Author of several books.

Deepak Mahtani BA Business degree from Sophia University in Tokyo and American College, Switzerland. Former commercial director for a large multi-national in Geneva where he was involved in strategic diversification and development of product ranges and export markets. Wide experience of cross-cultural business dealings in the Far East, Africa and Europe. He is currently director of a UK purchasing and confirming house and International Director of South Asian Development Partnership.

Robin Thomson MA, M Th. Spent 20 years in India teaching and training in individual and non-formal settings. Helped to develop open lecture programmes for institutional leaders at local and national levels and a programme to locate and facilitate professionals for service in less developed areas. Currently heading a training centre for cross-cultural understanding and leadership development in the South Asian community. Lecturer and writer of several books including "Entering Another World" and "A Way of Life - Introducing Hinduism".

Paul East MHSM, Dip. HSM Management experience in the NHS followed by twenty years in South Asia and the Middle East in project management, strategic planning, personnel development and welfare. Developed and ran health management training programme for the voluntary sector in India. Currently a Human Resources Consultant specialising in cross-cultural issues, he is Chairman and board member of a number of UK charities related to health, development and capacity building. Member of the Editorial Board of "Tropical Doctor".

Suneel Shivdasani M.Sc, B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Th. Three years in the shipping industry. Two years as a Financial consultant, Eight years in the public sector in computing: programming, systems analysis and other areas. Lecturer on various subjects including cross-cultural issues, statistics & data management. Recently completed a survey of the IT industry in Pakistan, looking at the prospects for e-commerce, and initiated the Forum for IT Change.