Mr Srinivasan Venkat Padmanabhan’s first job as a finance manager in a small company in India taught him on-the-ground skills. In 1994, he joined Olam Group and has been with the organisation ever since. After becoming the Director and Finance Controller for Olam’s India operations, he moved to Jakarta, Indonesia as the Regional Finance Controller for the Southeast Asian region. From there on, he went through a succession of promotions, moving from Regional Finance Controller to Global Head of Corporate Finance. In 2014, Venkat took on as the President and Global Head of Corporate Finance for the company. With over 24 years of continuous service at Olam Group, Venkat has also been able to branch out and expand his involvement in other roles and contribute to society. He serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Meyer Neighbourhood committee (a grassroots organisation), the Chairman of Strategy and Investment Subcommittee of the Governing Council at the Management Development Institute of Singapore, and was the Director of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore which he served with distinction from April 2014 to April 2018. He is also the former chairman of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Singapore Chapter and Immediate former chairman of Meyer Neighbourhood committee, Mountbatten grassroots organisation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-venkita-padmanabhan-2929552/?trk=public_profile_browsemap&originalSubdomain=sg
