#IECAwards2017 Finalists—Executive [Male & Female] and Medium Business

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Winners of IECA 2017 Executive [Male & Female] and Medium Business categories will be announced at Sofitel on Collins on 18 November

DELIVERY CENTRIC
MIRA D’SILVA & PANI KERSARLA [Medium Business]

Delivery Centric, an end-to-end IT technology services company, which today boasts of its own office premises in the heart of Melbourne, New Zealand, Singapore, India and USA, was “born in the boot of a car”, say founders Mira D’Silva and Pani Kersarla.  The car served as a mobile office, with a step-up transformer to power laptops. There was nothing traditional about this start-up, and it continues to stay that way. Unlike traditional outsourcing companies or services, at Delivery Centric they don’t just follow a specification, or provide companies with manpower that needs to be micro-managed. “We’re a strategic technology delivery company that can start with an idea and transform it into a market-ready solution,” says D’Silva.

MAAX REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENT GROUP
AMIT & SONIA [Medium Business]

MAAX Real Estate & Investment Group offers creative and tailor-made real estate and investment solutions. Positioned in one of the strongest housing growth corridors Maax upholds a strong reputation of professionalism, market knowledge and results, maximising clients’ returns and sourcing quality investment opportunities for investors. The company’s active involvement in industry groups and staying informed on market trends plays an integral role to its success. Maax specialises in residential and commercial sales, asset and estate management and land acquisitions.

MANISHA CHAUBAL-MENON [Executive—Female]

Operations Director at Global Retail Academy (GRA), a global retail education company which provides both innovative and practical learning solutions to retail businesses, professionals and students, Manisha Chaubal-Menon’s life mantra truly is that “anything is possible”. Both her kidneys failed in 2012, and still Manisha was not deterred, managing to run 5 km after her transplants. In 2015, she lost her 18-year-old Rishi in an accident that shook her world. Still, she remained strong for her husband and younger son Hrithik. “She is our true inspiration,” says husband Prakash Menon, the CEO of GRA. “She truly is the backbone of the company and the family,” he says.

DR PREETI KHILLAN [Executive—Female]

Senior Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Western Specialist Centre, Dr Preeti Khillan is also an examiner for the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is an exceptionally qualified professional drawing upon her experiences from India (MBBS, MS), USA (International College of Surgeon), UK (Member of Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology), and Australia (Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology). Dr Khillan is fluent in English, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu and some Arabic, and uses these skills to cater for the social sensitivities of the community.

She has also revolutionised the provision of multi-disciplinary healthcare for the Indian community, especially in the western suburbs, through the creation of Australia’s first combined Women’s and Children’s Health Clinic (Western Specialist Centre) in St Albans, with a second specialist centre under construction in Werribee, planned to open in late 2017.

PREMA BASOOR [Executive—Female]

Born and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the youngest of six, Prema Basoor migrated to Sydney in 1988, soon after her Bachelor of Commerce exams. Her first job was a contract role at a university, to develop a database. After stints at Banker Trust Funds Management and ANZ Funds Management, Basoor moved to Melbourne and joined State Street Global Advisors, then moved to Fidelity. Today, as a director in BlackRock, one of the largest fund managers in the world, Basoor fosters business with the largest institutions in Australia. Basoor is also a leader at BlackRock for inclusion and diversity at the workplace.

ALI MOHAMMED [Executive—Male]

Ali Mohammed worked as an engineer with the Indian Air Force for 11 years, then moved on to becoming a branch manager at an IT company for four, before coming to Australia in 2004. The founder and head of Planet Insurance and Financial Planning, Ali has been providing professional financial planning advice and solutions to clients. Ali specialises in advice on investments and strategic asset allocation, budget and cashflow management, personal insurance, estate planning as well as providing advice to those looking to start small businesses. Today, his company of 12 handles 3,000 clients.

NEELESH MEHTA [Executive—Male]

Neelesh Mehta, managing director of Jaipur Asset Management, brings a depth of experience in capital markets and financial services in South-East Asia, particularly India, and in Australia. His experience spans mergers and acquisitions; investments; capital raisings; corporate restructuring; finance; governance and treasury management. He holds diverse portfolios in various organisations often as chairman, MD, board member, committee member of CFO, usually entrusted with responsibilities including strategic and financial matters

As a senior executive in dominant (top 10) broking houses in India, Mehta managed investments on behalf of many of India’s ultra-high net worth individuals and corporate houses. He also helped establish more transparent and robust governance and operating procedures. He moved to Australia in 2004.

SANJIV DUBEY [Executive—Male]

Sanjiv Dubey migrated to Australia in 2001 and immediately launched into the agri trade with OzEpulse, which he sold to Gardner Smith in 2010. In 2012 he restarted exports as GrainTrend, which is actively involved in the export of grain and pulses. Dubey is currently a director of Pulse Australia, and an executive committee board member of Global Pulses Confederation. Dubey is also listed as an “approved arbitrator” in the peak grains industry body, Grain Trade Australia, which would involve arbitrating any disputes within the Australian agricultural industry.

 

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