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Sundar Menon (born Sundar Aditya Menon in Kerala, India) is an Indian business entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Sun Group International. Menon plays a role in numerous socio-economic initiatives within Kerala, and among the migrant workforce in the Middle East.
Early life and education
Menon spent his formative years in Kerala, India. His father, M.C.S Menon is the retired AGM & Principal of The South Indian Bank Staff Training College. Menon’s family consists of his wife Shyama, and two children.
Career
After graduating with an Economics degree, Menon began his career as a business executive with British Oil Field Services in Doha. Thirty years back,[when?] he founded the Sun Group International, a multi-national firm with operations in the UAE, Qatar, India & the Panama. The Sun Charitable Trust’s mission is identifying and supporting the underprivileged members of the society in areas of education, health, tribal and rural development and destitute rehabilitation. Menon is also a patron of the arts.
Awards and honours
Sundar Menon’s altruistic pursuits has garnered him with various awards and recognitions. He has been conferred an honorary doctorate by European Continental Community University
Menon received the Padma Shri Award from the Government of India in 2016.[1]
His numerous recognitions include Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2015,
The Indo British Business Excellence Award 2015.
FORBES magazine consecutively ranked him as one amongst the Top Indian Leaders in the GCC
External links
References
- ^ "Padma Awards 2016". pib.nic.in. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/uae-based-sundar-menon-to-receive-padma-shri
- http://www.indianeagle.com/travelbeats/padmashri-awardee-dr-sundar-menons-social-work-in-kerala/
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