Sundar Menon
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Sundar Menon | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality |  India |
| Occupation | Founder & MD of Sun Group International |
| Spouse | Shyama Sundar Menon |
| Awards | Padma Shri Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2015 Indo British Business Excellence Award 2015 Forbes magazine Top Indian Leaders in the GCC |
| Website | http://www.sundarmenon.com |
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.
Sun Group International
The Sun Group International is a transnational concern that has many ventures based in Qatar, the U.A.E and India. Since its establishment three decades ago, the group has earned a reputation par excellence through the provision of steadfast round the clock service. It has not only owned fleets of ships and road tankers that supply fuel to diverse locations, but has also operated fully equipped fuel stations. The group surpasses international standards in everything it does. The well calibrated infrastructure and engineering systems employed by the organization, is inter fused with the strength of a highly skilled labor force. Moreover, the group has set its foot into the Indian real estate market and film production industry also.
Philanthropy
A Philanthropist in spirit, Dr. Menon is active in contributing to the social and educational welfare of human beings. Presently, he runs the Sun Charitable Trust which symbolizes his social service goals. The objectives of this Trust reflect his strong social commitments. It provides help to the poor and disabled sections of the society. Moreover he has donated life saving equipments such as ventilators and Dialysis Units to government Medical Colleges and other Charitable Institutions for supporting the poor patients in critical care.Dr. Sundar Menon has involved closely with the Indian forums and Malayalee Communities abroad. He has taken up an active role in various cultural organizations in the Middle East.
Positions held
Dr Sundar Menon has held and is currently holding several positions in social, educational and charitable sector both in India and abroad.
- Patron - Pain and Palliative Care Society
- Patron - Autism Society
- Patron -Alpha Pain Clinic
- President - Alpha Support council
- Honorary Director-Jubilee Mission Medical College and Hospital
- Patron -“Manassu” Charitable Trust
- Patron - All India Handicapped Association
- Patron- Paulo Foundation which is a Renal and Kidney Welfare Foundation for the poor
- Founder Member:-Indian Community Benevolent Fund Qatar
- Trustee- Sreevalsam Educational Trust
- Associate- Association for Mentally Handicapped Adults
- Patron- Santhi Medical Information Centre
- International Activities
- Chief Patron Pravasi Malayali Federation
- Founder Member of Indian Community Benevolent Fund Qatar
- Founder Member of Malayali Samajam Qatar
- Founder member of Kerala Social & Cultural Association (KSCA), Doha
- Founder member of Thrissur Jilla Souhrida Vedi (TJSV)
- Active member of Sree Kerala Varma College Old Students' Association
Awards and honours
Menon received the Padma Shri Award from the Government of India in 2016.[1] He was also recognised with an Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award in 2015,[2] an Indo British Business Excellence Award,[3] and named by Forbes magazine as amongst top Indian leaders in the GCC.[4]
External links
References
- ^ "Padma Awards 2016". pib.nic.in. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ http://www.asianentrepreneur.org/apea-2015-uae-winners/
- ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/m-k-muneer-ptm-sunish-bag-indo-british-award/1/527952.html
- ^ http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/lists/people/pname/sundar-menon/pid/78790/