Governance and Board

Worked for 36 years in Indian Overseas Bank. Retired as Manager from Depository Services. Was an active volunteer with HTBF for 5 years

He has 36 years in various positions in Bank of India, retired as a Deputy General Manager
Associated with HTBF since 2016, as a volunteer

He is an experienced Management Executive with over 35 years of management experience for a broad spectrum of companies. He worked in India, USA and Netherlands. His scope of leadership responsibility included international assignments with an emphasis on sourcing operations in Asia, Middle East, India and Indian sub-continent region. He was VP & MD of Ralph Lauren in India.

He has 38 years of experience in banking both in India and UK. He retired as General Manager of Bank of India.

He has 34 years of experience in Banking with Bank of Maharashtra. He was a trade unionist and represented the majority (All India Bank Employees Association) in various capacities at the state as well as all India level. He is also an avid golfer.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Energy Technology. She has worked several years in energy conservation. She also is a certified English teacher and has been involved in the foundation work for a long time

He has more than 35 years of experience having worked with Indian Overseas Bank in various capacities in India as well as in Hong Kong. He retired as the Deputy General Manager of Law & Recovery Department, Central Office, Chennai.

Has worked  with  MNCs in Hong Kong & Africa besides India and  for over 35 years  in various international environments.
A well wisher of the Foundation for  over a decade,  he has joined as a Trustee  recently.
A native of Chennai, we are confident  that with his vast  experience  and  networking, it will help the growth of the Foundation .

Worked for 20 years with State Bank of India in various capacities in the North East region, New Delhi and Hong Kong. He then worked for 18 years as CFO with H. Daya International Co. Ltd., Hong Kong which is one of the top 5 Indian Trading firms in Hong Kong

Sashikala R. Krishna is a Cost Accountant with a Diploma from the CFA Institute and experience in retail banking, entrepreneurship, and financial management. She owned and operated the Reliance Web World franchise at Anna Salai. She is actively involved in portfolio management, accounting, and taxation, and since 2015 has supported several education-focused NGOs and projects through Vignesh Educational Trust, a small family-owned funding organization.

Meera has been working for many years in various multinational companies in Europe in the areas of tax and financial management. She lives in Germany where she also supports and advises local charity groups.

She lives in HK since more than 50 years and worked as an English teacher for 30 years. She has been closely connected to the foundation since its inception.

Has been associated with the foundation since inception.  Is mainly responsible for the foundation’s digital presence.

Manju Vaswani serves as the Director of Sunshine Far East Ltd, an African trade and distribution company in Hong Kong, and is a Board Member of the Koshambh Foundation in India , which supports India-based initiatives that empower marginalized young women. Within her community, Manju acts as a connecter and facilitator, mobilising people and stakeholders to execute fundraisers and local community programs.

Jimmy has spent his entire working life in Hongkong and has had an interesting and varied working career, and he is presently Chair & MD of a Swiss based asset management company.  He has a passion for animal welfare, and is Chair of the Investment Committee of the Hongkong Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Vikash Shah is an alumni of Harvard Business School, Committee Member of Indian Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong & Board Advisor to 9Unicorns Fund, India.
Vikash is an entrepreneur, investor and Mentor. He is CEO of Amoli Group, Hong Kong.

Has been associated with the foundation since Year 2012,  and is mainly responsible for the foundation’s Treasury & Secretarial  Services.

Bhavani Munamarty is a former IT professional with over 18 years of experience at leading firms such as Oracle, Visa, and AT&T. In addition, she brings more than 15 years of experience working in different roles with nonprofits across the United States, Singapore, and India. Having worked in both the IT and nonprofit sectors, Bhavani is passionate about leveraging technology to address social challenges.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (The Institution of Engineers (India)) and a Masters in Systems Management (Notre Dame De Namur University).

Former Managing Trustee of HTBF, India from 2014 to 2020, Mr Ramani holds a Master’s in management science, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune,  B.E, NIT, Nagpur, CAIIB.
He has worked for 20 years with Bank of India and 15 years with BNP Paribas, Hong Kong, and has held several positions in cultural and social service organizations. He was the President of the Tamil Cultural Association, Hong Kong, Patron of Young Indian Federation Club, Chairman of Banking Advisory committee of Indian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

Certified Public Accountant and in charge of Finance at Help the blind Foundation– America. Currently is Assistant controller at Mercy College, previously with Columbia University and Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center. Also serves as Director of Sri Bharata Kamalalaya, an Indian Classical Dance School in New York.

Poorvi Parekh is an investment professional with 25 years of work in investment consulting with nonprofits and family offices. She has extensive experience in investment research, analytics as well as consulting.

Ms Parekh was one of the founding members of USA chapter of HTBF, leading the initial incorporation and organizational set-up. She is based in Southern California where she actively supports a number of other charities.

Sekhar is a global leader in strategy, consumer marketing and brand building, with 25+ years of corporate experience that spans China, US, Singapore and India. He has a wealth of experience in building people and organization capability across multiple cultures and  geographies, as well as leading transformational change and creating scale.

His efforts with HTBF focus on outreach and the potential application of new and emerging technologies to the benefit of the visually impaired.