At present, the Management Team comprises of the following office bearers. However, each member will get an opportunity to participate in the management and operations of the Canadian chapter and grow into The Rise Global team by virtue of their contribution to further the Tamil cause and common objectives through an election process, details of which will be announced as we grow our chapter.
Founded The Rise in the year 2018. Besides triple graduate degrees in Philosophy, Theology, History and a Masters in Political Science. He has done special studies in geo politics, geo-economics and public policy. He served as a broadcaster with Radio veritas Asia, Manila - Philippines between 1995 - 2001.
He is the producer of Music Maestro Ilayaraja's magnum opus Thiruvasagam in Symphony.
In his public life spanning 30+ years he has mobilised educational scholarships for 47,000+ deprived children, supported environmental causes, particularly planting 125,000 trees and more than 300,000 palmyra seeds. He currently curates Green Earth movement. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Asia Metropolitan University, Johor, Malaysia. He is regarded and respected as a Public Intellectual by global Tamils.
Rev. Dr. Jegath Gaspar Raj can be reached through his personal email : jegath66@yahoo.co.uk
Stan is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for logistics and technology. He has established CSI as a leader in reverse and forward logistics 30 years ago. As Founder and CEO, he continues to grow the business into new areas such as IoT and SmartCities with over 150 staff. Stan also contributes significantly to the community in many ways such as being an active Board Member of Scarborough Health Network Foundation. Stan has a diverse experience as follows :
1) CSI - Founder & CEO [October 1991 – Present] (31 years 8 months)
Three decades of logistics and supply chain leadership in the ICT sector.www.thecsi.com
2) Mosaic Lab - Founder & Advisor [2015 – Present] (8 years)
Nurturing technology startups in under-represented communities to succeed by connecting them with technical, funding, mentoring and access to potential clients.
3) Mosaic Ventures - Founder & Investor [2010 – Present] (13 years)
Investing in promising startups that are working on disruptive technologies.
4) EnMobi Inc. - Co-Founder & CEO [2010 – Present] (13 years)
Building enterprise solutions for real estate and not-for-profit industries.
5) WeTraq - President [2016 – Present] (7 years)
WeTraq is an Ontario based service provider established in 2016 and licensed by Health Canada. WeTraq is dedicated to providing powerful tools for attendant care services, parents and caregivers concerned about the safety of their loved ones.
Nathan is an established professional with over 30 years of growing experience in Enterprise Software Development, SAAS Product Development, and leadership roles. Proven, demonstrated skills in all aspects of the product life cycle (from ideation to market); with an emphasis on building relationships, understanding, and delivering value to customers and stakeholders while driving organizational change; strong skills in leading agile delivery teams in global, remote settings.
Extensive experience designing enterprise software that runs on private or public clouds such as AWS, Azure, and others, with the greatest quality while keeping simplicity and usability. Skilled in leveraging Agile frameworks to improve team productivity and delivery timelines while lowering costs and increasing customer satisfaction.
Arul is a highly motivated entrepreneur and businessman with more than three decades of progressive experience in business, finance, accounting, management and operations. Team leader and team player dedicated to helping employees improve their skills and techniques to reach larger goals in their professional and personal life. Far sighted in business objectives and strategies. Detail oriented multi-tasker who thrives in fast-paced environments. Flexible and easily adapts to dynamic market conditions. Strong desire to learn and grow knowledge base. Experienced, ambitious, business oriented and highly driven professional always seeking opportunity that seeks to reach pinnacle. Some small achievements are as follows :
• Rank Holder in The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) 1987
• 61% in CA Final Examination (First Class) on all India basis from Mumbai India in 1987
• Qualified from Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India (ICMAI) in 1988
• Qualified from National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) Mumbai, India in 1989
• Worked in Parke Davis, Mumbai, Distributors of Dell, Saudi Arabia and Compaq computers in Dubai
• Deputy Managing Director of US multinational Tech Data in Middle East, Dubai 1995 - 2002
• Successful Businessman in Retail Food & Beverage industry, Founder and Proprietor of Aappa Kadai group of Restaurants in Dubai, Chennai and London 2002 - 2021
• Successful Businessman in Real Estate Investments in Dubai 2002 - 2022
