Ramakrishnan (Ram) Sundaresan, is an independent advisor and business transformation consultant. He turned
an entrepreneur in April 2013 after a successful track record of 25 years in the corporate world. In his second
innings, Ram intends to leverage his rich corporate experience to enable individuals and organizations unlock
their potential. He is particularly interested in helping start-ups and small business ventures grow their
operations. Ram’s understanding of key drivers of business performance along with his proven ability to develop
high performing teams and to handle rapid growth has enabled him to make significant contributions to many
organizations.
Since March 2013, Ram has been a Director on the Board of Fusion Foods, which is a well established food
solutions provider catering to blue-chip Corporates and Industries in South India. Fusion Foods has been growing
rapidly in the recent past, with its turnover increasing seven-fold in five years since 2013. Was instrumental in
re-structuring the business and successfully completing a transaction with a strategic investor during 2017,
providing an exit to existing investors while also funding future growth.
Currently, an Advisor to Newt Global Consulting (NGC), a global technology company headquartered in Dallas,
USA and providing IT consulting and solutions to several large enterprises including fortune 100 Companies. NGC
is focused on Digital Transformation through automation and cloud-i-fication or cloud enabling enterprise
applications. Also advise Newt Global Future Ventures, a group company which provides telematic solutions in
the enterprise location based services (LBS) space.
Also, a co- founder ( with his wife) and oversees the operations of Canscan which is a stand-alone medical
diagnostic centre in Chennai, offering primary diagnostic services such as ultrasound scan, digital X-ray, Echo-
cardiogram and pathology Lab tests.
In his corporate career, Ram has held various positions of increasing responsibility as well as leadership roles in diverse
businesses, including newly established companies where he has helped scale businesses, creating value for
shareholders. His extensive experience spans areas such as Corporate Governance and General Management, Business
Planning, Management Information Systems, Treasury, Financial Accounting & Control.
Ram stepped down as the General Manager / CFO and Director on the Board of Verizon Data Services India in March
2013. As a member of the team which established Verizon’s technology center in Chennai in June 2001, Ram played a
key role in growing its operations – which now spans three cities and over 7000 resources. Having started his career in
1985 with Price Waterhouse in Chennai, Ram has worked in many leading companies – Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Titan
Watches (TATA group), TI Cycles (Murugappa group), RPG Cellular and Saregama Plc, UK (RPG group).
Ram has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant. He is also a member of the Institute
of Company Secretaries (CS) and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (CMA). Ram has completed an
Advanced General Management program from Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University, USA.