Raman is basically a Delhi-wala but has had the benefit of living in 8 states across India. . . and while 18 years was in North India, 14 years was in the East, 10 years in the South and 18 in the West… giving him an ability to understand and speak several Indian languages, besides German. 

 

A Delhi ka Punjabi married to a Kolkata girl, having Bangla as the current spoken language at home, while living in Maharashtra. . . that is Raman for you. 

 

Raman currently works as the Country Head and President-India of a European multi-national in the automotive sector with its India investment exceeding Rs 1,000 crores, and three plants at Pune and Chennai. 

 

His past experience includes over 10 years with the Tata Group, with the Murugappa group at Chennai and other jobs in Profit center head roles, plus in functions as diverse as Finance, Human Resources, Business development and Corporate Planning in the technology and automotive sectors. 

 

Raman is an easy going guy who loves his city Pune, his work, his family, loves being an active Rotarian, his food, his travel, his yoga and his walks. 

 

His greatest satisfaction is that several team members hired by him have gone on to bag big and prestigious assignments in India and overseas. 

 

Raman has served on the Executive Committee of the Automotive Component Manufacturers’ Association [ACMA] for several years. 

 

Wife Alka is from the teaching profession. Two children - daughter Anisha [hubby Kunal] and son Ankit [wife Praparna] - both of whom are MBAs, Anisha having graduated from Purdue in the US, are settled well, in California [Intel] and New York [MSCI-ex Morgan Stanley group] respectively. Raman got elevated to the status of a grandfather 2.5 years back with the birth of his grandson Avi. 

 

He is really looking forward to be back with his friends at Goa, share memories, and enjoy the fifth PGP 76 get together in just 2 years [Pune, Lansdowne, Nashik, Lonavla… Goa]…