Dr. A. Valarmathi, Director, Vivekananda Institute of Management Studies started her career in industries in an export oriented company. She obtained her Doctoral degree from Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal. She has completed her M.Phil. from Madurai Kamaraj University. She has 17 Years of experience in teaching and industry and has 10 Years of research experience. She has guided 11 M.Phil scholars and is presently guiding 4 Ph.D. scholars in the area of Marketing and Finance in various Universities like Bharathiar University, Anna University, Karpagam University, Tamilnadu Open University and Periyar University. She has presented and published research articles in 15 International and National conferences and 27 publications in refereed Journals. She has published four books: “Impact of Advertisement on Jewel Purchase Decision”, “Accounting for Management”, “Written Communication” and “Information Management”. She is also a reviewer for Inderscience Publishers Journal, International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising and Southern Management Association Journal. She is an active member of the Coimbatore Management Association. She has received the CMA-GRD best MANAGEMENT FACULTY AWARD in 2012. Her areas of interests are Consumer behavior, Financial management, Advertisement and Sales management and Accounting for management. She is the proud alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Indore.

Prof.N.Sundarapandiyan ,Professor of VIMS has rich academic credentials. After some excellent experiences in the IT Industry in the USA, he was appointed Principal of the Olympia College on his return to Kuantan, Malaysia. In 2010, when the Olympia College in Penang needed enhancement, Sundar was selected to be the Principal. He has attended Staff Development Programmes in Malaysia organized by the Education specialists from various well known foreign universities and encouraged the staff to attend Education Development Programmes to enhance themselves, as he did himself, and taught classes in line with the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methodology practised by our British Partners in the United Kingdom.

Through his perseverance and sincere commitment to his duties and responsibilities Sundar, as Principal, managed the College to the extent that Malaysia Education Ministry Officials ended their Malaysia Quality Assurance inspection in 2014 with a high note for him and praiseworthy ‘the College can stand on its own’. Also the Enforcement Unit of the Ministry of Higher Education, this year, concluded their report with “the College should be the model for the other campuses to emulate”. Although he is humble to give the credit to his team, it was indeed the captain who stirred them well. (Testimonial by Dato’ Dr. Anthony Ernest Sibert DSPN, PJK.PhD (Edu.), M.Ed.(TESL), B.Soc.Sc., SJTC (Tr. Cert.), Education Advisor, Olympia College Penang, Malaysia, dated 07 April 2015).

Sundar is Equipped with a MBA and M.Sc (Software Applications) with 14 years of Local and International Experience in Academic and the IT Industry. He has worked and travelled extensively in USA namely to Mary Land, Connecticut, Chicago, New York and Washington D.C. He has also travelled to various parts in South East Asia like Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand for business and education purposes. His expertise in the Management and socio-cultural areas has brought about many of his students to achieve greater success in their career and disciplined towards their career vision and societal living. He has a deep passion for education and counselling and coaching students and budding upcoming young entrepreneurs are his other areas of strength. Sundar has also published 3 books and articles in National International journals, the recent articles being:

• A Study on Talent Management Practices on Succession Planning with reference to Selected IT/ ITES Organisations in Coimbatore, Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management (Submitted after review, publication is in process 2018)
• Research on Employees’ Perception on Talent Management Practices in IT/ITES Organization’s in Coimbatore, World Wide Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Impact factor 4.25, UGC Approved Journal, August 2017, ISSN: 2454-6615
• Talent Management Practices With Reference To Talent Retention in India, International Journal for Research in Business Management and Accounting, VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2, February 2016. ISSN – 2455-6114
• Study on Talent Management Practices of ICT Sector in India with Reference to Talent acquisition, Indian Journal of Applied Research, Volume : 6, Issue : 3, March 2016, UGC Approved Journal, ISSN – 2249-555X, IF : 3.919.
• Innovation Starts With Talent Management Which Propels Greater Business Performance, Vichaara International Journal of Management, Volume 1, Number 2, September –November 2015, ISSN :2347 4726
• A Research On The Influence Of Media Advertisements In The Purchasing Decisions Of Generation Y In Penang Malaysia, ISSN 2307-4531, IJSBAR (2015)
• A Research On Employees’ Organisational Commitment In Private Organisations In Penang, Malaysia . International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research (IJMSR) Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2015, PP 10-18 ISSN 2349-0330 (Print) & ISSN 2349-0349 (Online)

He has also contributed to being a lab member to the Malaysian Government Education Development programmes in 2011, Corridors and Cities lab, which has earned him and was duly appreciated with a Certificate of Commendation by the Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was also awarded ‘The Founder’s Award 2014’ from the renowned “Raffles Education Group” for the year 2013/2014 for his positive adherence towards the Raffles Founders’ Vision in developing the College, Students and Staff members through Education.

Sundar has also obtained credentials like modern teaching and learning certifications following Bloom’s revised Taxonomy, SAP FICO certifications, Microsoft E2Commerce certifications and completed his PhD in Management (Human Resource Management). Sundar is indeed a positive figure to reckon with, be it in the industry or the academic environment.

Qualification: MFC, M.Com, MBA, M.Phil
Designation: Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]

Dr.S.Umamaheswari, Associate Professor, MFC, M.Com, MBA, M.Phil., PhD, has 11 years of Academic and Industrial experiences. She has attended various Seminars, Conferences, workshops and Faculty Development Programs at renowned Institutes. She has authored anonline text book titled “Accounting for Management”. Her publication includes 14 articles in International Journals and she has presented 12 papers in National and International Seminars and Conferences. Her core strength includes SPSS and Consultancy Project in Online Marketing and Green Banking. Her area of interest is Financial Management, Accounting for Management and Financial institutions and services.

Qualification: M.SC. MBA., M.Phil.,
Designation: Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]

Mr.R.Selvaraj, M.Sc., MBA. M.Phil, Assistant Professor is a distinction holder in Mathematics. He has specialized in production in MBA. He has 26 years of experience in teaching including 20 years for post graduate courses like MBA and MCA. His publications include the books with title “Quantitative Methods in Management” and “Management Science: Decision Modeling Approach” The Second book was the reference book of Coimbatore Anna University for the academic year 2009-2010 for MBA course. He has published over 20 articles in international, national and state level journals. Few of his articles worth to be noted are:

• “Nurture, Nature for future” published by OISCA, TOKYO, JAPAN.
• “Minor Matter-Major Usage”, an article about Nanotechnology published in “Mathematics today” a journal for IIT, JEE & AIEEE.
• “Potential of Nanotechnology” published in “Invention Intelligence”, a journal of National Research Development Corporation of India.

He has been delivering guest lecturers in various colleges and universities. He has rendered service in various posts like NSS Programme Officer, Placement Officer, Head of the Department, Vice Principal and college committee member. He was the senate member of Bharathiar University consecutively for the two terms from 2000- to 2004.

Qualification: B.Sc, M.A. Hindhi, MBA, PGDIRI, (Ph.D),
Designation: Assistant Professor
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Mr.P.K.Hariharan has more than 42 years of chequered industrial experience, joined as a Technical trainee staff in the year 1974 and rose to the level of Vice President in manufacturing sector. Has good exposure and hands on experience on production planning, capacity and resource utilization, collective bargaining, formulating the clauses of the long terms agreements with labor unions, completion of multi crore projects without time and cost escalation. He has conducted classes for the ISO and ISO TS to the shop personnel to help and change the mindset of the individuals to join stream. Core strength demonstrated in the industry is cost reduction by controlling wastage and scraps at various process areas and improving the bottom line of the organization and brings about a cultural change towards the cost control activities on the shop floor. He has traveled abroad for business negotiation and consultancy activities and worked as a Lecturer for students of Rubber Technology in SJCE College, Mysore. He has established a wide network with industries and HR Executives of a range of Industries.