GROWTH LEADER
Ravikrishnan Srinivasan, CEO, TK Elevator India, brings over 30 years of extensive global leadership experience across industrial automation, digital transformation, and large-scale operations. He has held leadership positions in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and United States demonstrating a strong track record in business turnaround, scaling growth and shaping effective go‑to‑market strategies. In his new role, Ravikrishnan will lead TK Elevator’s strategic growth agenda in India, designed to strengthen operations, deepen customer engagement, and expand the company’s market presence.
Prior to joining TK Elevator, Ravikrishnan spent over eight years at Honeywell, most recently as Vice President, Industrial Automation for Asia Pacific, where he drove innovation, digital transformation, and operational growth across complex industrial markets. He holds a Master of Science (Technology) in Instrumentation from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
MASTER STRATEGIST
Nataraju Shiva, Head of Business & Strategy, UniVicoustic, brings over three decades of experience building and scaling businesses in the built environment and workspace solutions space. He has a proven track record of creating markets from the ground up, establishing robust systems, and building enduring brand credibility in categories that didn’t previously exist at scale in India. Earlier in his career, he played a pivotal role in building organisations such as Wipro Furniture, Wipro Lighting, and Spacewood Office Solutions – working closely with architects, designers, and corporate clients to position these businesses as leaders in design, innovation, and the Indian office solutions market. His work also helped establish benchmarks for sustainability, certification, and intellectual property that shaped the broader industry’s evolution.
At UniVicoustic, Nataraju will be responsible for shaping the company’s strategic direction across business verticals, partnerships, and market expansion. His priorities include building a scalable growth framework that works across geographies, strengthening the company’s specification network with architects, interior designers, and consultants, and ensuring that UniVicoustic’s product and service offerings are benchmarked against the best in the world. He will also work to align the company’s strategy, design, and delivery functions so that innovation, wellbeing, and sustainability are embedded in everything the business takes to market.
DYNAMIC LEADER
Parveen Gupta, Director, Ramacivil India Construction Pvt. Ltd., is a seasoned business leader and infrastructure strategist with over three decades of experience in the construction industry. As Director of Ramacivil India Construction Pvt. Ltd., he has been instrumental in strengthening the company’s position as a trusted EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) player across India. Joining the organization in 1999 under the guidance of his father, Dr. R. N. Gupta, Parveen has built on the company’s strong legacy of quality, safety, and timely execution, while embracing modern leadership tools, emerging technologies, and sustainable construction practices. Under his leadership, Ramacivil has successfully executed prestigious national and international projects, many inaugurated by the Prime Minister, President of India, and other eminent dignitaries, reinforcing its reputation as a benchmark in the industry.
With an academic background in Finance (MBA, Amity University) and a hands-on approach to project management, Parveen blends strategic foresight with operational excellence. He has been at the forefront of delivering complex institutional and healthcare projects in EPC mode, often in highly challenging conditions, setting Ramacivil apart as a reliable partner for mission-critical infrastructure.
All ROUNDER
Akshay Sahni, Director & Board Member, Avante Spaces Ltd, is a distinguished executive with a multi-disciplinary background across the real estate, hospitality, and manufacturing sectors, Akshay provides high-level strategic oversight to Avante Spaces Ltd. Currently, he plays a central role in the firm’s expansion, working in close collaboration with the management team to architect a robust five-year development roadmap and ensure the successful execution of Avante’s flagship Grade-A commercial projects.
Prior to his appointment at Avante, Akshay served as the Head of Operations and Finance at Wear Well India Pvt. Ltd. During a ten-year tenure, he engineered the foundational systems and processes that facilitated a threefold increase in the company’s scale. Akshay’s entrepreneurial expertise was further demonstrated as the Managing Director of Amber Hotels, where he spearheaded the design, construction, and successful divestment of award-winning boutique properties in New Delhi and Mussoorie—both of which achieved premier rankings on TripAdvisor under his leadership.
