Subramaniam Iyer

Subramaniam Iyer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore

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A Singaporean by birth, moved to Chennai India after a 21 year career with…

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Experience

Education

  • Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore

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    This is a course in its second run familiarising lawyers with international treaty arbitration; and also international arbitration in general. The participation in this course is global with attendees from Singapore, South-east Asia, East Asia, North America and the UK.

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    General Management Program in Fall of 2007

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    Bachelor of Accountancy, and graduated in 1987 with a Second Class Honours

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • World Toilet Organization Graphic

    Director, CEO and then Vice Chairman

    World Toilet Organization

    - 7 years 10 months

    Health

    I was initially just a Member of the Board, but for 14 months between March 2012 and April 2013 I was the Acting Volunteer CEO of WTO. I was thereafter appointed Vice-Chairman of WTO and stepped down in early October 2016.

  • Mentor

    eKutir Rural Management Services Pvt Ltd

    - Present 11 years 1 month

    Poverty Alleviation

    I invested in eKutir in 2013, and was also appointed to the Advisory Board to focus on the Water & Sanitation segment of the social enterprise. eKutir, based in the State of Odisha, focuses on improving agricultural livelihood and water & sanitation.

  • Treasurer

    Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA)

    - Present 15 years 4 months

    Education

    I was initially the Treasurer of SINDA for the maximum allowed two terms of two years each. I was then Member of the Executive Committee, Audit Review Committee and Investment Committee of SINDA. I was reappointed as Treasurer in May 2017 for a two year term, renewable for another two years.

Courses

  • Singapore International Arbitration Academy

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Projects

  • SIAC Arbitration

    Expert witness services for the Claimant in respect of dispute over an M&A transaction between a Malaysia and Nigerian company.

  • ICC Arbitration

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    An ICC arbitration involving a loss of profit claim, where I am acting for the Respondents, who is a company based in the Maldives.

    Other creators

  • Commercial Affairs Department

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    Expert Witness Services on a matter that involved charged being brought against six individuals for Breach of Trust

  • Marina Bay Sands

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    Provided Expert Witness services to help Marina Bay Sands defend against a loss of profits claim in the High Court of Singapore.

    Other creators

  • China Aviation Oil

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    Lead the forensic team that investigated China Aviation Oil, a listed subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned enterprise, pursuant to its filing for bankruptcy protection following $500 million in oil derivative losses.

  • Advised CVC on its leveraged buyout of Yellow Pages Singapore

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    Lead the due diligence team that advised CVC.

  • Swissotel

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    Lead the due diligence team that advised Raffles International, then personally assisted Raffles in deal negotiations in New York and thereafter on post-close adjustments, including negotiations with that Administrators of Swissair.

Languages

  • Tamil

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Hindi

    Elementary proficiency

  • Malay

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Singapore Exchange Limited

    Member of the Listings Advisory Committee

    - Present

  • GREX Alternative Investment Market Private Limited

    Member of the Governing Council

    - Present

  • KordaMentha

    Consulting Partner

    - Present

    I now have a non-exclusive arrangement to work with KordaMentha for mutual benefit starting with the forensic accounting and expert testimony services area.

  • Keiretsu Forum

    Co-President of the Singapore & Chennai chapters

    - Present

    We provide a global platform for angel investing and raising early stage capital

  • eKutir Rural Management Services Pvt Ltd

    Advisory Board

    - Present

    eKutir is a social enterprise based out of Bhubaneswar, State of Odisha, India focused on helping small and marginalised farmers improve their livelihood. It is also a strategic partner of the World Toilet Organisation for the implementation of sanitation projects in India.

  • Stone Turn Group

    Affiliate

    - Present

    I am affiliate of Stone Turn Group, a boutique forensic firm with operations in the United States and the United Kingdom. I operated in India and Singapore, which increases the reach for Stone Turn and equally gives me access to US and UK clients.

  • World Toilet Organization

    Vice Chairman

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    After being on the Board of WTO for 3 years, I took a volunteer CEO role to help the Founder and the Board of WTO to scale the organisation. I stepped down after restructuring the human resource of the organisation and hiring my full time replacement. I continued to be on the Board of the organisation and have volunteered to help WTO with its India strategy. I was then appointed Vice Chairman on 5 September 2013. I then stepped down in early October 2016, as I had served in various capacity…

    After being on the Board of WTO for 3 years, I took a volunteer CEO role to help the Founder and the Board of WTO to scale the organisation. I stepped down after restructuring the human resource of the organisation and hiring my full time replacement. I continued to be on the Board of the organisation and have volunteered to help WTO with its India strategy. I was then appointed Vice Chairman on 5 September 2013. I then stepped down in early October 2016, as I had served in various capacity for over 6 years and it was time for renewal.

  • Apple Seed Pte Ltd

    Chairman

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    Apple Seed is a venture accelerator based in Singapore with the aim of helping potential deserving entrepreneurial ventures scale and succeed. It was supported by SPRING Singapore under its Incubator Development Programme (IDP), an initiative to cultivate a start-up culture in Singapore. It accepts businesses which are already established and generating some revenue as clients, and focuses on businesses in the high tech arena. I have stepped down as my focus shifted to angel and private…

    Apple Seed is a venture accelerator based in Singapore with the aim of helping potential deserving entrepreneurial ventures scale and succeed. It was supported by SPRING Singapore under its Incubator Development Programme (IDP), an initiative to cultivate a start-up culture in Singapore. It accepts businesses which are already established and generating some revenue as clients, and focuses on businesses in the high tech arena. I have stepped down as my focus shifted to angel and private equity investing through other avenues.

  • Jurong Port Pte Ltd

    Audit Committee Chairman

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    I was appointed to the Board of Jurong Port Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Jurong Town Corporation (which manages the industrial land in Singapore) on April 2010 and as Chairman of the Audit Committee on 1 April 2011. I stepped down at the end of September 2016, having served more than the 6 years normally allowed for Singapore government linked companies.

  • Executives Without Borders

    Co-Founder and Treasurer

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    I am a Co-Founder and Director of Executives Without Borders, which is focused on bringing private sector general management expertise to the development space. The organisation has innovated a model by which corporates (and in particular their executives) can make a difference of more then money to NGOs and social enterprises to achieve a win-win. I stepped down from the organisation as it merged with the Adventure Project in September 2016.

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