Ratheesan Yoganathan
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Kingston University(B.Sc.)
Ratheesan Yoganathan | |
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 Yoganathan speaks at The Asian Awards in 2019 | |
| Born | 6 December 1975 |
| Alma mater | Havering College, Hornchurch Kingston University(B.Sc.) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and ex Chairman of Lebara Group[1] |
| Title | Chairman of Lebara Group[1] |
Ratheesan Yoganathan (born 6 December 1975) is a British entrepreneur who, with Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah, is best known as the co-founder of Lebara Group. On 10 August 2012 he took on the role of ex-chairman of Lebara Group[2] and returned as CEO in March 2014. He owns about one third of the company's stock.[3] He read aeronautical engineering at Kingston University.[4]
Ratheesan Yoganathan worked at an ICS outlet selling call-time cards. Later he managed the pricing department and worked in sales and marketing departement. At ICS, he made friends with two other Tamil colleagues, Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah, who eventually became his business partners.[3]
Business
In 2001, Ratheesan Yoganathan, Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah founded the Lebara Group. Yoganathan ran Lebara as the CEO till August 2012 when it hired David Moffatt who was appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 August 2012. Thereafter Yoganathan became the Chairman of Lebara Group, before returning as CEO in early 2014.
Charity
Ratheesan Yoganathan along with co-founders Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah started Lebara Foundation,[5] a charitable venture in 2005. His next big ambition is to expand Lebara Foundation, which is already building a community with homes, a school and a clinic for local and displaced children in Chennai, southern India. To fund it, he plans to donate half his wealth to the foundation.