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Shri S. P. Kamat

Chairman, Kanara Welfare Trust

S.P.Kamat is lawyer by profession and has been practicing in Karwar, a District on the west coast of India. He also heads another educational institution called Karwar Education Society which runs several primary and secondary schools in Karwar. He is the Founder Chairman and Chief Functionary of the Kruger Foundation for Child Aid in Karwar which was established in 1989. A home for destitute girl children, called GOKUL, is being run under the auspices of the foundation since 1991. The foundation also undertakes several other philanthropic activities for the benefit of people in distress and need, in association with the Kruger Kinderhilfswerk für Indien, based in Switzerland. Mr. Kamat is on the Board of several companies in India and abroad. He is the Director of Electronic Automation Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore; Agastya Relays Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore; Kanva Plastics Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore; Kruger M&E Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai; Kruger Asia Holdings Pvt Ltd., Singapore.

Smt. Usha Pradhan

Trustee

Joined Bank of India as Probationary Officer in 1963. Worked in various capacities, notably as; Chief Manager of Exceptionally Large branches and as an Instructor in Staff Training College, Promoted to the post of Asst. General Manager in 1990 and proceeded to occupy the post of Joint Zonal Manager, U.P. Zone of Bank of India comprising 200 branches spread over U.P., Subsequently, became Vice Principal of the Staff Training College, being the apex College established for imparting training to all levels of officers - from Probationary Officers to General Managers, In charge of the Vigilance Department in the Head Office of the Bank in Mumbai. Opted for Voluntary retirement in 1994. After retirement worked for Nagari Niwara Parishad, Mumbai, a voluntary organization engaged in building more than 5000 flats for the economically weaker section of society. Looked after their general administration and finances.