Ramesh Shivakumaran â Managing a giant corporation
There is no doubt that Gulftainer has elevated to the status of being one of the largest corporations in the ports and terminals handling industry, helping businesses across the world in maintaining supply chains. The success of Gulftainer is quite unprecedented and it is the result of able management and administration at the topmost as well as grass root level.
Ensuring such a balance in administration is the prerogative of an efficient manager or administrator. At Gulftainer, that person is Ramesh Shivakumaran who is the Group Director, Finance and Administration. He has been associated with Gulftainer for more than 20 years now and he has worked at many levels before becoming a part of the top management. The many important positions he held in the company include Manager, Finance and Administration, Assistant Financial Controller, and Financial Controller. He has previously worked with corporations such as Price Waterhouse, New Delhi, India, and Ernst and Young in Dubai before joining Gulftainer.
Ramesh Shivakumaran has a multifaceted role to play in the corporation at present. His duties are to oversee the efficient functioning and administration in areas like HR, Accounting, Contracts, Claims, and IT infrastructure. He has provided a solid administrative framework which is critical to the smooth functioning of any corporation and ensuring that new endeavors are not stalled because of administrative hassles. Moreover, his responsibilities in the financial department are also momentous given the fact that Gulftainer has a huge turnover and that the company is growing at a fast rate.
As a Financial Manager, he has helped the company in attaining financial sustenance and stability. In fact, Gulftainer is considered among the most financially sound corporations and has a repute among the credit lending organizations, which is a great sign for any company. Moreover, he has also been supervising many of the Special Projects of the company and all new projects are also under his purview. All projects are handled on the administrative level by Ramesh Shivakumaran and proceed further after his nod. In fact, the many widespread international operations at Gulftainer which have come up in the recent times and are functioning successfully were carefully planned and executed under his supervision.
 Due to excellent administration, Ramesh Shivakumaran has attained a formidable reputation within the shipping industry and his efforts have been appreciated. His present endeavors are furthering the momentum of growth at Gulftainer and sustaining it to support further expansion of the corporation. Given his expertise in Financial and Administration aspects, he will make good on the various upcoming projects also to take Gulftainer forward.













