Leadership
The team behind the connections.
Four directors. Decades of combined experience in international business, strategic partnerships, operations, and cross-border finance.
Indo-African partnerships
Naveen Raju
Director, Global Affairs
Naveen Raju has spent his career building Indo-African business relationships, opening West African markets to Indian enterprise. The trusted networks he has built over years mean IGBC members are introduced by someone the other side already knows, not through cold outreach.
What this means for members
Naveen's relationships across West Africa mean IGBC members don't just attend forums. They're introduced by someone both sides trust.
The Directors
Building bridges across borders.
Strategic alliance architect
Lakshmi R Rao
Director, Global Partnerships & Support
Lakshmi drives strategic alliances and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring every partnership IGBC facilitates has structural integrity, from initial introduction to long-term collaboration and sustainable growth across international markets.
Operational excellence leader
Soumya Shankar
Director, Global Affairs & Operations
Soumya leads high-impact initiatives and ensures the operational backbone of every IGBC event, delegation, and member service runs to a professional standard, from forum logistics to member onboarding.
Global compliance & governance expert
Krishnamurthy Hegde
Director, Global Companies & Finance
Krishnamurthy brings the financial and regulatory lens that ensures IGBC's facilitation accounts for cross-border compliance, taxation, and governance standards, protecting members from regulatory blind spots in unfamiliar markets.
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IGBC's leadership?
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