S Ramadoss, CEO of Global Technology honored with Pravasi Bharathi

Areputed Indian businessman from Kuwait, S Ramadoss, was honored with the “Pravasi Bharathi (Kerala) “Karma Sreyas” Award 2018 at the 16th Pravasi Bharathiya Day Celebrations Kerala 2018 held at Thiruvananthapuram on 11th January, 2018. The colorful event was attended by the Honorable Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien, Honourable Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly P. Sreeramakrishnan, Honorable Civil Supplies Minister of Karnataka UT Khader, several other Ministers, MPs, MLAs, social leaders and prominent NRIs from different parts of the world.

Pravasi Bharathiya Day celebrations in Kerala have been organized every year since 2003, coinciding with the “Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas” of the Government of India, under the auspices of Pravasi Bharathi News Bulletin, NRI Coordination Council and Regional Committee comprising social and political leaders. During these celebrations, prominent NRIs and eminent personalities from political, cultural, business, health and humanitarian sectors, who excel in their respective areas, are felicitated and honored with Pravasi Bharathi (Kerala) Awards. Ramadoss is the CEO of Kuwait’s fast-growing telecom and IT services company, the Global Technology Company WLL. The Award is a great honour not only for Ramadoss, a hardworking, ambitious and visionary businessman and a humble, kind and spiritual person, but also to the Indian community in Kuwait in general.

Born to an ex-serviceman, Subbiah, who had served with the Indian Army during the Second World War, Ramadoss lived in a small village named M Duraisamipuram near Sivakasi in the state of Tamil Nadu. He used to walk three kilometers every day to attend school. Ramadoss graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from ANJA College at Sivakasi. Later he acquired Engineering Degree (AMIE) and MBA in Operations Management.

He joined the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India in 1980 as a Junior Engineer. His work took him across India and he worked in multiple states during his tenure. he was deputed to Kuwait in 1991 as part of TCIL’s team for rebuilding the telecom networks damaged during the First Persian Gulf War.

He moved to KNETCO as a Project Engineer and climbed the professional ladder swiftly. With his dedication and hard work, he rose to the position of General Manager of KNETCO in a short time. Ramadoss later moved to Oman in 2009 to establish Al Jassar Telecommunications as part of Al Jassar Group of Companies, and soon got promoted as the Group CEO. During his tenure in Oman, he was instrumental in setting up Duraline’s factory in Sohar, a JV with Beasuk Engineering, South Korea for mechanical works in PDO, Oman, and many others.

He then moved back to Kuwait in 2010 and joined Global Technology Company WLL (GTC) as its Chief Executive Officer. Under his dynamic leadership, GTC grew rapidly to become one of the main contractors for ICT solutions in Kuwait for various Ministries, KOC, KNPC and major private players. His visionary and ambitious personality led him to spread GTC’s business to other countries in the region, with branches in Qatar, Oman & Malaysia. In Kuwait, Ramadoss also manages two other companies, Nettelecom and Zena Technologies.