Mr Nand is an educationist heart. Having more than 23 years of extensive and diverse management and leadership experience covering a broad range to service industries. His enterprises, extending from manufacturing, trading, export – import to service industries. His admirable and wide experience demonstrates his adaptability to be flexible and able to transfer his knowledge and skills to new challenges and situations.

Mr Nand is a very confident learner whose special trait is a pursuit of knowledge perfection and mastery in his work. His philosophy starts with a clear vision followed by research and plaining, careful implementation, risk assessment and evaluation. He believes in the strength of team work and works endlessly and selflessly to ensure objectives are met.

He is very able communicator and makes inspiring addresses to a large audience. His success will always be referred back to those he has worked with. He expects high standards and commitment from those who work with him and never compromises with professional ethos and values.

Judith Finnemore has wide experience of more than 30 years in the field of education. As education consultant and transformational improvement agent she has played key roles for many educational institutions. She added great value with her experience in her successful leadership roles and will be a great asset for SVARNA in advisory role.

Judith was a School Improvement specialist at Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) and for the last seven years has managed an educational consultancy based in Al Ain. She is passionate about providing enhanced life changes for young people and has worked with a number of bodies in the UK on the provision of enriching educational opportunities.

Mr. Rashid is multitalented professional with specialization in the area of law, policy and procedures. He graduated from Law in year 2002 and secured qualification as Public Policy Expert from LSE University, London (UK). He gained wide range of leadership experience in last 23 years working with Dubai Police General Command, Ministry of Health and Road and Transport Authority.

Mr. Rashid is very innovative leader and a confident learner. His strength of knowledge is not limited to the areas of legal affairs and judicial disputes but extended to administrative contracts, agreements, policies, procedures, risk assessments, crisis and emergency management etc. He has won many accolades, certificates, awards and medals. He possesses a leadership spirit and is capable of multi-tasking.

His expertise lies in analyzing issues and providing appropriate solutions. He is a member of the Emirates Association of Lawyers and Jurists and publishes legal papers and articles. He is well known for preparing workshops and training courses for different professionals. Raising the level of performance and developing technical and personal skills is his area of expertise and his presence as a member of Svarna advisory board will be an added strength.

Renu has been in the field of education for more than 22 years. She has worked with some of the top schools in the UAE, Oman, Libya and India. She has a proven track record of successfully managing resources and staff to improve educational services, thereby providing pupils and teachers with the best environment to achieve their full potential. Over the decade, Renu has effectively managed, mentored and coached leadership teams in different institutions and currently playing a very creative and innovative role as educationist. Her well-developed capacity to build trusting relationships, enthuse, motivate and encourage collaboration from stakeholders, staff and management, has proven her to be an invaluable asset to multiple projects.

Renu undoubtedly leads by example, and is able to successfully motivate and facilitate an effective training program. She has been a part of the DSIB inspections since their inception and through her understanding of the framework has been instrumental in raising the school judgements for the school’s she’s worked in Senior Leadership positions.

Dr Joan Telford is a highly experienced and well-qualified educator. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Telford has held a number of teaching and advisory roles including the Transition role for the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, and Lead Practitioner in Pedagogy, Research and Development at Phoenix School and Academy, London, where she played an integral role in the school’s transformation.

Dr Telford has extensive and diversified experience as educator to add much more value to the SVARNA board. Dr Telford also holds awards as a Neurolinguistics Practitioner, ILM Chartered Mentor and Coach and an NFER research specialist.

Mohammed Rahman has been a well-qualified senior leader for well over a decade in schools in the United Kingdom. He has graduated from the National Collage of school Leadership as a science specialist and strongly believes that learning is a continuous process. He’ll very soon be completing The National Professional Qualification for Headship (NHPS) thus further enhancing his professional leadership skills.

Mohammed has been an Assistant Head teacher at one of the United Kingdom’s most improved schools and has been a Deputy Head teacher in one of the most prestigious sixth from colleges in the United Kingdom where a large majority of students join The Oxford and Cambridge universities in their next level of education.

Mohammed is regarded as an extremely gifted, creative and capable leader. He is also a qualified examiner for two major exam boards, as well an International Centre Approval Officer for the international examinations sat by students across many countries and this will be an added advantage for SVARNA board. Mohammed has combined this with working in the informal sector as a Youth Worker, which gave him further insight and experience in leadership.