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Vedic Global Executive Team

Vedic Global Executive team to guide and assist in overall functioning of Vedic Global

current Executive team

– Rakesh Raizada
– HP Bhardwaj
– Bhupendra (Ben) Sethia
– Sonila Sharma
– Rakesh Singh
– Hamesh Yadav
– Vishal Sharma
– Sanjeev Kumar Varma

 

 

Rakesh Raizada

Committed to helping the community in their personal, professional, spiritual and financial well being.
Rakesh is a committed and selfless volunteer, result-driven, an inspiring and authentic leader with international and local experience in Banking and Financial Services in India, Kenya and Australia for over 30 years and with several not for profit organisations in Australia for last more than 6 years.

Having a passion for outstanding relationship with the multicultural community/clients, bottom-line results and driven by challenge. Expert at creating/capitalizing on networks, collaborations, liaisons and business connections. Having close ties and professional partnerships with all the major banks and financial institutions, financial planners, life coaches, yoga teacher, religious preacher, builders, real estate agents, counsellor, insurance broker.

Coupled with diversified educational background, vast experience and commitment to serve the community selflessly serving the community without any expectation.

  1. Vedic Global as founder Director, Secretary and Public Officer – aiming to unite Santanis world over and promote Vedic philosophy of Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam, Sarv Jan Hitay, Sarvey Bhavantu Sukhina, and Sarvey Santu Niramayah
  2. Vedic Concept School -VCS as the founder member and Adviser to promote Vedic knowledge, culture and Philosophy
  3. Wyndham Rotary Club with the position of Director Community Services for 2019-20 – selflessly serving the community
  4. Women of Wyndham (WOW) Adviser and Executive team member to help empower women, social and cultural inclusion, gender equality, prevention of violence and inequality.
  5. Ramon Helps Inc – a not for profit charity as President helping the less fortunate and needy in the community in their wellbeing particularly assisting family violence victims and prevention, running employment workshops, promoting blood and organ donation, etc.
  6. Ramon Consulting & Financial Services Pty Ltd as founder
  7. Vish Enterprises Pty Ltd as founder-director

Past Experience

  • Senior positions in Banking in India with Bank of Baroda
  • General Manager Akiba Bank, Kenya
  • Financial Controller of GAPCO – Gulf Africa Petroleum Company and General Manager Ssang Yang Motors
  • Chief Manager, Advisor to the Directors and Managing Director Trust Bank in Kenya
  • After working my way through ANZ, NAB in Senior Manager’s position was Head of Indian Banking and Country Head for South Asian Banking with CBA
  • Co-founder GHARS – Global Hindu Association for Reform and Sustainable Societies

Awards & recognitions

  1. WOW received VMC award for excellence in community innovation in 2016
  2. Voted Indian Sun Person of The Year 2013 at IEC awards and received the award at the hands of Honourable John Howard.
  • Awarded Multicultural Excellence Award 2012 by Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) received at the hands of Premier of Victoria.
  1. Selected Indian Executive of the Year 2012 by Indian Executive Club.
  2. Federation of Indian Association of Victoria (FIAV) awarded a meritorious award for 10 years of outstanding service to the multicultural community.
  3. Personality of the year 2012 awarded by International Migrants and Multicultural Banking Division (IMMB) of Commonwealth Bank and various excellence awards for outstanding service.
  • In India besides numerous awards in Banking & Finance at a very young age was awarded Silver medal and award for meritorious service by President of India for contribution in Census of India which happens every 10 years
  1. Qualifications and Affiliations:
  • In India BSc, MA in Composite World History, LLB, MMS (MBA Finance)
  • In Australia Diploma In Banking and Finance, Advanced Diploma in Mortgage Broking, Graduation Diploma in Financial Planning and Graduate degree for Company Directorship from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
  • Fellow of AIBF/FINSIA
  • Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB)
  • Member of Rotary International

Harpreet Bharadwaj

Born and raised in a Punjabi Hindu(Brahmin) family. Parents were educationists.
After finishing textile engineering, worked in the textile industry. Worked for nearly 10 years as a vocational lecturer in secondary school.

Passionate for my work so run businesses, did farming. In Australia, running my own hospitality business and transport business. Since arrived in Australia, realised that our kids should not be expunged from their grounds. I felt our upcoming generation should receive Vedic education and religious education. So working towards providing modern education with Vedic values and working with like-minded people to introduce Vedic concept school in Australia.

Cofounder of Vedic Concept school and Vedic Global.