Ragil Ratnam

Ragil Ratnam

Core Faculty

  • Faculty, Management, Sasin School of Management
  • Head of Business Development, Sasin Executive Education

  • Master of Social Science (Clinical Psychology) University of North West (South Africa), 1998
  • Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) Clinical Psychology University of North West (South Africa), 1994

Chairman: South African – Thai Chamber of Commerce (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • Nov 2016 to present
  • Working with the South African Embassy in Bangkok to support South African Businesses and business people in Thailand
  • Building and improving trade relations between South African and Thailand
Faculty for Duke Corporate Education (Bangkok, Global Role)
  • Aug 2015 – To Date
  • Designer, Educator and Orchestrator of various leadership programs for clients globally including JP Morgan Chase, Coca-Cola, Petronas, Molex, Bangchak and Ingersoll Rand.
  • Conducts workshops globally including South Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, Sri Lanka and India.
  • Executive coaching for leaders in various multi-national organisations.
  • Selected content designed/delivered: Leadership Skills, Collaborative Conversations, Strategic Networking, Strategy Implementation, Ethnography and Sensemaking for Business, Standards of Leadership, Leading Change, Immunity to Change, Coaching for Leaders, Empathic Leadership, Authentic Leadership, Leading with Purpose, Innovation and DesignThinking, Scenario Planning and Future-proofing, Communicating Effectively.
Managing Director & Executive Coach: Pure Growth Asia (Bangkok, Global Role)
  • February 2011 – To Date
  • Associate to Various Learning Companies including: May & Co., Berlin; Alpha Development, London; Human Factors International, London; Eruditus, Mumbai
  • Designed and facilitated programs and workshops for clients and partners across Asia, Europe and Africa including Sudan, Bhutan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.
  • Clients include Agoda, Capgemini, Robert Bosch Automotive Thailand, Hilton Worldwide, Credit Suisse, and Rangsit University
  • Executive Coaching for business leaders globally
  • Co-facilitated Certified Master Coach Programme with Behavioral Coaching Institute founder Perry Zeus
  • Worked with several Government and Public Organisations including the World Bank Group, UNICEF, Royal Thai Navy and Bangkok Metropolitan Authority.
  • Guest Faculty at Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Talent Development Lead, Credit Suisse Investment Banking Operations APAC (Singapore, Regional Role)
    • Sept 2011 – March 2012
    • Manage Talent Development function for IB Operations across region, develop and implement learning strategy, manage learning budget
Group Talent Manager (Old Mutual and Skandia Group): London
      • September 2008 – Jan 2011
      • Redesign and development of existing Talent Management and succession planning strategy and processes, leading to implementation of a focused strategy of talent management for the identification, development, retention and placement of executives across the group globally (Europe, US, South Africa and Asia-Pacific) with a focus on fit to role and delivery of strategic objectives with governance and oversight for rest of business (53,000 staff, 46 countries).
Talent Manager, (Old Mutual Asset Management (UK)- London
      • May 2007 – September 2008
      • Responsible for Talent Management, learning and development, and performance management initiatives. Partnering with the Head of HR and CEO to set the vision for, create and implement management, leadership and executive development across all levels of the company.
Manager, Learning and Development (Old Mutual Asset Managers (US)
      • August 2006 – To date
      • Responsible for learning and development, coaching, and performance management initiatives at the holding company and throughout the Old Mutual Asset Management affiliates. Partnering with the Head of HR to set the vision for, create and implement management, leadership and executive development at the holding company and affiliates.
Corporate Talent Manager – Old Mutual (South Africa)
      • January 2004 – July 2006
      • Management of central Recruitment and Selection function with a team of 5 people. Responsible for thought leadership and integration of people processes including Talent Management, Recruitment, Contingent Workforce, Student Relations, Assessment and Performance Management.
Manager: Selection Assessment – People Resourcing – OM(SA) Old Mutual
      • November 2002 – January 2003
      • Positioning Selection Assessment within the overall HR management context. Designing and implementing selection assessment within Old Mutual. Analysis and interpretation of assessment data for both selection and development processes.
Psychologist, HR: Assessment and Development Solutions, Old Mutual
      • February 2002 – November 2002
      • Design, development and facilitation of workshops including Interview skills training, role-play training, CV writing and Trauma Debriefing. Sourcing of contractors and consultants for use on projects and general work. Management of Staff and Contractors involved in the Selection Process.
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Department of Psychology, Vista University, Mamelodi Campus.
      • January 1996 – to Feb 2002
      • Lecturing students from 1st year to Masters level
      • Exam development and assessment
      • Course development for Outcomes Based Education
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of North-West.
      • January 1995 – December 1995:
      • Lecturer for third year and honours (psychometry) Courses.
      • Course development and evaluation.

2020:
  • 12 March (Postponed): Keynote at Families in Global Transition (FIGT) Annual Conference (Bangkok)
2019:
  • 22 August: Presentation on International Trade for Board of Investment of Thailand and Bolliger consulting
  • 8 September: Entrepreneurship Lecture for Post-Gradudate engineering students at Kasetsart University
  • 25 September: Guest Lecture for Communications Undergraduates at Chulalongkorn University
  • 9 October: Dean of Management speaker at Asian Institute of Technology

  • Advisor to Board of Trade of Thailand and member of the subcommittee for Cool Thai Initiative (ไทยเท่) Member of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of Thailand (JFCCT) Education and Skills
  • Committee working with BMA Schools and providing entrepreneurship training
  • Rotary Club of Bangkok South
  • Tatler’s Expat Society List of Thailand’s influential expatriates (2018-2020)
  • Registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF).
  • Assisting in coordinating and running of the Phelophepa Train Project at Vista University. This is a sponsored community health train, which provides low cost health facilities for rural communities.
  • Founder Member of the Itsoseng Community Clinic established by the Mamelodi Subdepartment of Vista University, which provides psychological services to the community.

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