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An alumnus from IIT Bombay and IIM Bangalore, Saumil is the Co-Founder and CEO of SportzVillage. Over the past 2 decades, Saumil has been working with schools, federations, policymakers and sponsors for creating opportunities for children to experience the magic of sports. He has personally engaged with more than 1, 00,000 children and 50,000 parents.

He is also the recipient of the prestigious “Emerging Entrepreneur Award” by CII and has been recognized as one of the “Top 50 Leaders Influencing Education” by Education World. An ardent sports lover, Saumil continues to follow his passion for sports through regular badminton, karate and golf sessions.

In his current role, Parminder helps leading corporates and brands align their business mandate with measurable social impact – through Sportz Village’s Sport for Change and Experiential Sports Marketing platforms. Previously, as Head of Business for Sportz Village EduSports, Parminder has advised leading educationists, policy makers and development specialists in integrating sport in learning and development environments for children and youth.

Before Sportz Village, Parminder has had another stint as an entrepreneur in the technology space – and has also run leadership roles in mid-sized and large corporate firms in India and abroad. His other interests include running, hiking, golf, long drives – and good parenting.

Krish joined Sportz Village in 2016 and currently heads the Sportz Village Schools’ business (formerly known as EduSports) along with the marketing efforts for Sportz Village group. Krish has been focusing on enhancing the overall experience that Sportz Village provides to children with the help of the age-appropriate curriculum, processes, and assessments.

Prior to joining Sportz Village, Krish worked with several multi-national companies such as Intel, Siemens, Arvind Mills and Standard Chartered Bank. Krish has also been a part of a few startups in India and Australia, across technology and retail verticals. Krish enjoys playing football, tennis and badminton. He likes to go on treks with a regular group and is passionate about traveling.

In his current role, Shatadru is responsible for managing the Finance operations and governance across Sportz Village group companies. He brings with him 30 years of rich Finance experience gained across diverse sectors like Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Education, and Sports Technology, amongst others. Prior to joining Sportz Village, he was the Interim Group CFO for a PE-controlled Education group.

An IIT Kanpur and IIM Lucknow alumnus, Shatadru has held CFO roles in MNCs like GE, Xerox & Boston Scientific apart from Indian listed corporates and VC-funded start-ups. In these roles, he has had the opportunity to set up and manage finance operations across India, US, Europe, and APAC regions and has led multi-cultural and multi-regional teams. Outside of work, Shatadru’s interests include cricket, music, and reading.

Salim currently serves as the National Head – Advocacy for Sportz Village Schools. He has been associated with Sportz Village since its inception, as part of the core team responsible for developing and managing multiple sports properties.

Overall, Salim has 16 years of work experience in sports management, with his major focus areas being sales and business development. He has a Master’s degree in Event Management. Salim is an avid cricket, badminton and tennis fanatic.

Nauzar is currently is heading the Credit Control and Risk dept at Sportz Village Schools, and is responsible for the end-to-end billing and collection cycle. Previously, Nauzar had managed various verticals such as operations, delivery, supply chain and logistics within Sportz Village Schools.

Nauzar has also worked in the manufacturing space donning the hats of factory manager, purchase manager, production associate and head-merchandiser in the leather garments/commodities and synthetic goods space, where he was responsible for bringing in operational efficiency. His keen eye for improving business processes as well as process re-engineering has helped organizations improve profit margins and reduce costs.

Prateek has been associated with Sportz Village Schools almost since its inception, playing various roles in the organization spanning Sales & Operations and is currently heading Human Resources for Sportz Village. Prateek comes from a sports background and has been a Junior National level Badminton player.

Post completion of his MBA from Nirma University Ahmedabad, he has worked in Banking and Financial Services Industry with the likes of ICICI and Citibank. He actively plays tennis on the ITF Senior circuit.

Nupur currently heads Partnerships at Sportz Village, aiming to provide ample opportunities for children to reach their full potential in sports, in a systematic school-led way. An alumnus of BITS Pilani, Nupur has been driving various New Initiatives at Sportz Village to get kids to play, fall in love and/or excel in sports in a sustainable way! She also drives organization-wide Data strategy to unlock consumer and business insights.

With a passion to uplift sports as an important and enviable part of a child’s education, Nupur stepped into the sports industry post her stint in management consulting. She has previously worked with top-tier companies like Bain & Co, PwC and Nielsen in providing strategy consulting to large corporate firms in India and abroad. She has pursued Masters in Sports Administration from AISTS, Lausanne. Nupur loves to play sports and has been a Junior National level Cricket player.