Team

The Team at KATRU

Varan Sureshan - Managing Director

Varan is the founder of Katru Eco-Inventions and the inventor of IMPLUX^TM. His career across Asia, North America and Australia spans more than 30 years in energy management, commercial and industrial building engineering services design and construction and turnkey project management. He has delivered complex and novel engineering projects involving innovative ideas and delivery methods.

Varan was responsible for the system design and construction of the very first energy saving, fully operational Hybrid Solar Air-Conditioned Commerical Office Building in Queensland, Australia.

He has acted as Principal Engineer in public and commercial engineering services organisations and has managed multi-million dollar design and construction projects in the energy, hospitality, pharmaceutical and defence sectors.

Varan gained his Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering at University College London (U.K). He is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng Australia).

Siva Niranjan - Business Development Advisor

Niran is the Group Programme Director for Environmental Sustainability at a major European Business Services organisation with revenues in excess of US$2bn and operating across 16 countries. As part of his role, he is responsible for the development and delivery of the organisation’s sustainable development strategic plan.

Niran has in excess of 30 years’ experience covering management consultancy, project and programme management, marketing, product development and general management in major financial, energy and public sector organisations for Price Waterhouse Coopers, Groupe Bull, Software AG, and U.K. Transport and Environment Agencies.

A Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (Hons) graduate of University College, London, Niran is a Chartered Engineer (U.K.) and a Chartered IT Fellow (U.K.).