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Adeeb Ahamed

Managing Director

Adeeb’s business acumen and entrepreneurial prowess have helped position the organization as a responsible financial services provider in the markets it operates in. From establishing the first LuLu International Exchange branch at Abu Dhabi to overseeing the strategic and rapid growth of the company’s physical and digital network in 11 countries, Adeeb is a thought influencer and sector leader whose contributions to the global payments industry remain unparalleled.

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Our Key Team Players

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Richard M Wason

Chief Executive Officer

Surendran Amittathody

VP (APAC & INDIA) - LFH & MD & CEO - LFS

Chinthu Sreenivas

DGM - LuLu Money (Malaysia)

Anand Gopinathan

Finance Controller - LuLu Money (Malaysia) 

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Anthony Dass

Head of Compliance - LuLu Money (Malaysia)

Muhammad Nizar

Operations Manager - LuLu Money (Malaysia)
Richard M Wason

Richard M Wason

Surendran Amittathody

Surendran Amittathody

Richard M Wason

Chief Executive Officer

Richard M Wason is the Chief Executive Officer of LuLu Financial Holdings. He has over 30+ years of experience in the money transfer and foreign exchange business, with broad experience in all aspects of risk management and financial management. Wason has worked in a number of positions in GCC, UK, India, Hong Kong and Philippines and has varied expertise in a number of subjects including anti-money laundering, systems and processes, accounting and control, security and risk management and taxation.

Surendran Amittathody

VP (APAC & INDIA) - LFH & MD & CEO - LFS

Surendran Amittathody is the Vice President – APAC & India, LuLu Financial Holdings and the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, LuLu Financial Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. He has 4 decades of rich experience as a banking professional and joined LuLu Financial Group in 2015 as General Manager - LuLu Exchange in the Sultanate of Oman. Prior to joining LuLu Financial Group, Surendran was with Federal Bank, one of the premier private sector banks in India and has worked in almost all key verticals in various capacities and rose to the position of General Manager heading Retail and International Banking. In Federal Bank he was instrumental in setting up the overseas operations of the Bank and was spearheading the prestigious NRI portfolio for about 7 years in a row. He was also a member of ED committee and other credit sanctioning bodies as well as a regular Board meeting attendee. From the traditional ways to the most modern digital strategy mix, Surendran has a proven track record of conceptualizing, planning and executing projects and startups. He is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIBP1) and is accredited with many a honor like Member of prestigious Udeshi Committee on FEMA set up by RBI , IMPS steering committee, Panelist in TECH BFSI to mention a few. RBI had nominated him to present the paper on RDA during his tenure as Head of International Banking in Federal Bank. In his capacity as Vice President- APAC he is presently in charge of expanding Lulu Exchange’s footprints in Asia Pacific region and beyond.

Chinthu Sreenivas

Chinthu Sreenivas

Anand Gopinathan

Anand Gopinathan

Chinthu Sreenivas

DGM - LuLu Money (Malaysia)

Chinthu Sreenivas holds a Master’s in International Business from Bharathiar University, India, and an Advance Diploma in Business Administration from the London School of Commerce. He has over 17 years of experience in foreign exchange, remittance, treasury operations and branch operations management. Prior to joining LuLu Money Malaysia, he was the Head of Operations at LuLu Money (Hong Kong).  

Anand Gopinathan

Finance Controller - LuLu Money (Malaysia) 

Anand Gopinathan is a commerce graduate with over 24 years of experience. He has worked with various companies and is an expert in the finance & accounts domain. Prior to joining LuLu Money Malaysia, he headed the accounts function of LuLu Exchange Kuwait.

Anthony Dass

Anthony Dass

Muhammad Nizar

Muhammad Nizar

Anthony Dass

Head of Compliance - LuLu Money (Malaysia)

Anthony Dass is the Regional Head of Compliance for APAC Region. He holds a management degree from the Malaysian Institute of Management and is a Certified Assessor by Financial Accreditation Agency (FAA). He was previously with CIMB Bank Berhad and has over 32 years of experience in the banking industry.

Muhammad Nizar

Operations Manager - LuLu Money (Malaysia)

Muhammad Nizar is the Operations Manager at LuLu Money Malaysia. A certified officer in compliance and people management, Muhammad comes with over 12 years of extensive cross functional experience in branch operations, compliance, risk management, people management, sales, and business development. He is also a trainer for compliance, products, and customer service.