Lakshmanan is the Chief Operating Officer of Alpen Capital covering its offices in the GCC and India. He is responsible for Operations Policies and Procedures, Finance, IT, Special Projects, Legal, and Regulatory aspects of the organization. He is also the Senior Executive Officer of Alpen Asset Advisors Limited, which is Alpen Capital’s associate wealth and asset management entity.

Lakshmanan has over 35 years of experience in international banking in the UAE and India.  Prior to joining Alpen Capital, he was the Senior Vice President of Planning and Management Accounting in Mashreq Bank. Lakshmanan was also with Citibank India for 5 years.