who is shere khan

As the founder, CEO and president of the Shere Khan’s Youth Protection association, Noëlle is in charge of the fundraising, strategy and beneficiary selection. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from EU Business School and a master’s degree in Negotiation & Conflict Resolution from Columbia University in the US. After her life-changing experience working in Arani orphanage in 2012, she vowed to do everything she can to help the teenagers build a better life for themselves. She lives in Geneva, Switzerland, and travels frequently to Southern India to engage with the local team and the beneficiaries.

Founder and director of our local partner the NGO SUEB (Society for the Upliftment of the Economically Backward) in Tami Nadu, Dr. Nirmalakumari also founded the SUEB community college (afiliated to government organization ICRDCE) mainly focusing on the empowerment of women and has been working in this area for over twenty years. Nirmalakumari has met Demole in 2012 in India as she hosted her while doing her first humanitarian work experience in Arani with Friends of India. Since then, a friendship has grown between the two and that is why they decided to partnership in order to help the association to be be well-organized on the field. Nirmalakumari holds a PhD in teacher education and personal development. She is currently living in the city of Chennai, India.

Jean-François is the founder of Demole Capital Partners in Geneva, Switzerland and has a strong banking experience of about 25 years at Pictet Group. He supports Shere Khan Youth Protection serving as the vice-president and actively participates at the annual board meeting with the president and the general secretary. Demole holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburg in the US. He is currently living in London, UK.

Nicolas Guiramand is a Swiss lawyer from Geneva and is the co- founder of the BEKER GUIRAMAND SEPE law firm. He assists the association with the making of the Procès-Verbal (PV) on an annual basis. He supports Shere Khan’s Youth Protection serving as the general secretary participating actively at the annual board meeting with the president. He is currently living in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mr. Dickson Samuel is the manager of all activities within the SUEB team working for Shere Khan as well. His role is to supervise all different tasks within the team and communicate with Noelle in regards to all compliance-related matters and documentation. D. Samuel is our English-speaking team member translating all documents from Tamil to English when needed.

Ms. Sridevi is our coordinator of Thiruvannamalai District and Uthiramerur at SUEB and will help Mr. B. Srinivasan with the investigation and recruitment of new individuals in need. She also manages the monitoring and reporting of all activities that are in Tamil. Mrs. Sridevi brings expertise in the seriousness and control of the association’s ongoing work. She is also the ones that monitors closely the well-being of each student during their studies in terms of their basic needs.

Ms. Hema is our H.R.D & Admin Officer at SUEB and her role is to maintain accounts and records of all payments and any other financial matter between the Shere Khan’s Youth Protection and the Universities/Schools. Mrs. Hema creates strong foundations to make sure the association’s activities stay ethical and sustainable. Her role is to keep an eye on the potential risks of money-laundering or any other financial fraud. Thus, she makes sure all documents are compliant.