Mr. Kasaragod Ullas Kamath
Independent DirectorK Ullas Kamath is the founder of UK&Co - a management consulting collective that works
on creating value for select family businesses. He founded the company with a vision of
driving the growth of MSME’s in the country with primary focus on Family Managed
Businesses.
Mr. Kamath is a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India and he has completed M.Com., LLB, FCA, and ACS. He did his Global master’s in
management from London School of Economics, and he has also completed the Advanced
Management Program at both Wharton Business School and Harvard Business School,
USA.
He brings with him a wealth of experience. As the former Joint Managing Director at
Jyothy Labs Ltd, he played the central role in transforming the single brand family-owned
enterprise to a multi-brand FMCG corporate valued over 15,000 crores today!
He has won several awards and recognitions for his exceptional leadership and quality of
work including the coveted ‘All India CA Business Achiever Award - SME Category’
instituted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also the recipient of the
CNBC Awaaz Best CEO AWARD in FMCG Category.
Currently, Mr. Kamath serves as a director on the boards of various companies, including
Unicommerce eSolutions Ltd, AceVector Ltd, (Formerly Known as Snapdeal Ltd), Wonderla
Holidays Ltd, Sami-Sabinsa Group Ltd., and Hangyo Ice Creams Pvt Ltd. He is also a
member of the strategic investment committee of Invest Karnataka Forum (IKF) - a
Government of Karnataka enterprise. Additionally, he serves as the Mentor for FICCI
Karnataka State Council. He has also served as a governing council member of Foundation
for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT-Delhi.
Working towards his passion for Family Managed Businesses, he recently established the
K. Ullas Kamath Center for Family Managed Business at NITTE University where
generations of family business leaders come to learn from industry stalwarts.
