Gopichandran Ramachandran

Area of Expertise:

• Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility

Professional Experience:

1. 23 years professional experience
• 18 of these 23 were on Chemicals management with special reference to phase out and substitution through the Montreal Protocol
• Work closely with the Compliance Assistance Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme at the global, sub – regional and national levels to innovate & implement adaptation strategies to fulfill commitments and sustain market advantages &
• Am a Member – Planning Commission Working Group on Natural Resources Management – Government of India towards the 12th 5 – year Plan 2011.

2. Proficient in compliance mechanisms of multilateral agreements with special reference to chemicals substitution and cleaner production twinning climate and local environmental benefits.

3. Two doctoral degrees in the areas of microbial and chemical ecology (Sri Sathya Sai University and University of Madras)
• Proficient in assessment of chemical signaling and response strategies dominant in insect – plant interactions.

4. Degree in Law (Gujarat University) to comprehend legal aspects of compliance and chemicals management

5. Represented in several national and international forums on environmental management.

6. 50 years of age and always at the helm of affairs in the teams I have worked with and led. Not a job hopper and want to grow substantively and substantially in the fields of
• Chemicals management, substitution and technology transfer at the global and regional levels & Mitigation and adaptation with respect to climate change impacts management.
• Corporate Social Responsibility based on industry leadership