Our People

1. Dr. Muhammed Majeed,Founder
2. Rajesh Kumar,Chief Executive Officer
3. Nirupama Rao,Deputy Chief Executive Officer
4. Manoj Kumar,Deputy Chief Executive Officer
5. Shaheen Majeed,Director

Dr. Muhammed Majeed

Founder

Dr. M.Majeed, M.S, Ph.D is the visionary behind Sami Direct. After obtaining B.Pharm from College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trivandrum Medical College, Dr. Majeed went to US in 1975 to pursue MS in Pharmacy and Ph.D in Industrial Pharmacy. He worked with some of the major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Carter Wallace. As a young student Dr. Majeed yearned not only to pursue research in science, but also to give a meaningful face to the results of such research through his entrepreneurial spirit.

Over the past 2 decades the organization has become a global conglomerate in health science spread across USA, Japan, Europe, Australia, China, Middle East, South Africa, South America and India.

The group includes an R&D facility - SAMI LABS at Bangalore, a state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary division pursing diverse fields of research with over 120 Scientists which focuses its efforts towards creating effective and safe products. The six highly advanced, state-of-the-art manufacturing units, which adhere to the strictest quality and safety norms ensures the highest quality of products are being rolled out.

Today, Sami Group holds a strong intellectual property portfolio with several US and International Patents to its credit apart from awards and recognitions world-wide.

Dr. Majeed was one of the pioneering Indians who introduced the concept of Ayurveda to the west. As a consequence of his relentless efforts, the group boasts of over 69 US & International patents as on December 2011. He has won numerous awards and recognitions world-wide; some of them are: -

• Daniel B. Stateman Award for Distinguished Alumni from Long Island University in 2010
• Distinguished Alumni Award of Trivandrum Medical College from Hon. Vayalar Ravi, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs in 2010
• Certificate of Excellence for Exports from the Union Minister of Textiles Mr. Shankar Singh Vaghela in the presence of Smt. Pratibha Patil, The President of India
• Prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2004 to Americans of diverse origins to recognize their leadership, commitment and service to their own ethnic group and to American society
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Kerala Association of New Jersey
• Certificate of Honour for Export Achievement from Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, The President of India in 1997
• National Award for Quality Products from Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, The President of India in 1994

The famous book STEPPING OUT OF THE BRAIN DRAIN illustrates Dr. Majeed's Achievements & Contributions :

"The example of Sabinsa illustrates how a process that starts with what is certainly in some sense an immediate loss - the departure of a talented national can in the end redound to the benefit of the original homeland as well as benefit the new home and indeed the world. And it is a process that is by no means rare." - Authors : Michele R.Pistone and John J.Hoeffne

Rajesh Kumar

Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Rajesh Kumar is responsible for Sami Direct's India Operations.

Prior to joining Sami Direct in 2010, Mr. Rajesh held several senior executive positions at Major Health care giants like Herbalife and Elken International etc. He also worked with top FMCG multinationals including Colgate Palmolive, Unilever Arabia and Gillette in India as well as overseas.

His 20 years of vast experience included key assignments in manufacturing, product development, Operations, Legal and compliance, marketing, sales and business development.

He received a B.Tech from Regional Engineering College, Bhopal.

Nirupama Rao

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Nirupama has over 16 years of Professional Experience in Marketing & Sales in diverse catagories including Cosmetics, Home Care & Personal Care, Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Pharmaceuticals across the country.

She is a BSc graduate in Microbiology from Mumbai University with an additional post graduate Diploma in Medical Lab Techniques. She also has a MBA degree in International Business with specialization in Marketing from Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune. She has previously worked in Marketing with other high profile Direct Selling companies.

As a part of Sami Direct Team, she will spearhead the marketing strategy, marketing mix, plan development and overall direction for the new cosmetic brand for the company. She will be involved in defining the short term and long term strategic product launch plans to competitively position the company, beauty product portfolio, the career opportunity and the organisation brand in a highly competitive market place.

Manoj Kumar

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Manoj Kumar has over 24 years of professional experience in diverse industries. He held middle and senior Management positions in Central Government, Semi-Government and Public Limited organisations over 11 years. Attracted by the potential of the industry he started his career in Network Marketing as a distributor in the year 2000. His professional experience helped him building a huge team and great success in Network Marketing in a record time. As a leader he has grass-root level experience in all the aspects of Network Marketing. He has experience in building distributor support system in Network Marketing. He is a motivational trainer and has done thousands of trainings and seminars for various groups of people.

As the Deputy CEO of Sami Direct he will lead the Business Development Activities along with other administerial responsibilities. He will be mentoring the distributor leaders to set up a systematic approach for building their own professional teams in Sami Direct.

Shaheen Majeed

Director

Shaheen Majeed, who is also the Marketing Director of Sabinsa, knows the company from the ground up. When he was just 17 years old, Shaheen began in the warehouse of Sabinsa, the company his father founded in 1988, followed by a stint in customer service. He then handled a variety of sales positions, which included Tri-State region sales, California Sales Manager, and Latin American Business Development, a responsibility he still handles in addition to his role as Marketing Director. Shaheen has also managed Contract Manufacturing, been Cosmetic Marketing Manager and Executive Assistant to the CEO. He is also spearheading the company’s expansion of their functional foods offerings.

In his spare time Shaheen earned a BA in Economics from Rutgers University, NJ and an MBA in Business Management from Keller Management School, CA. Additional Certificates from Executive MBA courses & schools attended includes:

• Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines, 2001: Family Owned Business
• Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India, 2005: Marketing Strategies in a Competitive Environment
• Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India, 2005: Strategic Thinking & Implementation

In February 2009 Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine names him one of 40 under 40 notable members of the industry. In March 2009 Shaheen was elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Herbal Products Association.