Raghavan Seetharaman

Raghavan Seetharaman is a former CEO of Doha Bank (DSM:DHBK).^[1][2] He resigned in March 2022 after 15 years as CEO. Set up in 1978, Doha Bank is one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar.^[3][4] In 2015, business magazine Forbes ranked Seetharaman 6th in the Forbes’ Top Indian Leaders in the Arab World.^[5]

Raghavan Seetharaman
Occupation(s)	Former CEO, Doha Bank
Website	http://www.seetharaman.com

Biography

Seetharaman was born and raised in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He received his Bachelor of Commerce from University of Madras and also is a Chartered Accountant and IT systems and Corporate Management specialist.^[6]

Seetharaman started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. After joining Doha Bank as Head of Technology & Operations, he became deputy CEO for Doha Bank 2002. Seetharaman was named CEO in September 2007.^[7] Since then, he has overseen the bank's expansion from its base in Qatar to the UAE, India,^[8] Singapore and China, among others.^[9][10][11]

In 2017, he received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.^[12]

In February 2022, Seetharaman founded the Seetharaman School of Sustainable Development,^[13] a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with a mission to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.  

In 2023, Seetharaman was appointed as a member of the Board of Governors at Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management (SRISIIM).^[14]

Honours

Seetharaman has received PHDs and honours from:

• European University^[15]
• Sri Sri University^[16]
• Washington College^[17]
• European University Foundation - Campus Europae^[18]
• Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon^[19]
• Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management (SRISIIM)^[20]
• Honoured with ‘Best CEO of the Century for Peace and Humanity’ award by ^[21] World Humanitarian Drive WHD^[22] London
• Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award^[23]