CIARA CORPORATION is a Marketing & Strategic Business Services company based in Toronto, Canada. Our focus is to provide entrepreneurs and small & medium enterprises with fresh ideas for growing their businesses.
Founded in 2005, Ciara Corporation specializes in Internet, mobile and social media marketing, strategic consulting and business development.
The team at Ciara Corporation brings together a unique blend of creativity, entrepreneurial success and global experience across a wide range of industries. This gives us the ability to not only come up with ideas that work, but also the experience and skill set to ensure that ideas are effectively executed translating into tangible bottom-line results.
Our Team
Andrew Srinarayan, B.Com, MBA
Executive Consultant
Andrew is a marketing specialist and entrepreneur. Since 1987, he has worked with leading global Information Technology corporations in senior marketing and business development positions based in India, Dubai (UAE), Sultanate of Oman and Germany prior to moving to Canada in 2005 and setting up Ciara Corporation.
He is a creative and strategic thinker with the ability to persist with new ideas and concepts and embrace new tools. His ability to formulate strategy through creative and innovative thinking and effectively execute the strategy has created significant value for multi-national corporations and start-up companies he had worked for in his 20+ year career.
He has a proven track record in building new businesses and delivering breakthrough performance for information technology, financial services, manufacturing and service companies demonstrating strong expertise in initiating, developing and managing critical business and sales initiatives including marketing and product development, product management, distribution and channel management.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Leicester, UK and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Calicut, India.
Andrew is specialized in Internet marketing solutions and technologies and advises clients with strategy for leveraging the Internet to grow their business exponentially.
Pattabi (Pat) Raman
Advisor - Trade & Project Finance, International Business
Pat Raman, with a 35 year career in international banking and finance, brings a wealth of expertise and a profound knowledge of international markets, having lived and worked in India, South East Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.
A strategic thinker with an abiding interest in international trade, he has successfully assisted client corporations with their business strategy, innovative financing solutions and business issues in diverse markets.
Pat Raman is currently the Founder & President of Navagatik Consulting – a company specializing in helping Canadian companies navigate the complex terrain of business development, market entry, partnering, structuring and outsourcing initiatives with companies in India and vice-versa.
As Board member of the Indo-Canadian, Indo-Italian and Indo-EU Chambers of Commerce in India, he has actively provided support to companies and foreign trade delegations from Europe and Canada to India and from India to Canada. As Executive Director of TiE Toronto from 2005-2008, he has been involved with supporting and organizing sector focused business delegations to and from India.
Commencing his banking career in 1967, he worked in India and South East Asia for 8 years gaining valuable experience in the major centers of commerce and trade. Moving to the UK in 1975, he worked for 3 years with a British corporate group in Africa and the U.K., in project finance and trade, managing companies engaged in the infrastructure supply sector.
Returning to international banking, with Banca Intesa (formerly Banca Commerciale Italiana), a leading European Bank he served for over 24 years, holding challenging assignments in Europe, Asia and Canada, focused on foreign trade, project and corporate finance.
Stanley Furtado
Advisor - Advertising, Media & Communications
In a career spanning almost 15 years, Stan has worked in tier-one global and boutique advertising agencies in India, the Middle East and Canada. With the experience of working on some of the largest global brands as well as national retail brands, Stan brings in a systematic and logical approach to branding and marketing communications, backed with precise strategic, tactical and execution plans.
Stan is the Founder and President of Symbiosis Communications Inc. – a Toronto based communications company specializing in advertising, media and communications strategy and fulfillment services. His solutions mindset and acquired skills are vital to ensure the right message is delivered to the target audience, at the right time with creativity, insight, relevance and impact. These elements have delivered time and time again to make his clients’ products and services succeed in today’s marketplace.
Stan has worked on FMCG, packaged consumer goods, pharmaceutical, financial, airline, auto, telecommunications and other industries. With over 9 years in DDB (Dubai), Stan has handled global brands/accounts such as Tropicana (PepsiCo.), LifeScan Inc (Johnson and Johnson), HSBC Credit Cards, MasterCard, Novartis Pharma Services, among many more.
Stan’s range of expertise includes product launch, developing brands and market share, maintaining #1 market positions, awareness campaigns, promotions, line extensions and other campaign objectives. His work in Canada includes mainstream and multicultural marketing to South Asian, Filipino, Caribbean and other communities.
