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PROFILE

Kumar Muthalagappan OBE was appointed to the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) at its creation by Parliament in February 2006 and holds responsibility within the Audit, Finance, and Remuneration Committees.

 

He joined the Board of VisitBritain in March 2002 and chairs the Audit Committee. He was awarded an OBE in the 2009 New Year's honours list for services to tourism and hospitality.

 

Kumar is a Chartered Accountant and practised in the areas of audit, tax and corporate finance with KPMG from 1983 to 1996.

 

Kumar graduated from the University of Warwick in 1983 and began his term as a lay member of the University Council in August 2007. He is involved in Committees dealing with Nominations, Honorary Graduates, and the appointment of the University Chancellor.

 

He became the Deputy Chairman of the of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the "CBSO" in 2007 and is primarily involved in a outward looking capacity for the Orchestra.

 

Kumar has recently been appointed to the Board of Advantage West Midlands to serve a three year term from December 2009.

 

He formed Pearl Hotels in 1994, a themed hotel and specialist restaurant group which has developed the premium brands of Georgetown Restaurants, Coconut Lagoon Restaurants, Peacock Hotels, the Grand Hotel and Colwick Hall Hotel operating in London, Kenilworth, Nottingham, and Stratford-upon-Avon.

 

Between 2000 and 2004, Kumar was on the Boards of The Belgrade Theatre, where he was involved with the redevelopment of this historic theatre and Heart of England Tourist Board, where he was involved with regional tourism

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