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
