Icons of Influence Sundar Menon Chairman and Managing Director, Sun Group International Hailing from Thrissur, in Kerala, Sundar Menon has built a multinational conglomerate with operations in the UAE, Qatar and India. Sun Group, established by Menon in the Middle East 33 years ago, has diversified its interests across several sectors. The group’s subsidiaries include Sun Energy, Sun Marine Fuels International, Sun International Trading & Transports, and Sun (India) Homes and Developers. These subsidiaries operate a fleet of ships and road tankers to supply petroleum products to various locations and manage petrol stations worldwide. Menon, as chairman and managing director, has guided the group into diverse areas such as marine fuels trading, offshore bunkering, on-shore fuel transportation, construction, and even the film industry. Beyond his business achievements, Menon was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government, for his service to the country. He manages 30 voluntary non-profit nongovernmental organisations in India, and oversees the Sun Charitable Trust. You might also like Sunil John Dr. Thumbay Moideen Vidya Chhabria Mohan Valrani K. Rajaram Dr. Adnan Chilwan Sanjiv Kakkar Ram Kumar Thota Raghu Malhotra Sunil Kaushal Atif Rahman Amit Jain Rishi Kapoor Vasu Shroff Anil Pillai Bal Krishen Rohit and Sharad Bachani Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Ayesha Depala John Paul Joy Alukkas Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap Snehal and Sunita Hadani Nisha Jagtiani Kunal Kapoor Dino Varkey Ashish Panjabi Joy Alukkas Yogesh Mehta Yusuff Ali M.A. Ravi Pillai Micky Jagtiani Sunny Varkey Sunil Vaswani Shamsheer Vayalil Firoz Merchant Rajen Kilachand Azad Moopen Tony Jashanmal Paras Shahdadpuri Dr. Zulekha Daud Adeeb Ahamed Dhananjay Datar Rizwan Sajan PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Shyam Bhatia