{"id":1801,"date":"2026-01-08T07:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/?page_id=1801"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:54:17","slug":"professor-kanes-krishna-rajah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/professor-kanes-krishna-rajah\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Kanes Krishna Rajah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Faculty Profile: Professor Kanes Krishna Rajah -->\n\n<section id=\"faculty-profile\" style=\"padding: 50px 20px; background: #f9f9f9; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\n  <div class=\"container\" style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 30px;\">\n    \n    <!-- Profile Image -->\n    <div class=\"profile-image\" style=\"flex: 1 1 250px; text-align: center;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kanes-Rajah.jpg\" \n           alt=\"Professor Kanes Krishna Rajah\" \n           style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 250px; border-radius: 10px; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <!-- Profile Info -->\n    <div class=\"profile-info\" style=\"flex: 2 1 700px;\">\n      <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #2c3e50;\">Professor Kanes Krishna Rajah<\/h2>\n      <h4 style=\"color: #34495e; margin-top: 5px;\">PhD, MSc, BSc, PGCAP, FHEA, CMgr, FCMI<\/h4>\n      \n      <p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kanes.rajah@gmail.com\">kanes.rajah@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n      <p><strong>Mobile:<\/strong> +44 7375 488 434<\/p>\n      <p><strong>Address:<\/strong> 23 Barn Rise, Wembley Park, London HA9 9NQ<\/p>\n      \n      <hr style=\"margin: 20px 0; border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #ddd;\"\/>\n      \n      <!-- Academic Achievements -->\n      <h3 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Academic Achievements<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>PhD, University of Reading, UK, 1988 \u2013 Thesis: \u201cFractionation of Milk Fat\u201d (EU-funded \u00a3100K)<\/li>\n        <li>MSc, University of Salford, UK, 1984 \u2013 Chemistry\/Chemical Engineering<\/li>\n        <li>BSc (1st Division), Chemistry, University of Salford, UK, 1977<\/li>\n        <li>PGCAP, University of Gloucestershire, 2014 \u2013 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      \n      <h3 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Professional Qualifications<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>CMgr \u2013 Chartered Manager, Chartered Management Institute, 2015<\/li>\n        <li>FCMI \u2013 Fellow, Chartered Management Institute, 2015<\/li>\n        <li>FHEA \u2013 Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2014<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      \n      <h3 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Professional Development &#038; Skills<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>International Dean\u2019s Programme, EFMD, 2009-2010<\/li>\n        <li>Psychometric Assessments: Levels A &#038; B, 2000<\/li>\n        <li>NLP Practitioner &#038; Master Practitioner, INLPTA, 2006 &#038; 2009<\/li>\n        <li>IBM Cynefin Complexity &#038; Sense Making Model \u2013 Accredited Practitioner, 2006<\/li>\n        <li>Advanced Practitioner: Adaptor-Innovator Theory, Occupational Research Centre, UK, 2000<\/li>\n        <li>Graduate: Crosby Total Quality Management, USA, 1989<\/li>\n        <li>Languages: English, Tamil, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      \n      <h3 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Career History<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Executive Director, CEPD London, 2017 \u2013 Present<\/li>\n        <li>Professor, Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Marketing, HR &#038; Multicultural Management, FHM University, Germany, 2015 \u2013 Present<\/li>\n        <li>Visiting Professor, Royal Agricultural University, UK, 2017 \u2013 2020<\/li>\n        <li>External Examiner, University of West of Scotland, UK, 2020 \u2013 Present<\/li>\n        <li>Visiting Professor, Hanyang University Business School, Seoul, South Korea, 2017 \u2013 2020<\/li>\n        <li>Adjunct Professor, Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University, USA, 2006 \u2013 2020<\/li>\n        <li>Dean &#038; Professor, Royal Agricultural University, 2012 \u2013 2017<\/li>\n        <li>Director\/Dean, Business School, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, 2009 \u2013 2012<\/li>\n        <li>Multiple academic and corporate roles, 1977 \u2013 2009<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      \n      <h3 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">Academic Citizenship<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Supervision of multiple PhD students across universities in UK, South Africa, Australia, India<\/li>\n        <li>External Examiner for DBA and PhD programs internationally (2005 \u2013 2024)<\/li>\n        <li>Chief Examiner &#038; Program Examiner: Various MBA, Masters &#038; Undergraduate programs globally<\/li>\n        <li>Leadership &#038; Advisory Roles: University of Jaffna, University of Vavuniya, Eastern University Sri Lanka<\/li>\n        <li>President &#038; Advisor: IPM Society Delhi, RISE UK, British Malaysia Society, Malaysia Government Entrepreneurship Development<\/li>\n        <li>Editorial Board &#038; Advisory Roles: International journals &#038; 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