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Sanoj (OJ) Dhamindranath
President / CEO
Sanoj (OJ) Dhamindranath
President / CEO
With over 20 years of progressive executive management experience, Sanoj oversees the execution of Ploutus Group’s mission, vision, and strategy. He leads the overall financial and operational direction of the Group, while managing key client relationships and spearheading initiatives in sectors including finance, construction and infrastructure, technology, oil and gas, renewable energy, mobile telecommunications, commodity trading, food distribution, consultancy services, mining, precious metals, health, travel, and tourism. Known as “OJ,” Sanoj has held significant roles in both private and publicly traded companies. His business ventures extend beyond the USA to the African and Asian continents, as well as the Caribbean islands.
Throughout his career, Sanoj has built an extensive network of investors, business leaders, attorneys, banks, and technology partners. He is committed to developing projects that impact lives, reduce poverty, and combat disease, focusing on creating a legacy for future generations. Originally from Sri Lanka, Sanoj inherited the entrepreneurial spirit from his family and ventured into business at a young age. Upon immigrating to the United States, he embarked on a multifaceted career that began in business and finance, gradually expanding into infrastructure development. His entrepreneurial journey further evolved with ventures in gold trading, small-scale mining, and large infrastructure projects across Asia and Africa. Sanoj’s portfolio also includes notable involvement in U.S. government contracting within the IT space, where he leveraged technology to drive efficiency and innovation. As the driving force behind Ploutus Group, he is currently leading the group towards an IPO, offering his investment expertise and strategic leadership across diverse verticals.
Luis Vega
Director - Special Projects
Luis Vega
Director - Special Projects
Luis has extensive experience in business development and sales. As an executive he has built and maintained critical relationships, obtained and managed billions of dollars worth of government and corporate security contracts in the US and abroad. With an MBA in International Business and an MPM from Regis University, he also sits on several intelligence boards across the spectrum of National security for the US and other nations. Luis has controlled multimillion-dollar annual budgets; efficiently selecting, negotiating and purchasing security/protection contracts for equipment and services dealt with a wide range of vendors and obtained the best quality at the least cost. Apart from having served in the US military, he has also been a senior inspector and sheriff, has planned protection duties for multiple automobile and media companies and worked under several other intelligence agencies in the United States. Mr. Vega strives to aid clients in strengthening growth efforts in corporate and government security programs and to extend the knowledge of business ownership, risk, process, expert training instruction and facilitation.
Naveen Weeraseena
Director - Business Development
Naveen Weeraseena
Director - Business Development
Mike Piple
Director
Mike Piple
Director
With an illustrious career spanning over 25 years, Mahendra Piple is a results-driven executive with a track record of success across diverse industries. His expertise lies at the intersection of Information Technology, Healthcare, and Real Estate Services, where he has built and led successful businesses. Having held key leadership roles in various start-ups, Mike is no stranger to the challenges of building and scaling businesses.
His success in these ventures is attributed to a multifaceted skill set. Mahendra has consistently driven revenue growth through strategic sales initiatives, building high-performance sales teams, and fostering lasting client relationships. Driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, Mike Piple envisions contributing to the continued success of organizations by leveraging his wealth of experience. His mission is to lead teams towards achieving strategic objectives, fostering innovation, and creating sustainable value for clients and stakeholders.
Naveen Vavilala
Director
Naveen Vavilala
Director
A dynamic and dedicated professional with a proven track record in Information Technology, Real Estate, Syndication, Project Management, and Real Estate Development. Over two decades of experience driving successful projects and ventures from inception to completion. Committed to delivering excellence, maximizing ROI, and creating lasting value through strategic planning and execution.
Sanoj (OJ) Dhamindranath
CEO, Ploutus Holdings LLC
Sanoj (OJ) Dhamindranath
CEO, Ploutus Holdings LLC
“OJ” has over 20 years of progressive executive management experience. He oversees the execution of Ploutus’ mission, vision, and strategy for the group of companies. In addition to leading the overall financial and operational direction of the Group, he manages key client relationships and leads select endeavors in the areas of building, construction, infrastructure development, technology, renewable energy, mobile telecommunication. commodity trading, food distribution, and consultancy services. His business portfolio includes:
- Ploutus Holdings LLC, USA – Holding Company
- Transform Construction Inc. – General Contractors
- Baily Distributors LLC – Food Distributor
- M-Power, LLC – Health Care
- Ploutus Holdings Ghana, Ltd. – Investment Company in Ghana
- Ploutus Holdings Lanka, Ltd. – Investment Company in Sri Lanka
- Ploutus Travels, LLC – UAE IATA Agency
- Ploutus Oil & Gas Nigeria, Ltd. – Oil/ Gas Company in Nigeria
- Boussard USA, LLC/ Boussard Oil & Gas, Ltd. – Oil/ Gas Company
- Optima Mining, Ltd. – Gold Mining in Uganda
- Ploutus Holdings Guinea, Ltd. – Investment Company in Guinea
- Goldway Precious Metal Trading, LLC – Precious Metal Trading Company in Dubai
Ploutus International Investment LLC – Finance and Infrastructure company in Dubai OJ has held senior-level operating roles in both private and publicly traded companies with extensive hands-on experience in management, business leadership, as well as working with several Board of Directors, banks, and attorneys. Over the years he has developed a good network of investors, business leaders, and technology partners to his network.
OJ is focused on impacting future generations by developing projects that impact lives, reduce poverty, and combat disease.
OJ is a successful executive with over two decades of corporate experience focused on emerging growth situations, leadership development, and mergers and acquisitions. He has extended his business endeavors outside of the USA to the African & Asian continent and the Caribbean islands.
OJ is extremely motivated and equipped to address problems and seize realistic opportunities with capability, courage, and confidence.
Naveen Weeraseena
Director, Business Development
Naveen Weeraseena
Director, Business Development
A high-impact professional leader with over 25 years of management experience and strengths in project management, business analysis, finance & budgeting, and ulti-domain knowledge. Naveen has a dedication to success and has proven leadership skills, out of the box thinking, people management, and client relationship skills. Naveen is currently involved in:
- Ploutus Holdings LLC, USA – Holding Company
- Transform Energy LLC – Renewable Energy
- Ploutus Holdings Ghana, Ltd. – Investment Company in Ghana
- Ploutus Holdings Lanka, Ltd. – Investment Company in Sri Lanka
- Ploutus Travels, LLC – UAE IATA Agency
- Ploutus Trading LLC, UAE – General Trading
- Ploutus International Investment LLC – Finance & Infrastructure company in Dubai
- Ploutus International Investment LLC – Finance and Infrastructure company in Dubai.
Naveen has worked for some of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka and held management positions as the Head of IT Group Infrastructure at John Keells Holding Limited, Head of Information Communication Technology at Finlays Colombo PLC, and Account / Project Manager at Virtusa Corporation. He has also worked for British Telecom in London, UK. Naveen has over 25 years of experience in the information technology field, as a Software developer using Account / Project Manager platforms, and in areas such as IT infrastructure, data & VOIP networks, IT security systems, and centralized & decentralized server management. Since 2006, Naveen has been involved in Project Management, ERP Implementation, VMware, MS Office 365, Data Centers, and 24×7 onsite/Offshore Server maintenance support.
Naveen also has experience in server virtualization using VMware, cloud computing with MS office 365, ERP implantation, Development of data centers and disaster recovery planning, customer software development, and enterprise development of website, firewalls, WAN, LAN &VLAN’s.”
Working for group companies with multi-sector businesses and designing and being involved in business process reengineering, Naveen has also gathered in-depth knowledge of many business sectors.
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