Hatch Works (Pvt) Ltd
Co-Founder
M s jeevan Gnanam
Jeevan strives to be an entrepreneurial idea generator like his grandfather late Mr. A. Y. S Gnanam, founder of St. Anthony’s Group (SA Group). SA Group is one of the oldest and largest conglomerates which pioneered industrialization in Sri Lanka by manufacturing textiles, building materials, plastic products, industrial fasteners, cement, fiber cement and corrugated roofing sheets.
Jeevan is the visionary behind Sri Lanka’s first operational IT Park – Orion City, home to some of the world’s leading IT firms. Since its inception in 2008, Orion City has experienced steady growth and has achieved it's goal of 1Mn square feet facility by 2020.
He also serves as the CEO of Anton one of the largest plastic manufacturers in the country. His commitment and dedication to innovation and quality has embedded Anton as a trusted leader in the hearts of the Sri Lankan people. Anton throughout it’s history for six decades has spearheaded many firsts in plastics manufacturing in Sri Lanka and now leads the way in sustainable development.
Providence founded by Jeevan and his brother in 2007 serves as a web application development company. This has now grown to include Providence BPO. His latest venture SAKS (SA Knowledge Services), incorporated in 2012 now offers customized and flexible outsourcing solutions in financial services, research & analytics and legal process outsourcing.
Jeevan Gnanam is a mentor and facilitator for entrepreneurial development for youth in Sri Lanka. He is active member of SLASSCOM and helps in many initiatives driven by the Entrepreneurship and Marketing Forum. Jeevan Gnanam is a founder member of the Lanka Angel Network, which targets Sri Lankan entrepreneurs and companies and helps them to grow by providing venture capital and mentorship.
Specialties: Business management, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Economist, web development, web 2.0, AJAX, innovation, php, java, mysql, J2ME, J2EE, ruby, rails, linux, flex, flash,