Team
Fortes Education is spearheaded by an inspired Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team committed to bringing the best global practices in education to the Fortes schools.
Mrs. Shakuntala Mankani
Founder
Mrs. Veena Vaswani
Co-Founder
Mr. Sanjay Mankani
Chairman & Managing Director of Fortes Education
Mr. Ajay Mankani
Vice Chair & Executive Director of Fortes Education
Mrs. Katrina Mankani
Divisional Head & Managing Director of Sunmarke School; Director of Positive Education at Fortes Education; & Managing Director of Jumeirah International Nurseries
Mrs. Devika Mankani
Divisional Head & Managing Director of Regent International School & Chief Positive Psychologist of Fortes Education
Dr. Neil Hopkin, FRSA
Director of Education of Fortes Education
Mr. Nicholas Rickford
Executive Leadership Team & Principal of Sunmarke School
Mr. Jan Stipek
Executive Leadership Team & Principal of Regent International School
Mrs. Samina Khanyari
General Manager of Jumeriah International Nurseries
Mr. David Williams
Executive Leadership Team & Vice Principal & Head of Primary of Regent International School
Mr. Tariq Bell
Executive Leadership Team & Head of Secondary of Sunmarke School
Ms. Andrea Higgins
Executive Leadership Team & Head of Primary of Sunmarke School
Mr. Steve Dobson
Executive Leadership Team & Head of Secondary of Regent International School
Pratik Mukhopadhyay
CFO
Rachel Ramchandran
Head of Human Resources
Sumeet Ambegaokar
Head of Marketing, Admissions & Communications
Shiju Parackal
Head of Design & Project Management
Rahul Kochhar
Head of Procurement & Contracts
Manoj Nair
Head of Facilities Management
Sheeraz Ahmed
Head of Software Servcies
