NON-ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

CAO (Chief Administrative Officer)

Finance Manager

Head of HR & Operations

Head of IT
Mr. Shariq Sayeed
CAO (Chief Administrative Officer)
An alumnus of Doon School, Dehradun, Mr. Shariq Sayeed holds PGDBM (Industrial Relations & Personnel Management), Diploma (Sales & Marketing) and B. Com degrees with 24 years of working experience in multinationals like Hero MotoCorp and HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd. Professional. He has extensive work in fields like General administration, Security Operations, Facility Management and Procurement operations. Growing up on the campus of Doon School, Mr. Sayeed developed a deep love of the outdoors and is a sports enthusiast. He likes playing tennis, badminton, cricket and goes for long-distance cycling. A keen mountaineer, he has participated in various expeditions in Garhwal, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim, and was deputy leader in the All India School Boys Expedition in 1989. He has also worked as the Administration Head at Kasiga School. A people's person, Mr Shariq Sayeed is deeply committed to the community's wellbeing as the Chief Administrative Officer of SBS.
Mr. Sujit Pandey
Finance Manager
A member of the founding team, Mr. Pandey came on board in 2006 to assist the school during the early stages of planning and preparation. With 18 years of professional experience, he is a commerce graduate and an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, has completed an MBA from IMT, Ghaziabad, and is pursuing LLB from CCSU, Meerut. A gifted and talented poet, Mr Pandey writes with wit and humour and his verses are greatly appreciated at all staff functions.
Ms. Kriti Shroff
Head of HR & Operations
Deeply interested in the cultures of institutions as fundamental to strategic direction and change, Ms. Kriti Shroff is a highly collegial thinker. A graduate of English Literature from Kamla Nehru College, Delhi University, reading is one of the many passions of Ms. Shroff. She holds an MBA degree in Human Resources with a specialisation in Organizational Development from Symbiosis, Pune. She has lived and worked in Singapore for nearly 17 years. Though she had the rich experience of working with renowned companies like J C Penny & Michael Page International, in her own words, 'it is the school space and learning that it offers that excites me'. She joined SBS in 2012 in the Human Resource function and has grown to become the Head of H.R. and Operations at SBS. With a certificate in School Management from Harvard Business School Online, Ms. Shroff is keen on developing and improving Learning spaces.
Mr. Diwakar Paliwal
Head of IT
Mr. Diwakar Paliwal is a Science graduate from Bareilly College and holds an MCA degree from U.P. Technical University. With an extensive working experience of 16 years in diverse fields, both in rural and urban setups. A lifelong learner, Mr. Paliwal also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Security from IGNOU, New Delhi, and Certification in Project Management from UPES, Dehradun. He began his career as a software programmer and then went on to Head the I.T. department at The Shri Ram School, New Delhi/Gurgaon, for ten years. He also has experience working in rural areas while with Reliance Industries, leading a team of technical engineers for business support functions. He enjoys travelling and spending quality time with his family and friends.