Owen Somasundaram(Soma)

Wife – Monica

Children – Omar and Judith

Phone: +91 9445390820; +91 44 45544092

Email: owenjosephs1@gmail.com

1971 – 1980 – Graduated from Loyola College in 1976 majoring in Commerce. Joined Andhra Bank as a Probationary Officer in Feb 1977 and worked in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Married on 21st April 1979 to Monica.

1981-1990 – Blessed with my son Omar on 23rd Dec 1981. Completed my banking professional qualification i.e. CAIIB (Certificated Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers) in 1981 and promoted to the Deputy Manager Cadre. Worked in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. Received the “Chairman’s Club Excellence Award’ for reaching all parameters in branch banking in 1990.

1991-2000 – Worked in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamilnadu and Odisha. Promoted to the Senior Manager Cadre in 1992. Blessed with my daughter Judith on 25th Nov 1995. Received an award for “Best Credit Management” in 1998.

2001-2010 – Worked in the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu. My Son got married in 2008 to Priya.

2011-2020 – Retired from Andhra Bank in May 2014. Joined Global Media Outreach (an online ecumenical missionary organization based in Plano, Texas) in May 2012 as a ‘Volunteer Online Missionary’. Accepted additional responsibilities as a ‘Community Leader’ in Dec 2012, ‘Training Community Leader’ in 2013, ‘India-Manager’ and thereafter ‘Team Leader-South Asia’ in 2014. Functioning as a ‘Global Mentor’ since May 2018. Made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Egypt) in May 2019. Met Russell Lowe, Ashok Balaram and Adrian Royen at Gordon Vanspall’s funeral in 2014 and decided to form our St Mary’s email group and thereafter the Whatsapp group.

May God shower his abundant blessings on all our classmates and their families!