Pagrav Welcomes New Trustees
Pagrav Dance Company is thrilled to welcome Andy Wansell, Sudhir Saseedharan, and Pranav D Yajnik to our Board.
They join current trustees Sanjay Shetty, Anthony Spira, Zena Kukreja and Chair of the Board Eva Martinez.
Meet the new trustees
Andy Wansell
“I am the COO of leading London law firm Harbottle & Lewis who focus on interesting work for interesting people. My role is about strategy design and implementation and helping shape the future of the firm. Being able to help matters to me, and I was honoured to be invited to join the Board of PDC. I hope to be able to offer a different perspective whilst learning from an incredible group of colleagues.”
Sudhir Sasseedharan
As a global business leader, Sudhir is passionate about connecting communities and people to the arts. With a background in Urbanism, Architecture & Real Estate, Sudhir brings fresh perspectives to Pagrav’s mission by connecting contemporary Kathak to new audiences across British society. Having worked globally, including in Germany, China, UAE, Denmark and the UK, Sudhir has a heightened perspective of contemporary Kathak’s potential for impact in globalized communities. Currently Sudhir is the Global Director of Workplace Experience & Real Estate at Tetra Pak and is also a Governor of Harbinger Primary School in the Isle of Dogs in London.
Pranav D Yajnik
Pranav works as a senior employment lawyer in-house at an international media organisation. He has been dancing Kathak for the past twenty years, including a significant period training with Urja. Having attended many workshops and lessons with different teachers, he has developed an interest in the pedagogy of kathak, and independently taught weekly lessons for adults for four years. He has also performed many times, both solo and in a group, in the UK and abroad. Pranav is very happy to be joining the board at such an exciting time for PDC.
