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Neelkantha

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Mentoring Executives Through Change, Crisis, and Opportunity

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About Neelkantha

At Neelkantha, we support senior leaders through strategic advisory and executive coaching, empowering them to lead transformational change, align with purpose, and elevate organisational performance.


Advisory Services
Neelkantha offers tailored advisory support in the following key domains:


  • CFO Advisory Services
    Enhancing financial leadership, strategy, and decision-making to support enterprise growth and resilience.
     
  • Finance Leadership Transformation
    Developing next-generation finance leaders to navigate change, drive performance, and create strategic value.
     
  • Sustainability Strategy & ESG Integration
    Embedding ESG principles into core strategy, reporting, and operations for long-term stakeholder value.
     
  • Entrepreneurial Growth & Governance
    Guiding founders and high-growth ventures on scaling sustainably, structuring


Executive Mentor and Coaching Services
Neelkantha provides transformative mentoring and coaching experiences tailored to the evolving needs of modern leaders:


  • C-Suite Leadership Coaching (CEO, COO, CFO)
    Empowering senior executives to lead with clarity, agility, and strategic foresight in complex environments.
     
  • ESG Leadership & Purpose-Driven Strategy
    Coaching leaders to integrate environmental, social, and governance principles into authentic, purpose-led leadership.
     
  • Self-Realisation & Conscious Leadership
    Supporting personal transformation through deep awareness, inner alignment, and conscious decision-making.
     
  • Leadership Styles & Development
    Enhancing leadership effectiveness by identifying personal leadership styles and evolving adaptive leadership capabilities.
     
  • Occupational Burnout & Resilience
    Helping leaders recognise stress patterns, build sustainable resilience, and maintain high performance without burnout.


 

Neelkantha -  the name given to Lord Shiva after he consumed the deadly poison Halahala for the well-being of all living beings — symbolizes selfless courage and truth.

Lord Shiva is the eternal embodiment of truth, transformation, and universal balance.


About me - Jay Atara

With over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury, leadership, and sustainability, I’ve had the privilege of guiding organisations through transformation, growth, and challenge. As a CFO, I’ve led cross-functional teams across finance, governance, treasury, operations, HR, and IT—developing strategies that deliver strong commercial outcomes and long-term value.


My career has been shaped by leading through times of uncertainty—from the global financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve restructured teams, resolved complex legacy issues, and built high-performing cultures rooted in trust, accountability, and purpose. Over the past decade, I’ve led more than £1 billion in debt financing, including sustainability-linked loans, while managing diverse and complex investor relationships.


In recent years, my work has been deeply shaped by a commitment to ESG and the belief that profitability and sustainability can—and must—coexist. I’ve also served as a non-executive director for several NGOs and charities, broadening my contribution beyond the corporate world.

I focus on building efficient, insight-driven finance functions that are fully aligned with the broader business model. For me, financial literacy is a leadership essential—and cash flow remains at the centre of business resilience and strength.


What ultimately drives me is purpose. I am guided by the values of truth, authenticity, service, and inner conscience—inspired by my spiritual devotion to Lord Shiva, the embodiment of transformation and balance.


My mission is clear: to serve and uplift people, and to help nurture and protect our planet through conscious, values-based leadership.


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CEO @ Stawi, Zanzibar

NED | CEO | CFO | Cofounder @ Alexander Rosse, UK

NED | CEO | CFO | Cofounder @ Alexander Rosse, UK

'Working with Jay has been nothing short of transformative, both on a personal and professional level'

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NED | CEO | CFO | Cofounder @ Alexander Rosse, UK

NED | CEO | CFO | Cofounder @ Alexander Rosse, UK

NED | CEO | CFO | Cofounder @ Alexander Rosse, UK

'Colleagues like Jay are a rare breed. Leadership, team worker, high integrity and intelligence are just a few of the words that describe him'

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