<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;">INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR</span></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;">Ramakrishnan
Mathanagopal from Coimbatore, India was elected to serve a two-year term as
a&nbsp;</span></div><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;">director of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 104th International
Convention, June 24</span></div></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">through
June 28, 2022. Director Mathanagopal is an industrialist with 30 years of
experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">He
is currently managing a unit that manufactures specialty plastics and is also a
property consultant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Inspired
by the service that Lions were carrying out throughout his community, he became
a&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">member
in in 1991 after joining the Coimbatore Industrial Estate Lions Club, where he
still&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">serves
today. He has held a number of offices within the association including
multiple district&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">SightFirst
coordinator, multiple district Sight Preservation, Awareness and Action
Chairperson ,&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">multiple
district leadership coordinator and associate editor of Lion-India Magazine.
Director&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Mathanagopal,
has conducted over 250 leadership programs for Lions and trained more
than&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">10,000
Lions. He has served as a leadership trainer at multiple leadership institutes
and vice&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">district
governors/DGE schools. Additionally, he is LCIP certified.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">In
recognition of his service to the association, he has received numerous awards
including<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">multiple
International President’s Awards, International President’s Leadership Awards
and&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">International
President’s Certificates of Appreciation. He is also a Progressive Melvin
Jones&nbsp;Fellow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">In
addition to his Lions activities, Director Mathanagopal is active in numerous
professional and&nbsp;community organizations.</span></p></div></div>