Mano Sabnani is currently Chairman and CEO of Rafflesia Holdings, a company he founded to pursue opportunities in the investment, corporate advisory and media sectors. A well-known activist investor, financial writer and advisor, Mano held senior positions with The Business Times and The Straits Times from 1977 to 1995. He then joined DBS Securities as Director of Research, moving on to other positions within the group. He left DBS Bank to join Corporate Brokers International (CBI) as Executive Director. CBI was focused on nurturing and investing in small, promising companies. He also spent 5 years as the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of daily newspaper TODAY from April 2003.