Mr. Haneefa is the founder chairman of OCEA who is in the seafood wholesaling business over 25 years in Bangalore. After achieving success in his business he wanted to take it further into the hospitality industry. OCEA is the brain child of Mr. Haneefa.

OCEA International Managing director Aride is a post graduate from visvesvaraya Technological University, He has worked with HCL Technologies for 2 years before finding his true calling in the vision laid by his father known as OCEA INTERNATIONAL.