Dr. V Krishnamurthy (Founder)

Dr V. Krishnamurthy is the Former Chairman and CEO of The Steel Authority of India and Bharat Heavy Electricals and Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Maruti Udyog Limited. He was the Chairman of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), holding the rank of a Cabinet Minister in the Government of India between 2004 to 2014. Among other positions, he has served as Member, Planning Commission and Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Industry. He has been Chairman of IIM Bangalore and Ahmedabad, IIT- New Delhi, Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, Centre for Organization Development Hyderabad and Chairman of the Technology Information, Forecasting Assessment Council. He was the Chancellor of Central University, Tiruvarur and The Indian Maritime University, Chennai. He is currently the President of Dr. V. Krishnamurthy Educational Foundation, Tiruchirappalli which manages the 100 year old National College at Tiruchirappalli. He has been decorated with many honours, the more important among them being the PADMA SHRI in 1973, PADMA BHUSHAN in 1986, PADMA VIBHUSHAN in 2007 and THE GRAND CORDON OF THE ORDER OF THE RISING SUN by the Government of Japan in 2009.