Kirloskar Pneumatic Co. Ltd. (KPCL) announced the re-appointment of K. Srinivasan as Managing Director of the company, with effect from October 26, 2023.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors of Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited (“the Company”) in their meeting held on April 27, 2023 have accorded its approval for re-appointment of Mr. K. Srinivasan (DIN 00088424) as the Managing Director of the Company, with effect from October 26, 2023 to March 31, 2026 subject to the approval of the Members.”
Before joining the Company, he was the Managing Director of Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI) a part of the Murugappa Group. Srinivasan began his career in 1980 with brief stints at Widia India Limited and Philips India Ltd. In 1983, he joined Wendt India Ltd where he was instrumental in turning around the company and finally bringing it into the Cumi fold. Since taking over as Managing Director in 2005, he has grown Cumi from a leading Indian abrasive company to a global player with major operations in Russia, China, South Africa, Australia and Thailand.
He was ranked as the Most Valuable CEO of mid-sized companies in India in 2012. He was in the Boards of Volzhsky Abrasives Ltd, Murugappa Morgan Thermal Ceramics, Wendt India Ltd, Sterling Abrasives Ltd, Foskor Zirconia Pte SA, Cumi Australia, China and the US.
Srinivasan is a Mechanical Engineer from REC Surathkal and has attended several Executive Development I Leadership Programmes at global institutions.
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