Mr. K.M. Mammen, Chairman & Managing Director, MRF Ltd., has been elected Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA), and Mr. Satish Sharma, President (Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa), Apollo Tyres Ltd., Vice Chairman.
Mr. Mammen, the eldest son of the late Founder Chairman of MRF, Mr. K.M. Mammen Mappillai, has held various executive positions in business associations, including as President of the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce. He is currently an executive member on the Board of FICCI and a member on the Board of the Madras Christian College.
Mr. Satish Sharma joined Apollo Tyres in 1997 and took over as Chief – India Operations in 2006 before being redesignated as President for the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa region in early 2014.
Set up in 1975, ATMA is amongst the most active national industry bodies in the country representing the Rs. 50,000-crore automotive tyre industry. Eleven large tyre companies comprising a mix of Indian and international tyre majors and representing over 90 per cent of production of tyres in India are members of the Association. They are Apollo Tyres, Birla Tyres, Bridgestone India, Ceat, Continental India, Goodyear India, JK Tyre & Industries, Michelin, MRF, TVS Tyres and Yokohama.