ABT’s Shankar Vanavarayar elected as Chairman, Srivats Ram of Wheels India is Vice Chairman
Shankar Vanavarayar, Executive Director, ABT Industries Ltd, Coimbatore has been elected as Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu State Council for the year 2023-24. Shankar has been closely associated with CII and was the Vice-Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu State Council in 2022-23 and Chairman of the CII Family Business Network Next Gen Committee. He was also the National Chairman of CII’s Young Indians in 2011-2012.
Shankar is the President of Kumaraguru Institutions and Executive Director, ABT Industries Ltd (A part of Sakthi group). He has done his MBA from Cardiff University, UK, and PG diploma in International Educational Management from The University of Leeds, UK.
He founded the Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator, the Forge Accelerator. He is a fellow of The Aspen Global Leadership Network, and the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship. Being passionate about the art, architecture, culture, and heritage of India, Shankar established The Vanavarayar Foundation.
Srivats Ram, Managing Director, Wheels India Ltd, Chennai has been elected as Vice Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu State Council for the year 2023-24.
An active member of CII, Srivats Ram is a member of board of Sundaram Finance Ltd, Sundaram Finance Holdings Ltd and India Motor Parts & Accessories Ltd and Board of Trichur Sundaram Santhanam & Family Private Ltd, Axles India Ltd and Sundaram Composite Structures Private Ltd. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Sundaram Hydraulics Ltd and WIL Car Wheels Ltd. He has done his MBA from Case Western Reserve University, USA.