T. V. Ananthanarayanan

Biography

Mr. T. V. Ananthanarayanan is a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Company and was appointed as Director of the Company on January 28, 2008. He holds a Master of Science degree in Biomedical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, and is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. Mr. T. V. Ananthanarayanan is a Trained Behavioural Scientist and Yoga Teacher apart from being an Engineer; He is the founder of the consulting firm "FLAME TAO Knoware"—a team of functional experts all of whom are Behavioural Scientists focusing on Organizational Transformation, Alignment and Optimization; he is one of the founders of Sumedhas Academy for Human Context—a non profit organization focusing on developing behavioral scientists. He is also a founder trustee of The Barefoot Academy of Governance. His consulting experience spans three decades: organization turnarounds, leadership coaching, culture transformations. His clients include TCS, Infosys, Laxmi Machine Works, ITC and the Murugappa Group. He pioneered the use of Yoga and Theatre in process work. He has published many papers and four books: "Learning through Yoga", "The Totally Aligned Organization", "Organization Alignment and Development" (co-authored with Gagandeep Singh) and "Leadership Dharma, Arjuna the Timeless Metaphor". His goal is to develop a unique approach to management at a personal level and at an organizational level based on the three streams of his expertise namely, Lean Management, Yoga and Behavioural Sciences.

Research Interest

 Biomedical engineering