M S Unnikrishnan

Biography

Mr. M.S. Unnikrishnan, 57, is the Managing Director & CEO of the Company since July 1, 2007. His current term as Managing Director & CEO is from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017. Mr. Unnikrishnan began his career with Thermax after graduating in Mechanical engineering from VNIT, Nagpur in 1982. He is a graduate in Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School, USA. He worked with the EID-Parry group for 5 years as the Head of its Engineering business and with Terrazzo Inc, U.A.E from 1992 to 1997 as its Assistant General Manager. He re-joined Thermax as General Manager in 1997. Since then, he has headed the Waste Management and Absorption Cooling divisions of Thermax. In 2000, he became a member of the newly formed Executive Council. He has also led the human resources function of the Company and spearheaded the transformation initiative of the Company. Under Mr. Unnikrishnan’s leadership, Thermax grew to be a billion dollar company in 2010-11. During the period, Thermax extended its reach through two acquisitions in Europe. It also positioned itself as a leading supplier of power systems and equipment through two joint ventures, one of them for the niche area of supercritical boilers. Mr. Unnikrishnan co-chairs the CII’s National Committee on Industrial Relations. He chairs the Capital Goods Sectoral Skills Council of FICCI. He is a Member of the Development Council appointed by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Undertaking, Government of India since 2009.    

Research Interest

Business Management