Ramanathan Narayanan

Biography

After receiving his “ Honours “ degree in Mechanical Engg from Madras University in 1980, Ramanathan spent his early years in Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur. He then moved over to the earthmoving equipment division of Hindustan Motors/Caterpillar in Chennai and spent 6 years there. Ramanthan then spent his next 19 years in Elgi Equipments at Coimbatore in varied roles that provided depth and breadth of experience in supply chain, manufacturing and marketing. Ramanathan as Vice President and Divisional Head of the automotive equipment business of ELGI was instrumental in taking the division to new heights. Before joining SAN, Ramanathan spent three years as CEO of ICIL, a joint venture between ICC of the US and Crompton Greaves. Besides his bachelors’ degree in Engineering, Ramanathan has a Post Graduate diploma in management. He has also attended advance management programmes on strategic sourcing at IIM, Ahmedabad, general management programmes at Amrita and from the University of Michigan. 

Research Interest

 Engineering