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 is the President of Kumaraguru Institutions and Executive Director, ABT Industries Ltd (A part of the Sakthi group). In CII he held various roles including National Chairman of CII’s Young Indians in 2011-2012, Vice-Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu State 2022-23 and Chair of the CII Family Business Network Next Gen Committee.
He founded the Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator, the Forge Accelerator. 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.
Srivats Ram is a member of the 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.
Previously he held the position of President of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) during 2010-11 and Chairman of the ACMA Centre for Technology (ACT) from 2012 – 2018.
