Former SAIL chairman V Krishnamurthy passes away at 97 

By PTI

NEW DELHI: V Krishnamurthy, a former chairman of metal PSU SAIL and Maruti Udyog Ltd (now Maruti Suzuki), handed away on Sunday on the age of 97 in Chennai.

Krishnamurthy handed away at his dwelling in Chennai, considered one of his former colleagues knowledgeable, based on a SAIL assertion.

His final rites will likely be carried out on Monday.

V Krishnamurthy was the chairman of SAIL from 1985 to 1990.

“SAIL family deeply mourns the sad demise of Padma Vibhushan Dr. Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, ex-Chairman, SAIL, on 26th June 2022,” it mentioned.

He was Chairman of many different PSUs additionally, SAIL mentioned.

The idustry veteran had additionally been the chairman of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Maruti Udyog and GAIL.

Maruti Suzuki India chairman R C Bhargava described Krishnamurthy as an impressive chief and a visionary, below whose management the entire of the Maruti Udyog venture was executed, and an entire new Japanese work tradition was launched in India.

On a private entrance, Bhargava mentioned Krishnamurthy was “responsible for my moving from civil services to the industry. Had it not for him I would have remained in administration only.”

TVS chairman Venu Srinivasan mentioned, “Dr.V. Krishnamurthy was my mentor right from the time I started work and right through my entire career. He had an important role to play in helping me build TVS MOTOR company. He was one of the tallest leaders in Indian industry. His contribution to the growth of India was immeasurable.”