The company is led under the Chairmanship of Mr.
B.N. Kalyani. Mr. B.N. Kalyani is also the Chairman and Managing
Director of Bharat Forge Ltd. Born on 7 January 1949, Mr. Kalyani is a
Mechanical Engineer from the Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences,
Pilani, Rajasthan. He also has an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, USA.
Mr. B.N. Kalyani is also the Chairman of USD 1.5 Billion, Kalyani Group.
The Kalyani Group is one of the leading Industrial Houses in India, having
core businesses in Steel and Steel based products, Forgings and Automotive
Components.
The Kalyani Group has joint ventures with world leaders, which include
Meritor Automotive, USA; Carpenter Technology Corporation, USA; Hayes
Lemmerz, USA/Germany. In addition, Group companies have technical collaborations
with several of the leading companies in the world.
Mr. Kalyani has represented the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
on its various regional committees and is currently a member of the CII
National Council.
Mr. Kalyani is associated with several other institutions. He is the
founding Chairman of the Governing Board of the Indian Institute of Management,
Indore, Vice President of Maratha Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture,
Pune, Member of the Executive Committee of the India Education Initiative,
Chairman of the Pratham Pune Education Foundation and a former Chairman
of American Society of Metals.
Mr. Kalyani is also a member of the World Economic Forum, Switzerland
and the Common Wealth Business Council U.K. Mr. Kalyani’s contributions
to industry have been recognised through various awards which include
the award received from FIE Foundation in 1991.
Mr. Kalyani is also recipient of the Prestigious National Press Award,
1995