The Chairman

Mr. Vijay R. kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director, Kirloskar Electric Company Ltd has been appointed as Chairperson, Board of Governors, National Institute of Technology, Raipur by Her Excellency, The President of India with effect from May 10, 2011.

Mr. Vijay R. Kirloskar, aged 59, a graduate in Management Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA began his career at Kirloskar Electric in 1974 as an Engineer trainee. In 1977, he returned to the United States to work at Germanium Power Devices Corp. while pursuing a graduate degree at WPI. He returned to Kirloskar Electric in 1979 as manager of electric motor and alternator shops, advancing to president in 1982 and vice chairman and managing director in 1988. Mr. Vijay Kirloskar has served as vice president of the Confederation of Indian Industry ,and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.