The Chairman and Board Members of MCRC
Governance at MCRC
MCRC is governed by its board of governors, which works closely with its research advisory board. These boards consist of eminent scientists, academicians, engineers, industrialists and other professionals who provide guidance and directions for efficient functioning of the Centre.
The Board of Governors
This Board meets at least twice a year to formulate policies, rules & regulations, oversees MCRC's functioning, approves the annual budget and appoints, from time to time, senior members of the management team.
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Mr. M.M. Venkatachalam Chairman, Board of Governors
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Chairman, Parry Agro Industries and Chairman, Shri A.M.M. Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre, Chennai
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Dr. Sukumar Devotta
Member, BoG
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Board Member, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi
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Prof. V. Kalyanaraman
Member, BoG
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Retd. Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai
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Dr. S.S. Pillai
Member, BoG
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Chief Executive Officer, Proklean Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
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Mr. S. Santhana Krishnan
Member, BoG
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Chief Executive, Marine Technologies, Chennai
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Mr. Muthu Murugappan
Member, BoG
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Business Head, Nutraceutical Division, EID Parry (India) Ltd., Chennai
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Mr. K. Raghunandan
Member, BoG
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Chief Executive Officer, Shri A.M.M. Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre, Chennai
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The Research Advisory Board
The Research Advisory Board (RAB) advices on areas of research and development of the products from ideation to development to demonstration. The RAB also sits at least twice a year to review current scientific work, process and product development as well as outreach programmes, sets directions for future work and suggests appropriate applications, solutions and network with other like-minded organizations to help MCRC's partners in progress.
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Dr. Sukumar Devotta Chairman, RAB
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Board Member, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi
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Mr. M.M. Venkatachalam Member, RAB
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Chairman, Parry Agro Industries and Chairman, Shri A.M.M. Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre, Chennai
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Dr. A.V. Balasubramaniam
Member, RAB
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Director, Centre for Indian Knowledge System, Chennai
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Dr. V. Kalyanaraman
Member, RAB
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Retired Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
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Mr. G. Venkataramani
Member, RAB
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Agricultural Communications and Knowledge Sharing Specialist, Chennai
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Dr. S.S. Pillai
Member, RAB
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Chief Executive Officer, Proklean Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
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Mr. Muthu Murugappan
Member, RAB
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Business Head, Nutraceutical Division, EID Parry (India) Ltd., Chennai
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Mr. K. Raghunandan
Member, RAB
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Chief Executive Officer, Shri A.M.M. Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre, Chennai
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Dr. K. K. Sharma
Member, RAB
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Chief Scientist, Shri A.M.M. Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre, Chennai
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