Vikram Kirloskar appointed as new CII President

Vikram Kirloskar appointed as new CII President: Details, Profile, Career

Vikram Kirloskar has been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on 6th April 2019.

Also, the CII revealed that Uday Kotak, founder and MD, and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank will be the President-Designate, while TV Narendran, the CEO and MD of Tata Steel will be the Vice President for the period 2019-20.

Vikram Kirloskar has been associated with CII for three decades and has been the chairman of the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance Board since its inception in 2012-13.

Vikram Kirloskar has 24+ years of experience in the business of manufacturing automobiles and auto parts. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited.

Vikram Kirloskar holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA.

Vikram Kirloskar has been Non-Executive Director at Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited since June 2002. Besides, he has been a Director at Kirloskar Proprietary Ltd. since March 2010.

Vikram Kirloskar also served as a Director of Kirloskar Industries Ltd from May 2004 to May 2012. He also serves as the Director of Kirloskar Toyoda Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd., Kirloskar Systems Limited, Kirloskar Theratronics Private Limited, Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Private Limited, Vikram Geet Investments, and Holdings Private Limited and Toyota Tsucho Insurance Broker India Private Limited.

Vikram Kirloskar was conferred with the Suvarna Karnataka award by the Karnataka Government, in recognition of his efforts in expanding and developing industry within the state.