Ex-CEO of PSG institutions C.R. Swaminathan passes away
The Hindu
Former Chief Executive Officer of PSG Institutions and former chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Southern Region, C.R. Swaminathan, died in Coimbatore on December 14. He was 74 an
Former Chief Executive Officer of PSG Institutions and former chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Southern Region, C.R. Swaminathan, died in Coimbatore on December 14. He was 74 and is survived by his wife.
Swaminathan, a B.Sc Agriculture graduate from Bapla Agricultural College and MBA at PSG Institutions, joined PSG Industrial Institute as Assistant Sales Manager - Marketing in 1971 and was appointed CEO of the Institutions in 1985, a post he held till 2005.
L. Gopalakrishnan, Managing Trustee of PSG & Sons’ Charities, said Mr. Swaminathan also worked for the progress of education sector in Coimbatore. With his executive participation in all the major industrial associations, he spearheaded their common cause when he was working in the PSG Industrial Institute.
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