Kochi remembers M.K.K. Nair
The Hindu
Annual productivity awards given away to industrial units
The city remembered the first chairman and managing director of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) M.K.K. Nair with a function at Kalamassery on Tuesday where Industries Minister P. Rajeeve gave away the FACT-MKK Nair annual productivity awards to industrial units in the State.
Chairman and managing director of FACT Kishor Rungta said his illustrious predecessor is remembered and revered for his contributions to FACT and the State. As the first chairman and managing director of FACT, he led the company for a decade in its time of growth.
Known also as a lover and patron of fine arts, he came to Kerala at a time when industrialisation was the national motto. He oversaw the development of FACT into one of the major industrial units in Kerala.