R . Ramakrishnan

Who is R . Ramakrishnan?

Rangaswami Ramakrishnan is an industrialist and former member of Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu, India.

Mr. Ramakrishnan is a Graduate in Commerce and holds a Master degree in Economics. He stood first at the University and was a Gold Medalist.

Mr. Ramakrishnan joined Indian Express Group of newspapers in 1965 where he rose to become its Chief Executive. He was appointed as Sheriff of Madras in 1974-75 and was then elected to Parliament in 1980. He was a member of several Parliamentary Committees including the prestigious CQPIJ, Joint Select Committee of Chit Funds etc., the Press Council of India for two terms and was also the vice-president of the. He also enjoys the distinction of having been invited to address the 40th General Assembly of United Nations in 1985.

Mr. R. Ramakrishnan is a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of TVS Motor Co Ltd and has also served as a Director of Tvs Finance & Services Ltd, as well as a director of the TVS group of companies. Mr. Ramakrishnan has also been an Additional Non-Executive & Independent Director of Ennore Coke Limited since October 31, 2008. He also represented India at the World Coffee Conference held in September 2005.