Coimbatore: Southern India Mills’ Association(SIMA) elected new office-bearers for 2020-2021 in its 61st Annual General Meeting.
Coimbatore: Southern India Mills’ Association(SIMA) elected new office-bearers for 2020-2021 in its 61st Annual General Meeting.
The 61st Annual General Meeting of The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) was held on 23rdSeptember, 2020 at SIMA Conference Hall, Coimbatore.
Immediately after the 61stAGM, the new members of Committee at its first meeting unanimously re-elected Ashwin Chandran, Chairman & Managing Director, Precot Meridien Limited, Coimbatore as the Chairman of SIMA for the year 2020-21. The Coimbatore based Precot Meridien Group is having textile units in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. .Ashwin Chandran, a B.Sc., (Hons) Graduate in Textile Technology, UMIST, UK and Post-Graduate (MBA) from University of Illinois, USA, is a member of Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Mumbai and Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, New Delhi.
Ravi Sam, Managing Director, Adwaith Textiles Private Limited, Coimbatore, has been unanimously re-elected as the Deputy Chairman for the year 2020-21. Ravi Sam is a commerce graduate and holds Post-graduate Diploma in Textile Technology from The University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology. He is a founder Trustee of Siruthuli, the movement of preservation of water bodies in Coimbatore. He is involved in various social welfare activities. He was the Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu and at present Chairman of CII SR Sub Committee on Sustainability, CSR & Affirmative Action to bring inclusiveness to the marginalized sectors of the society covering all the six Southern States.
Dr. SK Sundararaman, Managing Director, Shiva Texyarn Limited, Dindigul, has been unanimously re-elected as the Vice-Chairman for the year 2020-21. He holds an MBBS Degree and Masters in Business Management from Cambridge University, U.K. Dr Sundararaman is a well known personality in the field of Technical Textiles in India and also in the field of Technical Education. He is the Managing Trustee of the FIREBIRD INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT. He has been a member in various business forums at a national level. He was the past Chairman of CII, Coimbatore, Educational Convenor CII, Tamilnadu. Currently, he is the Chairman of Indian Technical Textile Association.