SITRA re-elects board members

SITRA, at its recently-held Annual General Body Meeting that was held on September 30, 2016, reconstituted its governing body – The Council of Administration. Dr KV Srinivasan, Managing Director, Premier Mills Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore was elected as the Chairman of the Council of Administration. Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, Chairman and Managing Director of Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd, Coimbatore was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Council of Administration.

Since 1991, Dr KV Srinivasan has been a member of the Council. He is also the Managing Director of Sree Narasimha Textiles Pvt Ltd and Premier Fine Linens Pvt Ltd.

Dr KV Srinivasan has a Doctorate in Textile Technology from the University of Manchester. He has been recently elected as Vice Chairman of The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) where he is serving as a Committee member from 1998. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of International Textile Manufacturers Federation, Zurich (ITMF) from 2010.

The various other positions held by Dr KV Srinivasan include: Chairman of the Yarn Committee, The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, from 2007 to 2009; Member of Young Entrepreneurs Group of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation, from 2000 to 2003; Chairman of Southern India Mills Association (SIMA), Coimbatore, from 2007 to 2009; and Chairman, CII, Coimbatore Zone, for 2015-16.

Jayavarthanavelu has been a member of the Council for 14 years. He has an MBA from Philadelphia University, USA. He is an Executive Committee member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), New Delhi, and is a Member of the Southern Regional Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is also serving as a Member of the Development Council for Textile Machinery Industry that was constituted by the Government of India. He also held the post of Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Council of CII.