Date:02/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/02/stories/2008040255710800.htm

National

B. Muthuraman is IIT Kharagpur Chairman

Special Correspondent

KOLKATA: B. Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel has been nominated as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur by President Pratibha Patil, according to an official spokesperson of the Tata group.

The statement said that known for his leadership, courage, foresight and his successful strategies that have brought about a positive change in not just Tata Steel and the industry, Mr. Muthuraman has also ushered in great optimism in the Indian industrial sector.

Mr. Muthuraman has been a member of the Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur. He has been serving as the Director on the Board of CEDEP, France. He is the Chairman of Board of Governors, Xavier Labour Relations Institute in Jamshedpur and also the Chairman of the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur.