M. M. Murugappan is a fourth-generation member of the

Murugappa family The Murugappa family is an Indian Nagarathar ( Nattukottai Chettiar) family that owns and manages the Murugappa Group Murugappa Group is an Indian conglomerate founded in 1900. The Group has 28 businesses including nine companies listed on the ...

and the former Chairman of the

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. He is the current chairman

Carborundum Universal Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI), a part of Murugappa Group, is one of the largest and oldest conglomerates in India. CUMI is the leading manufacturer and developer of abrasives, ceramics, refractories, aluminium oxide grains, machine tools, poly ...

Ltd, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited, Murugappa Water & Technology Solutions and Trustee of the AMM Foundation. He also serves as the Correspondent of the Murugappa Polytechnic College and on the board of IIT Madras-Research Park. Murugappan is a non-executive chairman on the board of

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Ltd. He retired from the board of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd in 2020. He also serves as an Independent Director of Carson Cumberbatch, Sri Lanka. He studied in The Lawrence School, Lovedale and has a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the AC College of Technology,

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, and a

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Degree in Chemical Engineering from the

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. He is a member of the American and Indian Institutes of Chemical Engineers, the Indian Ceramic Society and the Plastics and Rubber Institute. In December 2019, M. M. Murugappan was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award by the Vikatan Group for his contributions to the industry. He was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at TiECON Chennai 2022. In 2022, he was appointed as the chairman of the Board of Governors of IIM Indore (Indian Institute of Management) for a four-year term. He is also the former chairman and director of Murugappa Group companies

Tube Investments of India Tube Investments of India Limited (Initially established as TI Cycles of India Limited, Madras) is a Murugappa Group company that specializes in engineering, bicycles, metal formed products, and chains. It is based in Chennai. It was incorpo ...

(TII), Coromandel International Ltd, and

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (CIFCL) is a financial and investment service provider in India. It is headquartered in Chennai and has 1029 branches across the country. It is one of the 28 businesses under the Murugappa Gr ...

. In 2018, in an interview with Business Standard, he mentioned how ancient Chinese writings and John Heider's book ''The Tao of Leadership'' influenced his ‘simple’ leadership style. In August 2019, at the CEO Awards 2019 ceremony, M. M. Murugappan bagged the “Boundary Breaker” award, given to “an extraordinary individual of Indian origin running an Indian company with a global presence while delivering superior performance”. An avid hockey enthusiast, Murugappan ensures the continued legacy of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup national-level hockey tournament that has taken place in Chennai for more than 9 decades. Murugappa Group. (2018, September 18). ''Mr. M.M. Murugappan on the tournament''

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YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVnoiVJMy08 Murugappan currently resides in Chennai, India.

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