Kalyan Banerjee was President of

Rotary International Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. Its stated mission is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through hefellowship of business, prof ...

, one of the largest humanitarian service organizations in the world, for the year 2011-2012. He took office on 1 July 2011. He took over from Ray Klinginsmith. He leads a worldwide network of 1.2 million individuals from more than 200 countries and geographical regions who, through volunteer service, help meet the needs of communities worldwide. He is Rotary International’s 101st President.

Early life and education

Kalyan Banerjee belongs to the Rotary Club of

Vapi Vapi ( IAST: vāpī,), is a city and municipality in Valsad district in the state of Gujarat, India.It is situated near the banks of the Daman Ganga River, around 28 km south of the district headquarters in the city of Valsad, and it is ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. He earned a degree in chemical engineering from the

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a public institute of technology established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Established in 1951, the institute is the first of the IITs to be established ...

in 1964.

Career

He is Rotary International's third President from India. India is the third largest contributor to

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. He is a director of United Phosphorus Limited, the largest agrochemical manufacturer of India, and the chairman of United Phosphorus (

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

) Limited. He is a member of the

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) is the professional body for chemical engineers in India. The headquarter of IIChE is in the campus of Jadavpur University, Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the offic ...

and the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all d ...

. He has been president of Vapi Industries Association and chairman of the Gujarat chapter of the

Confederation of Indian Industry The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in New Delhi, India, founded in 1895. CII engages business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global ...

(CII).

Personal life

Banerjee is based in Vapi. He is married to Binota, and the couple have two children and four grandchildren.

References

External links

United Phosphorus Limited website

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