M. V. Subbiah Chettiar (born February 2, 1939) is an Indian industrialist, patriarch of the Murugappa family, and a former executive chairman of the

Murugappa Group Murugappa Group is an Indian conglomerate founded in 1900. The Group has 28 businesses including nine companies listed on the NSE and the BSE. Headquartered in Chennai, the major companies of the Group include Carborundum Universal Ltd., Chol ...

, known for his turnaround of EID Parry. In 2012, he was awarded India's third highest civilian honor, the Padma Bhushan.

Early life

He was born in Pallathur, Tamil Nadu, India. He later studied engineering at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

for two years (but did not graduate) and got his Diploma in Industrial Administration from Aston University. He also studied at

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. He was awarded an honorary DUniv by Birmingham University in 2011. From 2008 till 2013 he was the Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation.

References

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