RAMANATHAN NARAYANAN

Managing Director

After receiving his “ Honours “ degree in Mechanical Engg from Madras University, Ramanathan spent his early years in Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur. He then moved over to the earthmoving equipment division of Hindustan Motors-Terex/Caterpillar in Chennai.  Ramanathan then spent almost two decades in Elgi Equipments at Coimbatore in varied roles that provided depth and breadth of experience in supply chain, manufacturing and marketing. Ramanathan as Vice President and Divisional Head of the automotive equipment business of ELGI was instrumental in taking the division to new heights. Before joining SAN, Ramanathan spent three years as CEO of ICIL, a joint venture between ICC of the US and Crompton Greaves. Besides his bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Ramanathan has a Post Graduate diploma in management. He has also attended advanced management programmes on strategic sourcing at IIM, Ahmedabad, general management programmes at Amrita and the University of Michigan.

Ramanathan is a six sigma Black Belt and has also been trained as a lead accessor of quality systems by DNV. He is well-versed in the ERP package BAAN and has been involved in the implementation of TPM and lean manufacturing. An ardent lover of sports, especially cricket has won laurels for himself and his team at various levels of the game. He spends his spare time playing other games like badminton, solving puzzles, reading, listening to Carnatic music, travelling and last but not least, cooking.

Kishore Govinde

VP(Finance)

Kishore Govinde has been with SAN since 1989 and is one of the senior members of the executive team. He holds a Master`s degree in Business Taxation & accounts from the University of Mysore and a fellow membership from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.He is the Compliance officer and also leads CSR activities of the company. He is also the President of Kadugodi Industries Association. Reading, travelling, playing chess and listening to classical music are some of his hobbies.