Ramaswami Seshasayee
Ramaswami Seshasayee (born c. 1948) is an Indian business leader, institution builder, author, and patron of the arts. He has held leadership positions across several major Indian corporations, including as Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Ashok Leyland, Chairman of Infosys, and Chairman of IndusInd Bank.
He currently serves as Chairman of Asian Paints. https://x.com/ETNOWlive/status/1683787504317796352
He has also served on industry bodies such as the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has been associated with several social, educational, and cultural institutions. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Members of Task Force for Affirmative Action led by the President CII, Shri. R. Seshasayee is presenting the report to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi. The Vice President.jpg
Early life and education
Seshasayee is a Chartered Accountant by training. Details of his early education have not been widely documented in independent public sources.
Career Early career
Seshasayee began his career in 1971 as a management trainee at Hindustan Unilever. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/r-seshasayee-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman-all-you-need-to-know-2369421.html
Ashok Leyland
He joined Ashok Leyland in 1976 and became Managing Director in 1998, serving until 2011. He later served as Executive Vice Chairman and subsequently as Non-Executive Vice Chairman until 2016.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/ashok-leyland-rejigs-top-management-seshasayee-to-be-exec-vc/articleshow/7342449.cms
During his tenure, the company expanded globally through acquisitions and joint ventures and strengthened its technological capabilities.https://m.economictimes.com/ashok-leyland-to-acquire-26-stake-in-uks-optare/articleshow/6233290.cms
Board memberships
Seshasayee has served on the boards of several companies, including:
Infosys (Chairman, 2015–2017)https://www.livemint.com/Companies/DGV9eL4IgiTygRxBy636WM/Infosys-founders-at-odds-with-chairman-R-Seshasayee.html IndusInd Bank (Chairman)https://m.economictimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/indusind-bank-proposes-r-seshasayee-for-post-of-non-executive-chairman/articleshow/2116266.cms ICICI Bank (Director, 1997–2003) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1103838/000095010303001775/aug1403%206k.htm Quaker Houghton [1] Cisco India Advisory Board [2]
He has served on more than 20 corporate boards during his career.
Industry leadership and public policy
Seshasayee served as President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (2006–07) https://www.cii.in/cii_past_presidents.aspx and President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (2001–03).[3]
He participated in Government of India delegations to the World Trade Organization ministerial meetings, including Doha (2001) and Hong Kong (2005).[1]
He also served as Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Middle East meeting in 2007. [4]
Social sector and education
Seshasayee has been associated with healthcare and education institutions.
He is Chairman Emeritus of the Cancer Institute Chennai Cancer Institute (WIA) and Chairman of the Schizophrenia Research Foundation.[5]
He has also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli and of IIIT Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram.[6]
He is associated with Krea University and IFMR. [7]
Cultural and religious engagements Music
Seshasayee has received training in Carnatic classical music under musicians including Maharajapuram Santhanam.[8]
He has served as Vice President of the Music Academy Chennai.[9]
Religious roles
He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Srirangam Temple. [10]
Literary work
Seshasayee has written:
Short stories in Tamil An English-language novel published by HarperCollins [11]
Awards and honours Order of the Star of Italy [12] Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal (XLRI) [13] Lifetime Achievement Award – ICAI For the Sake of Honour Award – Rotary Club of Madras [14]
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