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Mr. M B N Rao and Mr. Vellayan Subbiah on the Board of Cholamandalam
Chennai, July 28, 2010 - The Board of Directors of
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. at its meeting held this
evening at Chennai has appointed Mr. M B N Rao and Mr. Vellayan Subbiah to the
Board.
Mr. M B N Rao, Former Chairman and Managing Director of
Canara Bank and Indian Bank has been appointed as an Additional Director. He
also succeeds Mr. M A Alagappan, as Chairman of CIFCL.
Mr. Vellayan Subbiah has been appointed as the Managing
Director of the Company and he is slated to join the company in the third week
of August 2010.
Profile of Mr. M B N Rao
Mr. M B N Rao has over 38 years of varied experience in the
entire gamut of Banking and Finance, Economics, Foreign Exchange, Money and
Capital Markets, and Administration.
Mr. Rao was also the Chairman Indian Banks’ Association and
is a Director on the Boards of various reputed Companies. Mr. Rao also served as
a Member of various Committees constituted by the Reserve Bank of India,
Ministry of Finance - Government of India, SEBI and National Institute of Bank
Management. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London, a
Fellow of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance and a Member of the
Singapore Institute of Management. . He was also the Chairman of Indo Hong Kong
Finance Limited, Hong Kong and Vice Chairman of Commercial Bank of India,
Moscow, Russia.
Mr. Rao, a Graduate in Agriculture, has done his Diplomas in
Computer Studies from University of Cambridge and National Computing Center,
London.
Profile of Mr. Vellayan Subbiah
Mr. Vellayan Subbiah holds a degree of Bachelor of Technology
in Civil Engineering from the IIT Madras. He also holds a Masters in Business
Administration from the University of Michigan. USA. His professional experience
includes a 6 year stint with Mckinsey and Company, Chicago and associations with
24/7 Customer Inc. Las Gatos and The Carlyle Group, San Francisco. He has been
the Managing Director of Laserwords, Chennai, India a leading provider of
pre-press services to global publishers since 2005.
About Cholamandalam
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Limited
(CIFCL)
was incorporated in 1978 as the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group.
In 2005, post the joint venture partnership between the Murugappa Group and DBS
Bank Limited, Singapore, the Company was renamed as Cholamandalam DBS Finance
Limited. Consequent to termination of joint venture with DBS in 2010, the
Company has reverted to its original name CIFCL. The Company that commenced
business as an equipment financing company has now emerged as a comprehensive
financial services solution provider that offers vehicle finance, business
finance, home equity loans, stock broking and distribution of financial products
to its customers The Company operates from over 200 branches across India with
an asset under management of about Rs8546 Crores. The subsidiaries of CIFCL
include Cholamandalam Securities Limited, Cholamandalam Distribution Services
Limited and Cholamandalam Factoring Limited.
About the Murugappa Group
Founded in 1900, the Rs. 13617 Crores (USD 3.03 billion)
Murugappa Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. The Group has
29 companies under its umbrella, of which seven are listed and actively traded
in NSE & BSE. Headquartered in Chennai, the major companies of the Group
include Carborundum Universal, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company
Limited, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd, Coromandel
International Ltd, Coromandel Engineering Company Ltd, EID Parry (India) Ltd,
Parry Agro Industries Ltd, Tube Investments of India Ltd and Wendt (India) Ltd.
Market leaders in served segments including Abrasives, Auto
Components, Cycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs, Fertilizers, Plantations, Construction,
Bio-products and Nutraceuticals, the Group has forged strong joint venture
alliances with leading international companies like Mitsui Sumitomo, Foskor,
Cargill and Groupe Chimique Tunisien. The Group has a wide geographical presence
panning 13 states in India and 5 continents.
Renowned brands like BSA, Hercules, Ballmaster, Ajax, Parry’s,
Gromor and Paramfos are from the Murugappa stable.
The organization fosters an environment of professionalism
and has a workforce of over 32,000 employees
For More information
N Srinivasan
Director - Finance
Murugappa Group
Tel: +44-25306212 /
9840887710
Ms D Vijayalakshmi
General Manager - Group Corporate
Communications,
Murugappa Group
Email: vijayalakshmid@corp.murugappa.com
Mobile: (91) 9500029527
Senthamil / Neha / Ritu
Hanmer MS&L
Email: Senthamil@hanmermsl.com,
neha@hanmermsl.com,
ritu@hanmermsl.com
Mobile:
9940499456/ 9840246513/ 9884173290
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