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The Outstanding Alumnus Award for 2019
The MIT Chromepet campus of Anna University, founded in 1949 by Sri C Rajam, is a unique Institution and carved a niche for itself in unconventional engineering courses like Aeronautical, Automobile, Electronics, Instrumentation, Production Tech, Rubber and Plastic Tech, Information Tech and Computer Science and Engineering.
During the centenary birth year of Sri C. Rajam in 1982, MITAA instituted the scheme of presenting annual endowment lecture and an award for the Outstanding Alumnus in his memory. MITAA has the pleasure of honouring Mr. S. Narayanan of 31st Batch Auto faculty, as the Outstanding Alumnus for the year 2019.
Mr. Narayanan did his B.Sc from Loyola and MBA from Case Western University, USA. After his initial tenure in M/S Imperial Clevite Inc., U.S.A, he has played a stellar role in taking Bimetal Bearings Ltd to a phenomenal height. He is the Whole time Director of Bimetal Bearings Ltd.
He has been instrumental in the introduction of Transfer system / Lean concept in Production Line, Large Diameter Auto Parts Production, Headed Product development and introduced Lead Free Products to Automobile OEMS.
The JV with Daido Metal Co Japan has helped the company to be the largest manufacturer of polymer bushes in India., BBL has been commenced development of anode manufacturing machine for Li batteries. BBL will be one of the few manufacturers of metal powders for additive manufacturing and 3 D printing in the country. He has taken the Turnover of the company to grow 4 times and is presently at US $ 30 million.
He is actively involved in a Vocational Training Centre for Deaf and Dumb Children along with Corporation School which is a model centre for other similar projects. He is associated with a Trust UYIR engaged in reducing road accidents through training & teaching, control and supervision and corporate involvement in monitoring the progress within the city.
He lives in Coimbatore. His wife Ms. Lakshmi, with an MS degree heads T.Stanes & Company, part of the Amalgamations group. His daughter Kalyani is doing her Masters at Warwick University UK.
MITAA takes great pleasure in awarding Mr. S. Narayanan as the Outstanding Alumnus for the year 2019 and wish him good health and great success in all his future endeavors.