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'''MM Murugappan''' is a fourth-generation member of the [[Murugappa family]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/features/how-gen-5-is-reimagining-the-117-year-old-murugappa-group/story/253135.html|title=How Gen 5 is reimagining the 117-year-old Murugappa Group|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref> and the Executive Chairman of the [[Murugappa Group]] Corporate Advisory Board since Feb 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/mm-murugappan-takes-charge-as-exec-chairman-of-murugappa-group/article22661304.ece|title=MM Murugappan takes charge as Exec Chairman of Murugappa Group|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/murugappa-group-appoints-m-m-murugappan-as-exec-chairman-succeeds-vellayan-118020500927_1.html|title=Murugappa Group appoints M M Murugappan as exec chairman, succeeds Vellayan|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2018-02-05|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.murugappa.com/m-m-murugappan-takes-charge-executive-chairman-murugappa-group/|title=M. M. Murugappan takes charge as Executive Chairman, Murugappa Group|date=2018-02-06|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en-US}}</ref>. He is Chairman of Tube Investments of India Ltd, Carborundum Universal Ltd and Coromandel International Ltd. He is a Trustee of the AMM Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ammfoundation.org/AU_Management.html|title=AMM Foundation - About Us - Management|website=www.ammfoundation.org|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref> and the Correspondent of the Murugappa Polytechnic College<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.murugappapoly.ac.in/Abt_GoverningCouncil.html|title=Murugappa Polytechnic - Governing Council|website=www.murugappapoly.ac.in|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref>. He is also on the board of [[Mahindra & Mahindra|Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahindra.com/investors/board-of-directors|title=Board of Directors at Mahindra Rise|website=www.mahindra.com|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref>, Cyient Ltd and [[IIT Madras|IIT Madras-Research Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://respark.iitm.ac.in/about_us/board_of_directors.php|title=IIT Madras Research Park: Board of Directors|website=respark.iitm.ac.in|language=en|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref>.
'''M. M. Murugappan''' is a fourth-generation member of the [[Murugappa family]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/features/how-gen-5-is-reimagining-the-117-year-old-murugappa-group/story/253135.html|title=How Gen 5 is reimagining the 117-year-old Murugappa Group|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref> and the former chairman of the [[Murugappa Group]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Narashimhan |date=2020 |title=M M Murugappan steps down as chairman of 3 Murugappa group firms |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vellayan-subbiah-to-take-over-the-reins-of-rs-38-000-cr-murugappa-group-120111100786_1.html}}</ref>


He is the current chairman [[Carborundum Universal]] Ltd,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Management |url=https://www.cumi-murugappa.com/management/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=CUMI |language=en-US}}</ref> Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get to Know Us |url=https://www.cholainsurance.com/about-us}}</ref> Murugappa Water & Technology Solutions and trustee of the AMM foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMM Foundation - About Us - Management |url=http://www.ammfoundation.org/AU_Management.html |access-date=2018-03-26 |website=www.ammfoundation.org}}</ref> He also serves as the Correspondent of the Murugappa Polytechnic College<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murugappa Polytechnic - Governing Council |url=http://www.murugappapoly.ac.in/Abt_GoverningCouncil.html |access-date=2018-03-26 |website=www.murugappapoly.ac.in}}</ref> and on the board of [[IIT Madras|IIT Madras-Research Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIT Madras Research Park: Board of Directors |url=http://respark.iitm.ac.in/about_us/board_of_directors.php |access-date=2018-03-26 |website=respark.iitm.ac.in |language=en}}</ref> Murugappan is a non-executive chairman on the board of [[Cyient]] Ltd. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Inc |first=Cyient |title=MM Murugappan {{!}} Cyient |url=https://www.cyient.com/board-of-directors/mm-murugappan |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.cyient.com |language=en}}</ref> He retired from the board of [[Mahindra & Mahindra|Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors at Mahindra Rise |url=http://www.mahindra.com/investors/board-of-directors |access-date=2018-03-26 |website=www.mahindra.com}}</ref> He also serves as an Independent Director of Carson Cumberbatch, Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.carsoncumberbatch.com/about_us/board_of_directors.php |access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>
He has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the AC College of Technology, University of Madras, and a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the [[University of Michigan]], USA. He is a member of the American and Indian Institutes of Chemical Engineers, the Indian Ceramic Society and the Plastics and Rubber Institute.

He studied in [[Lawrence School, Lovedale|The Lawrence School, Lovedale]] and has a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the [[Alagappa College of Technology|AC College of Technology]], [[University of Madras]], and a [[Master of Science]] Degree in Chemical Engineering from the [[University of Michigan]], [[United States]]. He is a member of the American and Indian Institutes of Chemical Engineers, the Indian Ceramic Society and the Plastics and Rubber Institute.<ref>{{cite news |last1=T E |first1=Narasimhan |date=5 February 2018 |title=Murugappa Group appoints M M Murugappan as exec chairman, succeeds Vellayan |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/murugappa-group-appoints-m-m-murugappan-as-exec-chairman-succeeds-vellayan-118020500927_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> In December 2019, M. M. Murugappan was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award by the Vikatan Group for his contributions to the industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M M Murugappan honoured with Lifetime Achievement award for his contribution to industry |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2019/dec/06/m-m-murugappan-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award-for-his-contribution-to-industry-2072448.html |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at TiECON Chennai 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=iECON Chennai 2022: MM Murugappan honoured with Lifetime Achievement award. |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/tiecon-chennai-2022-mm-murugappan-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award/article65981907.ece |access-date=January 24, 2023 |website=thehindubusinessline}}</ref> In 2022, he was appointed as the chairman of the board of governors of IIM Indore (Indian Institute of Management) for a four-year term.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP: Murugappan appointed as chairman of IIM Indore |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mp-murugappan-appointed-as-chairman-of-iim-indore |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>

He is also the former chairman and director of Murugappa Group companies [[Tube Investments of India Limited|Tube Investments of India]] (TII), Coromandel International Ltd, and [[Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2018, in an interview with Business Standard, he mentioned how ancient Chinese writings and John Heider's book ''The Tao of Leadership'' influenced his ‘simple’ leadership style.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narasimhan |last2=Babu |date=December 14, 2018 |title=What Murugappa Group's chief learned from the Tao of Leadership |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/what-murugappan-group-s-chief-learned-from-the-tao-of-leadership-118121401206_1.html}}</ref>

In August 2019, at the CEO Awards 2019 ceremony, M. M. Murugappan bagged the “Boundary Breaker” award, given to “an extraordinary individual of Indian origin running an Indian company with a global presence while delivering superior performance”.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Boundary Breaker: MM Murugappan, Executive Chairman, Murugappa Group |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj39p8zllgA |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=en}}</ref>

An avid hockey enthusiast, Murugappan ensures the continued legacy of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup national-level hockey tournament that has taken place in Chennai for more than 9 decades. <ref>Murugappa Group. (2018, September 18). ''Mr. M.M. Murugappan on the tournament'' [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVnoiVJMy08 </ref>

Murugappan currently resides in Chennai, India.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 22 August 2024

M. M. Murugappan is a fourth-generation member of the Murugappa family[1] and the former chairman of the Murugappa Group.[2]

He is the current chairman Carborundum Universal Ltd,[3] Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited,[4] Murugappa Water & Technology Solutions and trustee of the AMM foundation.[5] He also serves as the Correspondent of the Murugappa Polytechnic College[6] and on the board of IIT Madras-Research Park.[7] Murugappan is a non-executive chairman on the board of Cyient Ltd. [8] He retired from the board of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd in 2020.[9] He also serves as an Independent Director of Carson Cumberbatch, Sri Lanka.[10]

He studied in The Lawrence School, Lovedale and has a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the AC College of Technology, University of Madras, and a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, United States. He is a member of the American and Indian Institutes of Chemical Engineers, the Indian Ceramic Society and the Plastics and Rubber Institute.[11] In December 2019, M. M. Murugappan was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award by the Vikatan Group for his contributions to the industry.[12] He was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at TiECON Chennai 2022.[13] In 2022, he was appointed as the chairman of the board of governors of IIM Indore (Indian Institute of Management) for a four-year term.[14]

He is also the former chairman and director of Murugappa Group companies Tube Investments of India (TII), Coromandel International Ltd, and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company.[2] In 2018, in an interview with Business Standard, he mentioned how ancient Chinese writings and John Heider's book The Tao of Leadership influenced his ‘simple’ leadership style.[15]

In August 2019, at the CEO Awards 2019 ceremony, M. M. Murugappan bagged the “Boundary Breaker” award, given to “an extraordinary individual of Indian origin running an Indian company with a global presence while delivering superior performance”.[16]

An avid hockey enthusiast, Murugappan ensures the continued legacy of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup national-level hockey tournament that has taken place in Chennai for more than 9 decades. [17]

Murugappan currently resides in Chennai, India.

References

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  1. ^ "How Gen 5 is reimagining the 117-year-old Murugappa Group". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  2. ^ a b Narashimhan (2020). "M M Murugappan steps down as chairman of 3 Murugappa group firms".
  3. ^ "Management". CUMI. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ^ "Get to Know Us".
  5. ^ "AMM Foundation - About Us - Management". www.ammfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. ^ "Murugappa Polytechnic - Governing Council". www.murugappapoly.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  7. ^ "IIT Madras Research Park: Board of Directors". respark.iitm.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. ^ Inc, Cyient. "MM Murugappan | Cyient". www.cyient.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Board of Directors at Mahindra Rise". www.mahindra.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  11. ^ T E, Narasimhan (5 February 2018). "Murugappa Group appoints M M Murugappan as exec chairman, succeeds Vellayan". Business Standard.
  12. ^ "M M Murugappan honoured with Lifetime Achievement award for his contribution to industry". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  13. ^ "iECON Chennai 2022: MM Murugappan honoured with Lifetime Achievement award". thehindubusinessline. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "MP: Murugappan appointed as chairman of IIM Indore". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  15. ^ Narasimhan; Babu (December 14, 2018). "What Murugappa Group's chief learned from the Tao of Leadership".
  16. ^ The Boundary Breaker: MM Murugappan, Executive Chairman, Murugappa Group, retrieved 2023-11-09
  17. ^ Murugappa Group. (2018, September 18). Mr. M.M. Murugappan on the tournament [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVnoiVJMy08
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