Former Presidents of SAEST

Prof. K.S.G. Doss
(Founder President – 1965)
Director, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) ,Karaikudi

Mr. R.V. Ramani
(1966)
Chennai 600 041

Mr. S. Ramaswami
(1967)
Chennai 600 018

Mr. M.V. Arunachalam
(1968)
Managing Director, M/s. Tube Investments Co. Ltd., Chennai

Mr. P.R. Ramakrishnan
(1969)
Managing Director, M/s. Madras Aluminium Co.Ltd., Coimbatore

Mr. L.D. Char
(1970)
Managing Director, M/s. Standard Batteries Ltd., Bombay

Dr. H.V.K. Udupa
(1971)
Director, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi

Mr. S.K. Jain
(1972)
Managing Director, M/s. DCW Limited, Bombay

Mr. S.A. Dhanji
(1973)
Managing Director, M/s. Regal Battery Corporation, Bombay

Mr. S. Santhanam
(1974)
Managing Director, M/s. Amco Batteries Ltd., Bangalore

Mr. R. Balachandran
(1975)
Managing Director, M/s. Cominco Binani Zinc Ltd., Cochin

Mr. K. Eswaran
(1976)
Managing Director, M/s. Easun Engineering Co. Ltd., Madras

Mr. N. Chandappa
(1977-1979)
Managing Director, M/s. Sri Chamundeswari Sugars Ltd., Bangalore

Mr. S.P. Mandelia
(1979-1981)
M/s. Century Rayon, Bombay

Dr. D.C. Kothari
(1981-1983)
Chairman & Managing Director, M/s.Kothari (Madras) Ltd., Madras

Dr. K.S. Rajagopalan
(1983-1985)
Director, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi

Prof. K.I. Vasu
(1985-1987 & 1989-1991)
Director, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi

Dr. C.H. Krishnamurthi Rao
(1987-1989 & 1995-1997)
Chairman, Chemfab Group, Chennai

Prof. S.K. Rangarajan
(1991-1993 & 2007- April 29, 2008)
Director, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi

Dr. A.C. Muthiah
(1993-1995)
Vice Chairman & President, M/s. SPIC Ltd., Chennai

Prof. G.V. Subba Rao
(1997-1999)
Director
Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi

Dr. M. Raghavan
(1999-2001)
Director, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi

Mr. M. Manickam
(2001-2003)
Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, M/s. Sakthi Sugars Ltd., Coimbatore

Mr. Ramachandra N. Galla
(2003-2005)
Executive Chairman, M/s. Amara Raja Batteries Ltd., Tirupati

Shri S. Sridharan
(2005-07)
Managing Director, M/s. High Energy Batteries (India) Ltd., Mathur

Dr. V. Sundaram
(April 30, 2008-2009)
Deputy Director, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi

Prof. A.K. Shukla
(2009-2011)
Director
Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi