K. Venkataramanan

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Mr. K. Venkataramanan is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi, and a Distinguished Alumni Awardee of IIT Delhi. Mr. Venkataramanan joined L&T from the campus and was elevated to the Board of Directors of the Company in May, 1999, and appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director on April 1, 2012.

Mr. Venkataramanan is credited with helping in the transformation of L&T from a fabrication-driven EPC contractor to a technology led player. He also laid the foundations for project engineering & execution as well as conceptualized and designed the water front load-out facility at Hazira (India) for large offshore platforms. Mr. Venkataramanan implemented Real Time Strategic Change (RTSC) processes in the Company for high performance team building.

Seeking to bolster the Company’s international presence, Mr. Venkataramanan formed a dedicated International Business Development Cell. Under his leadership, L&T’s project teams successfully executed high technology projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Kuwait, Oman and Sri Lanka. IT-enabled Engineering Services Centers established by him also contributed to tapping global opportunities.

He is the first Asian to be appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ‘Engineering & Construction Risk Institute, Inc.’, USA for a two year term ending in May 2010. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK – the second Indian to receive this recognition from the world’s most reputed body in chemical engineering space. He is also a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Mr. Venkataramanan is the Chairman of the FICCI Capital Goods Committee and has also chaired the CII Manufacturing Council for 2 consecutive years from 2012-2014.

Mr. Venkataramanan has received recognition at both the national and international level. Accolades include the ‘Davidson Frame Award’ conferred by IPMA, Switzerland, for strengthening the Project Management Profession in India and abroad - 2002. He was honoured with ‘Chemtech – Business Leader of the Year’ award for plant & machinery - 2005; and the ‘Lala Shriram Award for Leadership in Chemical Industry’ – 2006. He received the title of IPMA Level ‘A’ assessor in December 2008 – the second Indian to be so honoured. In May 2011, he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Project Management by the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun. In recognition of his monumental contributions to the chemical engineering profession he was conferred with “Dr. Burjor P Godrej Life Time Achievement Award for 2014” in December 2014 by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).

Mr. Venkataramanan has varied interests. An ardent sportsman, he is as much at home on the tennis and badminton courts as on the cricket pitch. A technology aficionado himself, he is keen to encourage the growth and development of young engineering talent.