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K. Venkataramanan
 
   
Krishnamurthi Venkataramanan
Whole-time Director & President
(Engineering & Construction Projects)
 
 
 
Mr. K. Venkataramanan, President (Engineering & Construction Projects), joined L&T on June 12, 1969 after completing B.Tech. in Chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He was appointed as whole-time Director on the Board of the Company on May 20, 1999.
Mr. Venkataramanan established the foundations for Project Engineering and Execution in L&T. He was sent for a specialised training to Denmark for product engineering & plant design (1968), and to the USA for process engineering (1973). In 1983, he became the head of Special Fabrication Shops, Production Engineering and Plant Engineering. He conceptualised, designed and planned the water front load-out facility at Hazira for offshore platforms of up to 6,000 tonnes.
He is instrumental in developing L&T's extensive capabilities in the latest 3D CAD design and integrated project management. He set up L&T's Centres of Engineering Excellence for hydrocarbon sector (L&T-Chiyoda) and power sector (L&T-S&L). He also built process design capability through a Front End Engineering Design group (FEED) for direct access to process technology. He helped transform the company from a fabrication driven EPC contractor to a technology led player. He also established IT-enabled Engineering Services Centres to tap global opportunities.
Mr. Venkataramanan implemented Real Time Strategic Change (RTSC) processes in the company for high performance team building. He implemented various business solutions such as Global Sourcing, Skill Building, Risk Management, Benchmarking, Contracts Management, and intense monitoring of value drivers encompassing financial and operational parameters.
Mr. Venkataramanan also formed a dedicated International Business Development Cell to give thrust on the international front. Under his leadership, the project team successfully executed / are executing high technology projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Kuwait, Oman, Sri Lanka and Nigeria.
Mr. Venkataramanan has been associated with many industry bodies. These include the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Chemtech Foundation, and the National Executive Council for 'Petroleum & Power' sector.
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