Dr. K.S. Sundararaman is a well-known leader in the Indian textile industry. He is 43 years old and is based in Coimbatore. He did his undergraduate degree in Medicine from the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Judge University of Management studies, Cambridge University.
Dr. Sundararaman is currently the Executive Director of Shiva Texyarn Ltd., a vertically integrated textile company with interests in spinning, fabric production, processing, garmenting and technical textiles. Prior to this, he was the Executive Director of Bannari Amman Spinning Mills Ltd.
Dr. Sundararaman was instrumental in setting up the technical textile units in these companies. Today the various divisions of the company produce a diverse range of unique and specialized products, including membrane-laminated fabrics, digital print canvas, chemical and biological protection suits, etc.
Dr. Sundararaman has also been the Director of BIT, a premier engineering college in Tamil Nadu for more than ten years and is well versed with the higher education system in the country. He is also a Director / Trustee in several other organizations.
He was the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (Coimbatore Zone) for 2013-14.