Discussion on the Theme of the Book Authored by L.R.Natarajan
Guests of Honour: Mr Bhaskar Bhat Board Member, Tata sons Ltd & Former Managing Director, Titan Company Ltd Mr L R Natarajan Author, Teacher & Business Consultant
6:00 PM
Welcome Address Mr Ravichandran Purushothaman President, MMA President, Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd
6:05 PM
6:15 PM
Mr Vinay Kamath Senior Associate Editor The Hindu BusinessLine
E-Launch of the Book and Address by the Author Mr Bhaskar Bhat Board Member, Tata Sons Ltd & Former Managing Director, Titan Company Ltd
Mr L R Natarajan Author, Teacher & Business Consultant
MONDAY
In conversation with
FEB 22, 2021 | 6.00 PM
Mr Vinay Kamath Senior Associate Editor The Hindu BusinessLine
Q&A Session Share your questions by SMS/Whatsapp to 98401 23906
7:30 PM
Vote of Thanks Mr C Siva Kumar, Managing Partner, Prabha Associates & RV Industrie
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GUESTS OF HONOUR
BHASKAR BHAT Mr.
Bhat
has
mechanical Madras
a
BTech
engineering
and
a
post
L R NATARAJAN
VINAY KAMATH VINAY KAMATH is Senior Associate
degree
in
Mr. L. R. NATARAJAN is a multi-faceted executive, with
from
IIT
a
graduate
total
of
over
worked
in
a
in
management
from
IIM,
years
number
Agricultural,
diploma
35
of
of
industries,
Engineering,
Manufacturing,
Retailing
experience,
spanning
Automotive, of
who
has from
Consulting,
Consumer
Goods
and
Editor
with
based
in
The
Hindu
Chennai.
BusinessLine
Prior
to
joining
BusinessLine in 1998, he did a short
Ahmedabad. He was awarded the
Services. Originally trained as a graduate automobile
stint in television with TV18, where
Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT
engineer from the Madras Institute of Technology, he
he was the chief of news bureau,
expanded his professional profile into many business
Madras in 2008.
and
Mr. Bhat has extensive experience and
expertise
in
sales
and
process
Constraint),
&
capacities
Company.
In 1983, he joined the Tata Watch Project (initiated at Tata Press) and has since been associated with the company which later became Titan Watches, and now Titan Company. At Titan, Mr Bhat has handled sales and
marketing,
business
and
managerial
HR,
international
various
assignments.
general He
then
took over as Managing Director of
including
(but
not
development, business
organizational
turn-around
and
disruptive innovation. He
Manufacturing
leadership
development,
a management trainee with Godrej Boyce
areas
limited to) lean flow manufacturing, TOC (Theory of
innovation
marketing. He started his career as
management
has
around
25
within
manufacturing
Chennai. He has earlier worked with Financial The
Times
held
the
superannuation 2019.
position on
till
September
Subsequently,
he
his 30, was
Independent
of
and
The
in journalism from the Times School years
the
of
experience
automobile
industries.
During
and
the
in
various
agricultural
last
ten
years
of Journalism and is a recipient of the
Chevening
Division’s
Commonwealth Office, to study at
integrated
supply
chain
management
for
both, the Tanishq and the Goldplus brands. He was also
primarily
responsible
conceptualizing
and
PLUS”.
assignment
His
last
for
launching
conceiving the
in
brand
Titan,
was
the
University
“GOLD at
the
CEO for the new business division. Moreover, he was heading the Innovation Council of TITAN COMPANY.
best-selling Inside
Association
the
(2009-2013).
Madras
He
had
Management
also
served
the
Board of Tata Advanced Materials, as Independent Director (2017-2020). leadership
Management
to
had
innovation
and
facilitated,
Titan
Supply
chain
Company
in
receiving many national and international accolades,
Company with effect from October
awards and coveted prizes. One of the most recent recognitions amongst
has
the
been
the
winners
selection in
two
of
Titan
as
international
competitions, organized by MIX Prize in association with
Harvard
&
McKinsey
on
the
subjects
of
“Innovating Innovation” and “Leaders Everywhere “.
“Getting disturbed, when things are going fine” and “institutionalizing the culture of innovation in the team” are some of his work habits. His
non-professional
interests
include
of
business
India's
Consumer Brand.
(TGIF), as well as a board member of Tata Ceramics
of
UK
Foreign
&
Westminster,
London, 1995. He's the author of the
He was a member of the Tata Group Innovation Forum
Chapter
the
and
capacity of
Hosur
by
Fellowship,
administered
the
1, 2019.
Director
India
with the TITAN COMPANY, he has led the Jewellery
His
appointed as a Non-Executive Non-
of
BusinessWorld,
Economic Times. He holds a diploma
Limited (2013-2015). He was also the Chairman of the
the Company on April 1, 2002, and
Express,
following
national and international cricket as well as reading management books and mentoring. He is currently teaching in leading IIM’s on creativity & Innovation. He also takes up consulting assignments on Strategy & Innovation from corporate clients.
MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Most
book
Titan:
Successful