P O S S I B I L I T I E S
WEDNESDAY 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm SEP 18 2 0 2 4
MMA MANAGEMENT CENTER
LT GEN A ARUN (RETD), PVSM, YSM, SM, VSM
Synopsis
Straight
Lines to Great Horizons: Endless Possibilities is Lt Gen Arun’s 1001st talk, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 18th September 2024, at the MMA Management Center. The lecture will provide insights on the journey from steadfast principles to achieving extraordinary outcomes. Join us for this inspiring session, where the General will explore perspectives of realism and idealism, enriched with real-life stories and anecdotes. Through engaging and practical insights, the session is designed to kindle hope and motivate students, young adults, parents, senior citizens, and corporate leaders across all walks of life to strive for greatness while staying true to their ideals.
Lt Gen A Arun (Retd), PVSM, YSM, SM, VSM Indian Army
An All-India rank holder in IIT-JEE, he refused to join IITs and instead joined the National Defence Academy in 1982.
A graduate of the Defence Services Staff College (Wellington - India), Centre for Defence & Strategic Studies, Canberra-Australia and National Defence College (New Delhi).
Experienced in managing personnel and logistics of International Task Forces in Cambodia and Sierra Leone and handling short-term projects in forecasting and structuring of large coalitions, including significant civilian components at the UN Headquarters in New York
Multiple Masters Degrees in Defence, Strategic Management, Nation Building and Conflict Prevention and Creative Writing. Post Graduate Studies in Personnel Management, Human Resources Development and Creative Writing.
Seriously wounded in operations in Jammu and Kashmir A recipient of the Sena Medal for Gallantry, Yudh Seva Medal for Outstanding Leadership in Conflict, Vishisht Seva Medal for Distinguished Leadership and Outstanding Service Awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s commendation four times in addition to the ‘North Star Medal for Excellence’.
Passionate about personality development in general and ‘People – Leadership Development’ in particular. Has conducted about 1000 sessions across a variety of audiences on varied topics. Created a record by successfully conducting a very large workshop for about 17,200 students from all-over India on ‘Leadership and Happiness’, in one session. Conducts workshops for schools / colleges / corporates / within the Army when time permits.
General Officer Career
Arun was promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed as General officer commanding a mountain division in the North East. He subsequently served as the Deputy Commandant, Chief Instructor, and officiating Commandant of the Officers Training Academy, Chennai. He also served as Commandant of the Infantry School, Mhow. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he served as the Director General of Strategic Planning at Army headquarters.
On 2 January 2021, Arun was appointed the General Officer Commanding Dakshin Bharat Area Earlier called the Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala Area (ATNK&K Area), the Dakshin Bharat area is a static formation that provides administrative, logistical, and infrastructure support to formations and establishments in these states as well as the union territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep In February 2022, he took over as the Colonel of the Grenadiers from Lieutenant General Rajeev Sirohi.In April 2023, he was appointed Chief of Staff of South Western Command in Jaipur. On 26 January 2024, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
Mr K Mahalingam
President MMA & Partner/Director, TSM Group of Companies
Education
1984 - Graduated from NIT Trichy in Chemical.
Engineering -Distinguished Alumni 2016
1987 - Completed PGDM from IIM Calcutta
Key Achievements
Exceptional leader, transformation specialist, and impactful investor with over 35 years of experience.
Driving force behind T S Mahalingam & Sons, turning it into one of South India's well respected automobile after-market brands.
Diversified TSM’s interests into financial services, real estate, and angel investing.
Transformer
Transformed TS Mahalingam & Sons into a prominent brand, retailing 5000 cars annually in South India
Accelerated TSM’s growth from a single-business, single-location operations into a multi-business, multi-location organisation.
Pioneer
Pioneered the distribution of third-party loan products in partnership with Citi bank, revolutionizing financial services
Co- developed brands like Autoline, Propshop, and Shelters along with Citi bank. Entered the real estate space in 2003, is today a prominent player in residential, commercial, and leisure properties with 100+ projects delivered.
Impactor
President of the REC alumni (RECAL), leading impactful projects and massive fundraising in collaboration with NIT.
President of the IIM Calcutta Alumni Chennai, enhancing the IIM Calcutta brand. Launching unique initiatives focused on imparting practical knowledge to management students in TN & beyond
President of the Madras Management Association (MMA), India’s top management association. Member of the Chennai Angels' Executive Committee, guiding operations and ensuring compliance & corporate governance.
Investor
Active angel investor, mentoring budding entrepreneurs and fostering entrepreneurship by growing the ecosystem.
Recognized as a go-to person for aspiring entrepreneurs seeking guidance, support & funding.
Mr C Siva Kumar Member, MMA Managing Committee & Director, Roots Industries India Ltd
A Strategic thought leader, Quality Driven, Passionate serial entrepreneur, he has nearly redefined the perception of the Small and Medium Industry in the Manufacturing space, especially around Asset Light Manufacturing, apart from guiding his Retail organizations towards an innovative and customer centric excellence model
A Strategic thinker, he believes in creating and sharing wealth, which he has demonstrated across the group, a mid-tier conglomerate, straddling the domains of Asset Light Manufacturing, Consultancy and Retail.
His trend setting HR initiatives has been featured regularly in most leading business journals like The Business Line, Economic Times, Auto Monitor, The Business Standard, The Financial Express to name a few.
He is currently the Director – Roots Industries India Limited, Skillveri Training Solutions Pvt Ltd, Planys Technologies, Managing Partner – R.V. Industries, Prabha Associates, Partner - Timelinks and Partner & Promoter – Punniamoorthi Pillai Departmental Stores
He is winner of various national and state awards which includes the “Inc India Award” for the top 100 people to be watched out for the “Excellence in HR Practices”.
