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Name: Dr. U. Saravanan
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He serves in the capacity of Chairman & Managing Director on the Board of National Fertilizers Limited with effect from 16th June, 2023. He is also serving as Chairman on the Board of Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited with effect from 26th June, 2023. He is also a Board Member of Fertilizers Association of India.

Prior to this, he was serving as C&MD of another fertilizer CPSE, Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL). A Chemical Engineer from Anna University and MBA from University of Madras, Dr. Saravanan has a wide experience spanning over 33 years covering both Oil Refinery and Fertilizer Industries. He is a senior member of American Institute of Chemical Engineer and a Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is an Ambassador of International Fertilizer Association for India. He is an Associate Member in the Governing Council of National Seeds Association of India.

Prior to taking over as C&MD of MFL, he was Director (Technical) of the company and also held additional charge as Director (Technical) of another fertilizer CPSE, FACT, Cochin for more than a year. He was also a Board Member of Indian Potash Limited & Fortune Biotech and a Member of State Level Committee on Standardization constituted by Government of Tamil Nadu.

He has completed a graduate training on Process Design conducted by M/s UOP at Chicago, USA. He has also worked in Project Team for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities of Petrochemical project at Rayong, Thailand under Toyo Engineering, Japan.

He has been conferred with an honoris causa degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Financial Distress, Turnaround & Social Engagements by the Maryland State University, USA.

He was conferred with “CEO of the Year Award” during the Business Leader of the Year Awards function held in Mumbai on 17th February, 2024.

As C&MD, MFL, Dr. U. Saravanan is credited for turning around the company into a profit making one. During his tenure as C&MD in MFL the feed stock conversion from Naphtha to RLNG was completed successfully and Navratna status to NFL has been granted under his Chairmanship.