The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), at its 59th annual general meeting held on September 7, re-elected Mr. P. Nataraj, Managing Director, K.P.R. Mill Ltd., Mr. K. Vinayakam, Managing Director, SCM Textile Spinners, and Mr. Ashwin Chandran, Chairman & Managing Director, Precot Meridien Ltd., as its Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively for 2018-19.
Mr. Nataraj, a science graduate and Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, is a member of the Committee of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), and also Vice-President of the Indian Cotton Federation. He is a Managing Trustee in K.P.R. Institute of Engineering and Technology that offers quality education to the society. He is involved in the functioning of ‘KPR IAS Academy’ that provides ‘free’ coaching to the aspirants of competitive examinations.
Mr. Vinayakam is also the Managing Director of Space Textiles P. Ltd., which includes The Chennai Silks, Sree Kumaran Thangamaligai and SCM Textile Spinners.
Mr. Ashwin Chandran, a B.Sc., (Hons) graduate in Textile Technology, UMIST, UK, and post-graduate (MBA) from University of Illinois, USA, is a member of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, and CITI.