For commendable contribution and achievements over several decades in the industry, Mr K Ravi Kumar CMD of Navaratna engineering and manufacturing enterprise Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has been conferred the prestigious ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ by the Indian Institute of Technology of Madras.

The award was presented to Mr Ravi Kumar for demonstrating consistent growth, expertise in managerial growth and organizational excellence in Industry, by Mr KV Rangaswami whole time Director & senior executive vice president L&T, in the presence of Prof MS Ananth director of IIT Madras on their 50th Institute day.

Distinguished Alumnus Awards are given to people of eminence for their outstanding contribution in the field of Academic Excellence, Technology Innovation Excellence, Managerial Excellence, Entrepreneurial Excellence and excellence in other walks of life. The committee appointed by the Director unanimously selected Mr K Ravi Kumar for the Award for Managerial Excellence for 2009.