Sumant Moolgaokar | |
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Born | 5 March 1907 |
Died | 1 July 1989 |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | SM |
Education | College of Engineering, Pune Imperial College, London |
Known for | Tata Motors |
Relatives | Leela Sumant Moolgaokar (wife) |
Sumant Moolgaokar (5 March 1906 – 1989) was an Indian industrialist, known as architect of Tata Motors. He was the chief executive of Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO).[1] He also remained Vice-Chairman of Tata Steel [2] and served as non-executive chairman of Maruti Suzuki. [3] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, third-highest civilian honour by the Government of India in 1990.[4] He started his career as an engineer in CP cement, now known as ACC kymore cement works. He established Kymore engineering institute, now known as Sumant Moolgaokar Training Institute in 1957.
In his memory Sumant Moolgaokar Stadium opened at Telco Colony, Jamshedpur.[citation needed] The Tata Sumo vehicle, launched in 1994, was named after him.[5]