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BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus GK Pillai appointed as CMD of HEC Ranchi

06-25-2007 06:54 PM CET | Industry, Real Estate & Construction

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Proud to be a BITSian - GK Pillai CMD HEC Ranchi

Proud to be a BITSian - GK Pillai CMD HEC Ranchi

BITSians have time and again proved that they do not shirk from putting their best foot forward to march out boldly and seize the opportunities to face the challenges head on.

ISO-9001:2000 Company Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) Ranchi established in the year 1958 is one of the largest Integrated Engineering Industrial Complex in India with an excellent Design, Engineering & Manufacturing base.

HEC is presently engaged in the manufacture & supply of Capital equipments, Machine tools and Spares needed for the Core Sector Industries - Steel, Railways, Aluminium, Power, Ship Building, Coal, Defence, Cement, Atomic Energy, etc.

HEC's major contribution has been in developing an indigenous base for technology development and its absorption. The company has been a major contributor in the indigenization and expansion of the Steel Plants and played a significant role in the modernisation of the core sector.

G K Pillai has recently been appointed as the new Chairman cum Managing Director of Heavy Engineering Corporation, Ranchi.

Prior to this, Mr Pillai was the Chief Executive at US joint venture companies like Fisher Sanmar - Tyco Sanmar and was associated with Instumentation Ltd Palakkad in various capacities.

Mr G K Pillai with his Never Say Die Attitude and Hunger for the Impossible is a proud alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Rajasthan) where he did his B.E.(Hons) Electrical Engineering from 1968-1973.

In an exclusive message to BITS Alumni Association - BITSAA, Mr Pillai says "It would not be out of place to mention here that all my life for the last 34 years since coming out of BITS, Pilani , I have felt that the IMPRINT of BITS has been quite significant at every stage in my professional and personal career. I take pride in conveying at all forums that I AM A BITSIAN and BITS has helped me achieve all these. I also feel proud when I just saw the my alma mater's MISSION statement of Dr KK Birla, Chancellor of BITS, Pilani -- to prepare young men and women to act as leaders for the promoition of the economic and industrial development of the country and to play a creative role in service to humanity. I am fortunate that I could get the highest level of total education in BITS and this has helped me today to be in a position to play a very small role in making the Mission successful."

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is one among the top ranking universities in India today offering degrees in Engineering, Management, Economics, Pharmacy, Sciences, Engineering Technology, Information Systems, General Studies, Finance, etc presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the near future at Hyderabad campus. BITS Pilani also offers an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates.

Dr BR Natarajan
Professor & Dean
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Pilani (Rajasthan) 333031 India
Phone 91-1596-242210
Fax 91-1596-244183
brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in

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