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Hari Shankar Singhania (20 June 1933 – 22 February 2013) was the President of J.K. Organisation, a leading Indian Industrial Group, which has its roots extending nearly 100 years. It today ranks among the large Industrial Groups in India. It has multi-business, multi-product and multi-location operations. There are number of companies in the Group, mostly public limited. It has over 30,000 employees. More than 5,00,000 shareholders, Nationwide sales and service network of over 10,000 distributors and a large number of retailers and service centres. Exports to over 80 countries across 6 continents.

J.K. Organization group companies manufacture large range of products including Automotive Tyres & Tubes, Paper & Board, Cement, V-Belts, Oil Seals, Power Transmission equipment, Woolen Textiles, Readymade Suits & Apparels, Food and Dairy Products, Hybrid Seeds, Steel Engineering Files and Cosmetics.

Widely traveled overseas, Mr. Singhania was a keen gardener and an enthusiastic photographer.

Resolution of Respect and Condolence
Following Resolution of Respect and Condolence was passed by the Board of Directors:

“We, the Members of the Board of Directors of JK Paper Ltd. express our profound grief and sorrow on the sad demise of Shri Hari Shankarji Singhania, on Friday, 22nd February 2013, at the age of 80 years at New Delhi.

Shri Hari Shankarji was President of JK Organisation, and Chairman of the Company. He was associated with the Group’s paper business for over 50 years. Under his leadership, a modern integrated pulp and paper mill, JK Paper Mills was established with a capacity of 18,000 t.p.a at Rayagada, Orissa in 1962. Subsequently in 1992, another integrated pulp and paper company “The Central Pulp Mills Ltd” at Songadh, Gujarat was acquired.

Over the years, both units expanded their capacities in high quality writing, printing and branded copier papers and were consolidated into JK Paper Limited in 2001. Under his stewardship, the Company diversified into coated paper and highend virgin packaging boards.

The ongoing expansion project of the Company at Unit JKPM, Orissa was started by him  which consists of India’s most modern state-of-art pulp and paper mill. On commissioning of this, the expanded capacity of the Company will consist of 4.55 lac tonnes per annum, which will enable the Company to retain its leadership position in the Office Paper segment.

He not only provided vision to the Paper Industry in India but also worked hard for its development and growth. He was President of IPMA in 1976 and Chairman of Development Council for Pulp, Paper and Allied Industries in 1995. His continuous insistence on quality of products and delivery of services to customers made JK Paper a brand to reckon in India. He was conferred prestigious “2008 Paper Industry International Hall of Fame Award” by the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame Inc, USA for his contribution towards development of Paper Industry in India and his commitment for social welfare.

Shri Hari Shankarji who learnt ropes of business under his illustrious father late Lala Lakshmipatji, was actively involved with J.K. Organisation since 1951, from the young age of 18 years, and held several positions, before he assumed the  Chairmanship  of various J.K. Group Companies.

The Group under his dynamic leadership, established various industries in diversified fields. He also set up several institutions in the fields of research, education and healthcare. He was a doyen of Indian Industry, an Institution builder, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Educationist, Welfare Activist and a Visionary par excellence.

He took keen interest in ensuring that areas around industrial plants, in particular most of them being in backward areas, are developed for overall growth of society at large.

Shri Hari Shankarji Singhania contributed immensely in the growth of industrialisation and economic development of India. In recognition, the President of India conferred upon him with the prestigious ‘Padma Bhushan’ award in 2003. In 2005, he was awarded one of the highest Swedish awards — Royal Order of the Polar Star — by the King of Sweden for his contribution to the development of Indo—Swedish business relations.

He led various Industry Chambers and Councils in India and abroad – Bharat Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), ASSOCHAM etc. He was the second Indian to serve as the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, during 1993 & 94. He was involved with Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Taipei. He was the only Indian to be nominated on the Board of Atlas Copco, Sweden. He also had the distinction of being the first Indian to serve on the Board of Commonwealth Development Corporation.

We, the Members of the Board of Directors of JK Paper Limited pay our respectful homage and tribute to this extraordinary human being, a great leader, an iconic industrialist and a leading statesman and convey our profound sympathy and sincere condolence to the family members of late Shri Hari Shankarji Singhania in their bereavement and pray to God Almighty to let his soul rest in peace.”

Ex-Directorships

 * Chairman, JK Paper Ltd.
 * Chairman, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
 * Chairman, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.
 * Chairman, Bengal & Assam Company Ltd.
 * President, Governing Body, Lakshmipat Singhania Education Foundation.
 * Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University
 * President, Governing Body, Lakshmipat Singhania Medical Foundation.
 * Chairman, Population Foundation of India, a leading N.G.O. devoted to the cause of Population Stabilization (founded in 1970)
 * President, Managing Committee, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute for Liver, Renal & Digestive Diseases (PSRI), New Delhi.

He served as

 * President, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, the world organization of business (1993 - 1994) {the second Indian and third Asian to be the President of ICC}
 * President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) (1979-1980)
 * Vice President, Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry. (1982-1985)
 * Member, Board of Trade of the Government of India (1989-1990)
 * Director, Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) (1983 - 1989).
 * Member, Board of Commonwealth Development Corporation, London. (1996 -1999)
 * Director, Atlas Copco AB (Swedish Company) and Chairman, Atlas Copco (India) Ltd. (1996 - 2002)
 * Member, Indo-French CEO Forum ( 1997-2011)
 * Member, Indo-German Consultative Group (1996-1997)
 * Member, Society, Governing Body and Advisory Board, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India (2002 - 2005).
 * Chairman, Governing Board, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, for 3 consecutive terms of 5 years each (1992 - 2007- Total 15 years).
 * Promoter Member, Governing Board, International Management Institute, India (IMI).
 * Co-Chairman, Indo-US Joint Business Council (1989-1991)
 * Co-Chairman, India-Japan Business Cooperation Committee (1982-1986)
 * Co-Chairman, Indo-Korea Joint Business Council (1986)
 * Director, Shipping Corporation of India (1976 - 1977.)
 * Director, The Oriental Fire & General Insurance Co. Limited (1977 - 1979.)
 * Chairman, Development Council for Pulp, Paper and Allied Industries set up by the Government. (1990-1991)
 * Chairman, Joint Committee on Paper Industry.
 * Member, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, Government of India.(1991- 1994)
 * Chairman, Indian Jute Mills Association (1967 - 1968)
 * President, All India Organization of Employers (1972 -1974.)
 * Director, Urban Mass Transit Co. Ltd. (1993 - 1996)
 * Director, DCM Ltd. (1990 - 2001)
 * Director, DCM Daewoo Ltd (Formally DCM Toyota Ltd) (1984 -1997)
 * And various other Indian/International Institutions and companies.

Appointed by Government of India to serve on various Committees from time to time.

Awards

 * Prestigious National Award "Padma Bhushan" in the year 2003 by the President of India, for his contribution in the field of trade and economic activities.
 * In 2005 was awarded one of the highest Swedish Awards Royal Order of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden for his contribution to the development of Indo-Swedish business relations.
 * “2008 Paper Industry International Hall of Fame Award” by the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, Inc, U.S.A.
 * In 2010 received the “Lifetime Achievement Award for Asia Pacific entrepreneurship” from Enterprise Asia.