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Management Expert : Dr.Febi Varghese is presently working as the Managing Director of Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Ltd, a leading State-Owned Enterprise in Kerala,India.

Dr.Febi Varghese was appointed as the Managing Director of Public Sector Undertakings through the State-Level CEO Selection Board. Having 25 years of managerial and professional experience,he has headed various Public Sector Undertakings, viz: Kerala Minerals and Metals (KMML), Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Ltd (KSIE), KERAFED, Kerala Soaps & Oils Ltd., Kerala State Coir Corporation Ltd., Kerala State Coconut Development Corporation Ltd., Metropolitan Engineering Company,etc. He has also worked as Director of Coir Board of India, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India. KMML, the largest State-Owned Enterprise, which was on the verge of lay-off, and KSIE the loss making Public Sector Undertaking were turned around in a short span of time, KERAFED attained record turnover and profit and Kerala Soaps registered net profit for the first time, during his incumbency as Managing Director.

Dr.Febi Varghese has worked as Financial Analyst for the United Nations in Africa, as Project Specialist in Vietnam for Indo-Vietnam Joint Venture Scheme and has also undertaken the Feasibility Study for the UNIDO, as part of its Zero Waste Generation Project. He has been a Keynote/Invited Speaker to various international conferences held in Japan, Korea, Malaysia, etc.

A Rank holder in Master of Technology (M.Tech) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Dr.Febi Varghese had come out with flying colours in his B.Tech examination, securing 6th Rank with first class and distinction. He obtained his Doctorate (Ph.D) in Management Studies on Management of Public Sector Undertakings and has done the Executive Development Programme on Corporate Governance from Indian Institute of Management and also successfully completed the advanced course on Productivity Tools and Techniques from APO,Japan.

A recipient of the Management Excellence Award, Dr.Febi Varghese is a Fellow and Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Engineers (India). He has been a keynote Speaker for the Conference on: Reforms in the Public Sector Enterprises of North-East Region in Shillong, organised by Govt.of Meghalaya. He was the Executive Council Member of the Kerala Institute of Labour and Employment and presently serves as the Member of the Standing Committee on Promotion of Exports, Government of India and published 22 Papers, including 13 International Papers, to his credit.