User:Sudharshan Venu/sandbox

Sudarshan Venu is an Indian Indian Industrialist and son of Venu Srinivasan (Chairman of Sundaram-Clayton Group) and Mallika Srinivasan (Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited). Mr. Venu underwent on-hands training in Die Casting Division of Sundaram-Clayton Limited and in TVS Motor Company Limited. He is the current Joint Managing Director of Sundaram-Clayton Ltd. and Joint Managing Director of TVS Motor Company.

About Him
An automotive enthusiast, he grew up amidst the roar of engines of India’s oldest factory racing team. An enduring passion he has biked in 4 continents. These experiences suit him well as he charts the future of India’s 3rd Largest 2 wheeler OEM - TVS Motor Company as its Joint Managing Director. In his early years TVS Motors has already seen a turnaround in market share and been the most awarded 2 wheeler company. One that’s dear to be him being voted by Indian consumers as the No1 in After Sales Service in the inaugural after sales satisfaction survey conducted by JD Power & Associates.

Taking his interests beyond Automotive, he has set up very successful enterprises in the form of Emerald Haven (realty) and TVS Credit Services (non-deposit NBFC). The values of TVS that he embodies shine through here as well, with Emerald Haven in short years become, a realty company with a range spanning Villas to affordable housing and TVS Credit Services recognized as a model NBFC by regulators.

While his foundations have been laid close to home in TVS Values, his education & perspective is truly global. Before his Masters in International Technology Management at Warwick Management Group (WMG), he was a Mechanical Engineering and Economics graduate from Wharton School. He also graduated with Honors in the Jerome Fisher program in Management and Technology from the University of Pennsylvania.

A vegetarian foodie, travel buff & auto enthusiast he found his soulmate in Tara. They married in 2014.

Education and Early life
Sudarshan Venu holds a Graduate Degree with Honors in the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology from the University of Pennsylvania. He also obtained B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Engineering and B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School. Mr. Venu completed M.Sc. in International Technology Management from the Warwick Manufacturing Group attached to University of Warwick in U.K.

Positions held
Sudarshan Venu is the Joint Managing Director of TVS Motor Company. He also a Member of the Board at Sundaram-Clayton Ltd. In addition he also has been instrumental in the setting up and success of Emerald Haven (realty) and TVS Credit Services (non-deposit NBFC). He serves on both these boards as well.

Personal Life
With strong family roots in Business, Sudarshan is a 4th generation entrepreneur and industrialist. He is the great grandson of the illustrious T. V. Sundaram Iyengar, the founding father of TVS Motor company. He is married to Tara.