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Dr. K.K. Anand

Dr. Kewal Krishan Anand (born 22nd June 1930) is one of India's leading management thinkers from the 1970s through till 2000. During his active life, he was amongst the leading management consultants of India advising large corporations, family businesses and non-profit organizations. He dedicated a large part of his life to associations and groups spreading the message of management to help develop stronger leaders, companies and institutions. He organized and spoke at length in dozens of conferences and also wrote and edited 4 books.

Dr Anand is a patriot who chose to come back to India in the 1960s, when most educated Indians were leaving India to never return, to contribute in his field of expertise - management - for the betterment of India.

Dr Anand is a strong believer in the power of education to uplift an individual, the family and India. He believed that his own success was a result of a deep pursuit of learning and knowledge.

Early Life: Dr. KK Anand was born in Gujranwala in pre-partition India. He was the eldest of 8 children, 4 boys and 4 girls. He educated himself and most of his family in very difficult circumstances as the eldest sibling of a refugee family in Delhi.

Education: After completion of his Doctorate in Psychology from Punjab University, he pursued his Post-Doctoral studies at The University of Tennessee and the Harvard Business School. He was a Fullbright Scholar and recipient of the Ford Foundation Fellowship.

Early Career: 1958 - 1962: Started his career as a Civilian Psychologist of the Officers Selection Board for the Indian Army and Indian Navy 1962 - 1965: Post Doctoral Training in the US at Harvard University and University of Tennessee 1965 - 1969: Founding Professor at IIM-Ahemdabad as Professor of Human Behaviour in Organizations 1969 - 1973: Founding Chief Personal & Organization Manager at Larsen & Toubro.

Professional Career: 1973 onwards: Management Consultant. Founder and Chairman of Anand & Associates and KK Anand Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

In a license-raj era, he was respected as one of India's leading management thinkers who put forward visionary beliefs in: - professional management as a science that all organizations, especially family run businesses, must embrace for long term success - leadership and human resource management as key to building successful corporations - quality management systems can make India compete globally and domestically against international corporations

Anand & Associates developed into one of India's leading management consulting firms in the pre-liberalisation era doing work in the areas of organizational strategy, general management and leadership development. Dr Anand and his team of consultants advised some of India's blue chip organizations such as Godrej & Boyce, MUSCO (Mahindra Group), Anand Group, L&T, MTDC, Maharashtra Textile Corporation, Aptech, Hindustan PhotoFilms, Century Rayon (BK Birla Group), Jaslok Hospital. He also advised Bank of Baroda, Blue Star, Cable Corporation of India, Engineers India, Emco, Fedders Lyoyd, Fiberglass Pilkington, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation, Metal Box, Punjab National Bank, Richardson Hindustan, Swadeshi Polytex, Tube Investments India and many more. He even took on the challenge of advising Air India, and came away a firm believer that Government should not run corporations.

Board Positions: During his active life, Dr Anand was an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of many companies. He took this role very seriously and was respected by the companies for his preparation and wise advice that he gave at the Board Meetings:

Boards: - Chairman for Asia, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Batliboi & Co - Indfoss (erstwhile Danfoss) - Aptech - Hexaware Technologies - Gabriel Ltd - Kores India - Bank of Madura Ltd. - Matheson Bosanquet & Co - Maharashtra Tourism & Development Corporation

Institutions: Dr Anand dedicated a large part of his professional life in building Associations which could spread the message of management as a tool for success amongst corporates, government undertakings, hospitals, educational institutions.

- President, Management Consultants Association of India (now the Institute of Management Consultants of India) - Chairman, Special Council for Quality, All India Manufacturer's Organization - Founder & later President, National Centre for Quality Management - President, Industrial Relations Institute of India - Convenor, Conceptual Forum: Bombay Management Association - President, Indian Hospital Association - Honorary Secretary, National Kidney Foundation of India

Other associations: - Chairman, Hospital Services Committee, Bombay Management Association - Member, Panel of Experts, Voluntary Health Association of India - Convener of 8 National Conferences on Hospital & Health Care Management - Chairman, Management Education Committee, All India Management Association - Executive Committee member, Indian Institute of Public Administration

Books: Dr Anand's desire to share his knowledge and experience led him to write and edit 4 books.

- Management Consultancy - A User Guide: Management Consultancy was a new profession compared to the Accountants, Lawyers etc. Dr Anand believed that many Indian companies would benefit from a book that explained in a simple manner why and how a company can benefit from a management consultant. Foreword by SS Nadkarni, Chairman National Stock Exchange of India and Chairman of IDBI. - Hospital Management - A New Perspective: Pre-90s and perhaps still, many hospitals were run by Doctors. Dr Anand believed that if India had to develop world-class run hospitals where Indian patients and their families were well cared for, hospitals had to bring in management trained personnel to run the hospitals, rather than Doctors. This book explained why this change was necessary and how this could be brought about. Foreword by Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Group of Hospitals - Quality Management Handbook: Pre-90s, India was considered as a country that produced poor quality goods that could not compete globally. Dr Anand working with well known Japanese thinkers spoke, advised and wrote extensively about the importance of quality management systems - Human Resource Management: Dr Anand believed that people make organizations successful. His wide experience on industrial relations, leadership development and HR systems were explained at length in this publication.

Other Publications: - Managing Health Institutions - Hospital Management Case Studies - Studies in Hospital Management

Visiting Faculty: Dr. Anand taught as visiting faculty and also gave guest lectures across many educational institutions to inspire the young towards being better and professional managers.

Visiting Faculty: - Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad - Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay - J. Bajaj Institute of Management, Bombay

Family: Dr Anand's professional success was built on a strong family support system. His parents and siblings initially and then his wife, Mrs Kanta Anand, who has stood by him for over 50 years, worked alongside him in building the firm and still managed to bring up their three children.

Dr and Mrs Anand's three children and seven grandchildren all live in India in Mumbai and New Delhi. The eldest, Sanjiv Anand, founded and runs a global leading management consulting firm, Cedar Consulting, advising global and indian clients. Their daughter, Seema Singh, is a talented designer and dedicated homemaker. The youngest, Sumeet Anand, after 15 years in industry as a young CEO, has set up a advisory and venture firm, IndSight Growth Partners.