M. V. Subbiah
{{Short description|Indian industrialist}}
M. V. Subbiah Chettiar (born February 2, 1939){{cite web|url=https://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=mvsubbiah |title='M.V. Subbiah Executive Chairman, Murugappa Group (Sugar, Agribusiness, Bicycles, Insurance) ' |publisher=Harvard Business School |date=2016-04-28 |access-date=2024-03-10}} is an Indian industrialist, patriarch of the Murugappa family, and a former executive chairman of the Murugappa Group, known for his turnaround of EID Parry.{{Cite web |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-01-20/news/27382069_1_murugappa-corporate-board-mcb-eid-parry |title=MV Subbaiah calls it a day at Murugappa group - Economic Times |access-date=2013-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217223951/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-01-20/news/27382069_1_murugappa-corporate-board-mcb-eid-parry |archive-date=2013-12-17 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/20/stories/2004012005561800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218000628/http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/20/stories/2004012005561800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-02-18 |title=M. V. Subbiah relinquishes office |date=2004-01-20 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2018-04-13}} In 2012, he was awarded India's third highest civilian honor, the Padma Bhushan.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-let-s-adopt-the-german-system-/952713/ |title='Let's adopt the German system' |publisher=Indian Express |date=2012-05-23 |access-date=2018-04-13}}
Early life
He was born in Pallathur, Tamil Nadu, India. He later studied engineering at the University of Birmingham for two years (but did not graduate) and got his Diploma in Industrial Administration from Aston University. He also studied at Harvard Business School.{{cite web|author=Stocks |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8462110&ticker=LMW:IN |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141025152204/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8462110&ticker=LMW:IN |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |title=Stocks - Bloomberg |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date=2018-04-09 |access-date=2018-04-13}} He was awarded an honorary DUniv by Birmingham University in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2011/07/12July11ManchesterUnitedsChiefExecandBBCBossHonouredbytheUniversityofBirmingham.aspx |title=Manchester United's Chief Exec and BBC Sport Boss Honoured by the University of Birmingham |publisher=Birmingham.ac.uk |access-date=2018-04-13}} From 2008 till 2013 he was the Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation.{{cite web |author=admin |date=2013-05-06 |title=S Ramadorai takes over as NSDC chairman |url=http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/s-ramadorai-takes-over-nsdc-chairman |access-date=2018-04-13 |publisher=IndiaEducationReview}}
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