A. Sivasailam

A. Sivasailam
The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Shri Anantharamakrishnan Sivasailam, at an Investiture-II Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 5 April 2007
Born(1934-08-24)24 August 1934
Alwarkurichi, Tirunelveli district, Madras Presidency, British India
Died12 January 2011(2011-01-12) (aged 76)
Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
Occupation(s)Industrialist
Educationist
Philanthropist
Years active1957–2011
Known forAmalgamations Group
SpouseIndira Sivasailam
ChildrenMallika Srinivasan
Jayashree Venkatraman
ParentS. Anantharamakrishnan (father)
AwardsPadma Shri
NIQA Outstanding Industrialist Award
SAE India Lifetime Achievement Award
SIAM Lifetime Achievement Award
AIMA Distinguished Service Award
ACMAI Golden Jubilee Lifetime Contribution Award
WebsiteWebsite of Amalgamations Group

Anantharamakrishnan Sivasailam (24 August 1934 – 12 January 2011) was an Indian industrialist, educationist, philanthropist and a former chairman and managing director of Amalgamations Group of Industries, a ₹ 70 billion conglomerate hosting a workforce of over 12,000 (as of 2011).[1] He headed the business family which was listed by Forbes as the 37th richest in India in 2015, with a net worth of US$ 2.5 billion.[2] He was the president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (1970, 1971)[3] and ASSOCHAM and held the office of the Sheriff of Madras during 1969–1970.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian industry.[5]

  1. ^ "Industrialist A. Sivasailam passes away". The Hindu. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Amalgamations family". Forbes. 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers President". Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Sivasailam – gentle, yet forceful". Business Line. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.