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Mr. Thekkepat Raman Kesavan – “TR Kesavan” or “K7” as he is better known, is an Engineering and Management professional with 50 years of national and international experience in both functional and management areas. His domain expertise covers agriculture, construction and mining, oil tools and material handling. He actively participates and continues as the governing council member of industrial and government associations.
Speaker and mentor in national and international fora, Kesavan has a track record of 30 years in areas of agriculture productivity and management, government industry interface and public private partnership. He has made several presentations and addressed professional gatherings across the globe. Kesavan is also an external faculty for leading management schools.
Mr. Kesavan, currently is Director of TAFE Motors & Tractors Limited, TAFE Access Limited, TAFE Reach Limited and the Group President (Corporate Relations & Alliances) - TAFE Limited, the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer and India’s largest exporter of tractors, with a large portfolio of agricultural products and equipment consisting of MF, IMT, TAFE and Eicher brand of tractors, agricultural implements & equipment, and engines in both Indian and Overseas markets. He represents TAFE in various domestic and overseas industry bodies and government committees.
Kesavan has worked closely with Clinton Foundation focusing on Africa and works closely with USIBC on the Agri-cooperation policy making. He also held the helm as the President of Indian Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA) over an extended period of five years. He was also the Technical Chair of TMA earlier.
Kesavan also had a distinguished academic career winning the Banko Award and Gold medal in his graduate studies in Engineering from the University of Madras and went on to be the first in the university and gold medalist in his management studies at the University of Bombay. He completed the sandwich course of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Kesavan likes to spend his spare time mentoring students. He is additionally a prolific speaker and teacher in management and marketing and lectures at leading academic and training institutions. A master of Reiki healing, he also dabbles in spirituality, painting, writing and carpentry and is an avid reader. Happily married, the Kesavans have two grown up sons settled in Melbourne Australia.
Other Positions
Past President of Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA)
Director UNAHA (United Nations - Habitat Alliance) a, UN - Habitat Agenda Partner Habitat Alliance
Executive Committee Member of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Member - Governing Council of National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP)
Signatory for National Automotive Board (NAB) and Governing Council member
Member - National Committee on Agriculture, CII
Member- Indian delegation to United Nations, World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
Member - Club of Bologna, Italy
Fellow - Society of Agricultural Engineers
Member - Society of Automobile Engineers
