A. Sivathanu Pillai
Indian scientist (born 1947)
A. Sivathanu Pillai is an Indian scientist who was an honorary distinguished professor at Indian Space Research Organisation (2015–2018) and an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2015–2016) and a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Science (2014–2015).2
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Born Jul 15, 1947.1
About
He is the president of Project Management Associates and is the former chairperson of the board of governors of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.
He was Chief Controller of Research and Development from 1996 to 2014 and held the rank of "Distinguished Scientist" from 1999 to 2014 at the Defence Research and Development Organisation at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India. He is also the founder-CEO and managing director of the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.
He also previously was Vice President of International Project Management Association and as Special Secretary representing India in the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation.
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedHarvard University3
- Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
- Date not recordedUniversity of Madras3
- Date not recordedSavitribai Phule Pune University3
Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai was born in Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu on 15 July 1947. He completed his schooling at D.V.D. Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil,. He earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering in 1969.
In 1991, he attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He then earned PhD in Technology Management from Savitribai Phule Pune University in 1996. Pillai is a close friend of former President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Career
Occupation: electrical engineer.6
- Date not recordedWorked at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru4
- Date not recordedFounded BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited5
Academia
Pillai is as honorary distinguished professor at Indian Space Research Organisation and an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Science.
He was the chairperson of the board of governors of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.
ISRO and DRDO
Pillai joined the Defence Research and Development Service and has four decades of experience in ISRO and DRDO and has worked with Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan and APJ Abdul Kalam.
He joined DRDO in 1986 and was the Programme Director of IGMDP under the leadership of A. P. J. Kalam. He contributed to the successful development of SLV III as a core team member and to the evolution of PSLV configuration for ISRO.
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Brahmos Aerospace
In August 2007 he was given a third extension of his retirement date by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Pillai is regarded as the "Father of Brahmos", the joint venture between India and Russia to design, develop, produce and market the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos and he is the chief executive and managing director of BrahMos Aerospace. In 2007, under his leadership as CEO of Brahmos Aerospace, the company bought Kerala Hitech Industries Limited. It has been then converted into Brahmos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited, the second missile making unit of BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited for a world-class missile facility with system integration and testing.
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Personal life
Awards
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Sources
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- 1WikidataA. Sivathanu Pillai on Wikidata
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsA. Sivathanu Pillai photo by Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India