Mumbai, March 22, 2013: Mr R Mukundan is elected as the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Western Region for 2013-14. Mr R Mukundan is the Managing Director of Tata Chemicals Limited.

He joined Tata Administrative Service in 1990, after completing his MBA from FMS, Delhi University. He is an Engineer from IIT, Roorkee and an Alumnus of Havard Business School.

During his 23 year career with Tata Group, he has held various responsibilities including Strategy & Business Development, Operations, Corporate Quality, Corporate Planning, Projects, etc. across the chemical, automotive and hospitality sectors of the Tata Group. He has been on the Executive Committees of various industry forums including Indian Chemical Council, Automotive Component Manufacturers Association, Alkali Manufacturers Association of India, The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India and was Deputy Chairman, CII Western Region Council.