Mr. Dhruv M. Sawhney
Chairman & Managing Director
Key Achievements:
Mr. Sawhney graduated with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Sciences from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and an M.B.A. with distinction from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He was on the Dean’s list for all terms, came second in the University, and is a life member of Beta Gama Sigma, a society for the top 1% graduates in the U.S.
Mr. Sawhney received the “Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” from Late President Chirac, and was made an ‘Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order’ (LVO) by the Late HM Queen Elizabeth II. He chaired the Commonwealth Leadership Development Conferences founded by Late HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to foster and broaden the decision-making ability of future leaders.
Mr. Sawhney was President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 1991/92 when India started its economic liberalization program, and was Co-Chair for 10 years of the Indo French CEO’s Forum constituted by the President of France and the Prime Minister of India. Mr. Sawhney was nominated by the Government of India as the founder Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur for 9 years, and is a past Chairman of the Doon School, one of India’s premier high schools. Mr. Sawhney was President of the All India Chess Federation for 12 years and is Chevalier of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in Burgundy.
Mr. Sawhney is Chairman of the Triveni Group comprising of Triveni Turbine Ltd. and Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd. with a combined market capitalizations of more than US$ 3 Billion. Triveni Turbine is the second largest global manufacturer of industrial steam turbines under 100 MW with a market share over 20%. Triveni Engineering is one of the largest producers of sugar and ethanol with a production of around 1 million tonnes of sugar annually and a distillation capacity of 860KL per day. It deals with 360k+ farmers at its eight sugar units and is among the leading producers of high-speed Gears and Power Transmission solutions.