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Mr.
Vikram Rao
Business Head, Textiles and Apparel Business
Director, Aditya Birla Management Corporation
Private Limited
Mr.Vikram
Rao heads the Group's Textile and Apparel business.
The businesses managed by Mr. Rao include fabrics,
yarn, apparel and apparel-led lifestyle retail
operated through units of Madura Garments, Madura
Garments Exports Ltd., Bhiwani Textiles Mills,
Jayashree Textiles and Vikram Woolens.
Mr.
Rao is also a director on the board of Aditya
Birla Nuvo Limited.
Mr.
Rao joined the Group in 1999 from Arvind Mills
Limited where he was the President of the Shirting
Division and Bed and Bath Projects. He also held
additional responsibility as President of Knit
Fabrics and Garment Division. Mr. Rao started
his career with Madura Coats in 1975 as a management
trainee and, over the years, became the President
of the Textile Division, reporting to the Chairman
of Madura Coats.
Mr.
Rao holds the chairmanship of the Confederation
of Indian Industries (CII) task force on textiles
for Karnataka. He was awarded the Super Achiever
Award by the Indira Group of Institutes, Pune
in 2003. Mr. Rao is well known and highly regarded
in the textile and apparel industry in India.
Mr.
Rao holds degrees in chemical engineering and
business management. He is married, with two children
and is a tennis and theatre enthusiast.
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