Ravi Raghavan elected President as IMTMA completes 75 Years

September 23, 2021 5:03 pm

At the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA)  75th Annual General Meeting,  Ravi Raghavan, Managing Director, Bharat Fritz Werner Limited was elected as the President of IMTMA for the year 2021-2022.

Ravi Raghavan will succeed  Indradev Babu, Managing Director, UCAM Private Limited as IMTMA’s President for the year 2021-2022.  Rajendra S. Rajamane, Managing Director, Rajamane Industries Private Limited was elected as the Vice President of IMTMA for the year 2021-2022. The new Executive Committee of IMTMA for the year 2021-2022 was also formed.

Expressing his thoughts on IMTMA completing 75 years,  Indradev Babu, Outgoing President of IMTMA said, “As we celebrate this milestone, it is time to remember our industry luminaries who were the guiding light for IMTMA in its formative years and played a pivotal role in establishing IMTEX and Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). The vision set by them will be instrumental in moving IMTMA to its next phase of growth.”

Concurring with  Babu’s views,  Ravi Raghavan, the President of IMTMA for the year 2021-2022 said, “IMTMA will continue to tackle the numerous challenges faced by the machine tool industry in regard to supply of raw materials, working capital, tariff protection, import regulations, government purchases of machine tools, and so on.”
Speaking in the inaugural session,  Narendran, President, CII President lauded IMTMA’s unique partnership with CII which has strengthened the country’s manufacturing sector. He said that CII greatly valued its strong relationship with IMTMA.
Speaking about IMTMA’s onward journey,  V. Anbu, Director General & CEO, IMTMA and BIEC said, “As India moves towards the next phase of growth with $5 trillion economy in sight and manufacturing industry’s share being about $1 trillion in it, machine tool industry should look forward towards a quick adoption of new-age technologies to achieve this vision. IMTMA will continue to play an enabling role in this.

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