N. Srinivasan

In this Indian name, the name Narayanaswami is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Srinivasan.

Narayanaswami Srinivasan (Tamil: நாராயணசுவாமி ஸ்ரீனிவாசன்) is an Indian industrialist, chemical engineer, sports administrator and socialite who is the Managing-Director of the India Cements Limited and owner of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team. Srinivasan, who was elected as the Secretary of BCCI under Manohar in September 2008 and earlier was the treasurer of the Board under Sharad Pawar,is the Cricket Board's incumbent and 30th President.

Early life and education

Srinivasan is the son of T. S. Narayanaswami and grandson of S. N. N. Sankaralinga Iyer, founder of India Cements. He had his education from Loyola College,Chennai and the USA and completed his post-graduation in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Corporate career

Srinivasan took over as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Limited in 1989 and has served for twenty-one years. Srinivasan served as the President of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1996 to 1998 and is a member of the Executive Committee of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He has also served as the honorary Sheriff of Madras from 1989 to 1991.

Sports

Srinivasan has a keen interest in sports administration and is a good golfer. Srinivasan is the currently the President of the Tamil Nadu Golf Federation, All India Chess Federation^[1] and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. He was also the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.He is the incumbent President of BCCI,taking over the reins from Mr.Shashank Manohar at the Cricket's Board 82nd Annual General Body Meeting on September 19,2011.He is the 30th President of BCCI and the second since the system of choosing the head one year in advance was introduced.

During Vishwanathan Anand's bid for the World Chess Championship 2010, he was accused of ignoring India's chess interests in view of his interests in cricket.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Profile of N. Srinivasan". India Cements. http://www.indiacements.co.in/srinivsanPro.htm. 
2. ^ "AICF boss plays chess, but only in the BCCI". Times of India. 1 May 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/AICF-boss-plays-chess-but-only-in-the-BCCI/articleshow/5879023.cms.  the world champion faced an... inconsiderate All India Chess Federation, which showed no interest in the world championship match when bids were invited last year. The AICF, incidentally, is headed by someone who is also the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

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