Men @ the Helm

The founder of the Mehala Group is a visionary and a progressive entrepreneur with a strong belief in himself.

Popularly known as ‘Mehala Mani’, he has made Mehala synonymous with quality and service. His phenomenal compassion for people has ensured the commitment from his employees, the satisfaction of his customers, the trust of his principals and the love of the people and the families he has helped through his various community service endeavours.

  • C.Subramaniam

    Chairman

Mr. C. Subramaniam

Chairman

Biography:

Mr.Subramaniam, who started off as the sole proprietor of a small workshop, servicing sewing machines, is today the Chairman of a renowned Group of Companies. Under his able leadership, the establishment has steadily grown in stature including in its fold various subsidiaries and associated companies. Mr.Subramaniam today manages the Mehala Group of Companies which has over 1200 employees and a turnover of over 300 crores.

Mr.Subramaniam is a graduate in Tamil Literature and a store house of mechanical knowledge and know-how. Mr.Subramaniam is a member of the Tirupur Exporters Association, Tirupur, Sewing Machine Traders Association, Singapore, Rotary Club of Tirupur South, Tirupur. He is a trustee in Avinashi Matriculation School, Avinashi and in Apparel and Textile Machinery Association (AATMA), Bangalore.

Achievements

Mr. Subramaniam was awarded the Udyog Patra Award of the CII by the Hon. Vice President, Mr.P.Venketaraman in the year 1991. In 1996, he was awarded the Udyog Jyothi by the CII.

Biography:

Mr. Selvan joined Mehala in May, 1988 as a technician. He took over as Technical Manager of the Chennai branch from 1990 to 1992. Next in his line of assignments was that of Branch Manager, Bangalore. Since 2000 and until his next promotion he was the Technical Director of Mehala Machines India, Ltd.

  • R.Selvan

    Executive Director

Mr. R. Selvan

Executive Director

In the year 2015 Mr.Selvan was promoted as the Executive Director. In addition to this existing role Mr. Selvan is the head of the manufacturing & new product development activities that is undertaken by Mehala. Mr Selvan’s technical expertise has been a steering force for the sourcing activities of Mehala, which has helped the company offer quality products at affordable prices. Mr.Selvan is one of the pillars of the company and he continuous to be a guiding force.

Mr. Selvan was educated in Tirupur and Coimbatore during his school years. He earned his Diploma in Electronics from Sri Narayana Guru Institute of technology. Having a mechanical bent of mind, he spent most of his vacations from school in workshops. This experience and his early interest in mechanics have proved mutually beneficial for him and Mehala.

Perspective

Mr.Selvan believes in providing solutions to customers and enhancing the solutions by simplifying further with attachments and automations. “We should always give specialized automations to increase productivity, quality and ease of operation for the customers.”

  • N.P.Elango

    Director Marketing

Mr. N. P. Elango

Director Marketing

Biography:

Mr. Elango joined Mehala in 1990 as a supervisor of the under guard and the power table production. His growth within the organization saw him take up posts like Branch Manager, Tirupur and Area Manager Tirupur before taking up his current assignment as Director.

Perspective

Customer is our key focus. Our sales representatives can only be successful when they know all the customers as well as their needs. Understanding the customers’ needs is what enables us to convert our marketing efforts into sales.

Biography:

Mr. S. Carthic began his career in Mehala in 2004 immediately after completing his education. He is a director of the company and the GM of the CAD/CAM division. He had been promoted to this post in Apr 2006 from that of the Marketing Manager of the same division. He has since shifted base to Delhi as part of the plans being undertaken by the company to increase the level of involvement in other divisions. Mr. Carthic graduated from PSG College of Technology with a B.E. in EEE. He went on to qualify as a Master of Business Administration(MBA) from the University of Wales, Cardiff, UK. Mr.Carthic has been a student member of the IEE - International Electrical Engineers Association,UK.

  • S.Carthic

    Director

Mr. S. Carthic

Director

Perspective

‘People will never regret buying from Mehala. Why? Because even in case a solution is not found suitable after a sale has been made, we try to rectify and customize it to the client’s needs. 'Mehalana nambi vangalam.’

  • S.Dharani

Mr. S. Dharani

Biography:

Dr.Dharani is a Radiologist and a Doctor of Medicine. Dr.Dharani is on the Board as Director. His association with the organization has seen him closely following all its activities. He ensures his timely and valuable contribution to the company in terms of ideas, considerations, etc. His involvement has seen him handling the spinning mill operations for around 8 months before he commenced his MD studies. Currently Dr Dharani oversees the finance function of the entire Group. He is also heads the health care division of Mehala Group.

He is noted for having won nine gold medals and standing first in the University. He has always excelled in school, standing top of the class in the tenth and twelfth standards. Another remarkable event is his being sponsored by his University to pursue research studies at the Harvard Medical College, US for a year.

Biography:

Mr.Bharath is the youngest member on the Board of Directors. Having a Masters in Software Engineering, he worked in the Quality Assurance Division at Motorola, Bangalore before joining Mehala in July 2007. Subsequently in the year 2009, in order to pursue his MBA degree Mr Bharath got admitted into China Europe International Business School, a prestigious Business School based in Shanghai, China. Mr Bharath currently handles Marketing and the China operations of the company.

  • S.Bharath

Mr. S. Bharath