Shri. R Dinesh
Managing Director, TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited & Joint Managing Director, TV Sundram Iyengar & Sons Private Limited
Mr. R Dinesh, 54, the fourth generation TVS family member has worked his way up the organization ladder – as is the tradition in the family. Dinesh is a Commerce graduate and an Associate Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. He is the Managing Director of TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited and Joint Managing Director of T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons Private Limited. He is also Director for various joint ventures and subsidiaries of these companies. Mr. Dinesh has been elected as the Chairman of the CII National Committee on CII Institute of Logistics Advisory Council and CII National Committee on Shipping and Logistics for 2019-20. He has also been elected for the CII National Council for the year 2019-20. Mr. Dinesh is also the Immediate Past Chairman of CII Southern Region for the year 2018-2019. Mr. Dinesh has won many awards including, ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award for ‘Services’ category by Ernst & Young in 2017. He is also the recipient of TiECON’s ‘Next Gen Entrepreneur of the year 2014’ award and ‘Emerging Entrepreneur’ award by CII in 2010. Mr. Dinesh, often referred as ‘game changer’ within the fraternity, started TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited (TVS SCS – previously TVS Logistics Services Limited – TVS LSL) in 2004. Since then under his able leadership the company has grown multifold to become a billion-dollar company in 2018. TVS SCS is the first company to get private equity funding within the group. TVS SCS has presence across the globe making it a truly global company and serving customers in over 50 countries. TVS SCS employs around 19,000 strong work force in India. Its UK arm also provides over 2500 jobs in the UK. Currently, the companies under his management have a turnover of around USD 2 Billion and employ more than 25,000 people. Mr. Dinesh has been instrumental in expanding his companies’ operations globally and has set up subsidiaries in Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Thailand, Bangladesh, United States of America, South Africa, Singapore, China and Australia. TVS & Sons Private Limited is the parent company of the TVS Group. The total turnover of the Group is USD 8.5 Billion and the group employs more than 60,000 people. The Group operates in diverse fields ranging from two-wheeler and automotive component manufacturing to automotive dealerships, Logistics, finance & electronics and is the leading Automobile Distributor in India.
