Our Leadership
Chairperson
Prior to joining Adani University, Dr Singh was the fourth Secretary General of Quality Council of India (QCI) from 2014-2023. QCI is an independent autonomous body of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. QCI’s mandate is to lead nationwide quality movement in India through its various boards like NABCB, NABL, NABH, NABET, & NBQP.
Dr Singh had held various positions of responsibility in institutions leading the quality initiative in the country. He has been the Governing Council member of the BIS. He has represented QCI in various National and International fora on quality.
Dr Singh has been in academic administration as the Deputy Director of AICTE, Dean in PTU, Founder Vice-Chancellor of Sharda University and Director at IGNOU in his career of more than 25 years before joining QCI.
He was awarded D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) in Sharda University (2020) and Quality Award -2018 by Institution of Engineers besides many others awards & fellowships. He was invited as speaker on many International Forums such as UNCTAD, EU parliament at Belgium, African Union at Addis Ababa and was part of Visitors’ Excellence Program of US Department of State and many others. Born and educated in Varanasi, Dr. Singh holds a Gold Medal at Masters in Physics from BHU, Varanasi. He has done his PhD and Post-doctoral fellowship in Physics from University of Western Ontario (now Western University), Canada.
Secretary General (Interim CEO)
Mr. Chakravarthy T. Kannan, brings with him a distinguished career spanning leadership positions in the automotive and logistics sectors. He has led several key national organizations and global business expansion initiatives. With extensive experience as CEO of Mobility at Mahindra Logistics, where he successfully turned around complex B2B and B2C operations to achieve a positive PAT, Mr. Chakravarthy brings a wealth of expertise in strategic management and business transformation. He has also led several business transformations such as ‘Digital Product Development e-NPI’, ‘Quality Crusade’, ‘Geelantheid – a billion-dollar Global business setup’. As the founder of CATAPULT, an industry-first tech-based incubator, he has demonstrated a keen ability to drive innovation and accelerate user case maturation, earning recognition from industry giants like Shell and Intel.
His prior roles as Business Head and Senior VP at Mahindra & Mahindra have equipped him with strategic acumen and a proven track record of spearheading global business expansion initiatives and driving organizational growth.
With his rich sea of experience, coupled with an MBA in Corporate Strategy from Ross Business School and a background in Industrial Engineering, Mr. Chakravarthy is poised to lead QCI towards new heights of excellence and innovation in quality standards.
