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{{Short description|Indian industrialist (born 1936)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
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| name = Suresh Krishna
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1936|12|24}}
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], [[Madras Presidency]], India
| education = [[Bachelor of Science]] (chemistry)<br />[[Master of Arts|M.A.]], [[Literature]]
| alma_mater = [[Madras Christian College]], India<br />[[University of Wisconsin]], U.S.<br />[[University of Munich]], Germany
| occupation = Industrialist
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| title = Chairman
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| spouse = Usha Krishna
| children = 3
| mother = [[Ambujam Krishna]]
| relatives = [[TVS family]]<br/>[[T V Sundram Iyengar]] (grandfather)
| awards = "Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial Peace", "Businessman of the Year 1995", JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award
| honours = [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Padma Shri]] (2006)
| website = {{website|http://www.sundram.com}}
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'''Suresh Krishna''', an Indian industrialist, is the Chairman of Sundram Fasteners Limited (SFL),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundram.com/investor.php|title=Investor {{!}} Sundram Fasteners|website=sundram.com|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> and the Chairman of the holding company, T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons Pvt Ltd.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.motorindiaonline.in/corporate/suresh-krishna-appointed-tvs-sons-chairman/|title=Motor India - TVS Chairman|work=Motor India Online}}</ref>

Suresh Krishna is the grandson of the founder of [[TVS Group]], late [[T. V. Sundaram Iyengar|Sri T V Sundram Iyengar]], and the eldest son of the late Sri T S Krishna.

==Career==
Currently, SFL has 27 factories including one each in China and the United Kingdom. SFL manufactures a variety of automotive products such as high tensile fasteners, cold extruded parts, sintered metal parts, power train components, radiator caps, wind energy components, hot forged parts, foundry parts, water pumps and oil pumps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundram.com/about-us.php|title=About Us {{!}} Part of the Legendary TVS Group of Companies Started in 1911|website=sundram.com|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>

Under his leadership, SFL became the first Indian Engineering company to acquire ISO 9000 certification.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/12/stories/0612000d.htm| date=12 January 2000 | title=Quality matters for success|first= Sushila | last=Ravindranath |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2 March 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is also the first engineering company in India to achieve Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Excellence Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tpmclubindia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=263|title=All India JIPM TPM Award Winners|website=tpmclubindia.org|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>
[[File:Suresh Krishna's communication Meeting at Factory.jpg|thumb|Suresh Krishna sharing his thoughts with employees. |alt=]]

==Net worth==
[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] lists his net worth as of April 2022 at $1.1 billion USD.<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Suresh Krishna |website=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] - [[The World's Billionaires]]|date= |url= https://www.forbes.com/profile/suresh-krishna/?list=billionaires&sh=31a120dd5cd6|accessdate=August 19, 2022|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
Suresh Krishna served as the President of the [[Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India]] from 1982 to 1984<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acma.in/Executive-Committee/Past-Presidents.htm|title=Past Presidents|website=acma.in|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> and as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry from 1987 to 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cii.in/CII_Past_presidents.aspx|title=CII|website=cii.in|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>

He has been board director of several TVS Group companies, as well as for the Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India, Tata Steel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tatasteel.com/investors/annual-report-2008-09/html/board_of_directors_tatasteel.html|title=Tata Steel {{!}} 102nd Annual Report 2008 - 2009|website=tatasteel.com|access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Institute for Financial Management & Research, etc.

He was appointed as a Director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2000/11/29/stories/06290006.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=RBI board reconstituted|date=2000-11-29|access-date=2019-03-04}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
The Government, Business and Industry bodies have recognized Suresh Krishna's contributions.

* 2006 - Padma Shri Award for his contribution to Industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Field=Trade%20and%20Industry&Place=Tamil%20Nadu |access-date=2019-03-04 |website=dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>
* 1997 - Qimpro Platinum Standard for being a role model for Quality Leadership for Corporate India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qimpro - Qimpro Awards - Business |url=https://www.qimpro.com/foundation/awards/business |access-date=2019-03-04 |website=qimpro.com}}</ref>
* 1998 - Juran Quality Medal by the Indian Merchants Chamber, Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IMC RBNQA |url=http://imcrbnqa.com/Juran-Winners.html |access-date=2019-03-04 |website=imcrbnqa.com}}</ref>
* 2000 - JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards AIMA Jrd Tata Corporate Leadership Award {{!}} AIMA |url=https://www.aima.in/conferences-events/awards/aima-jrd-tata-corporate-leadership-award.html |access-date=2019-03-04 |website=aima.in}}</ref>
* 2002 - The Asian Productivity Organization, Japan conferred the Nation Award (for India) on Suresh Krishna for his outstanding contribution towards productivity improvement in the country during the last five years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-01-12 |title=Quality matters for success |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/12/stories/0612000d.htm |access-date=2019-03-04 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* 2001 - Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young<ref>{{Cite web |title=E&Y Award |url=https://www.ey.com/in/en/about-us/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-of-the-year/ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-program-hall-of-fame}}</ref>
* 2017 - Life Time Achievement Award by the Nanayam Vikatan for his contribution to Industry<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Naanayam Vikatan |date=2017-12-22 |title=#LiveUpdates தமிழகத்தில் சிறந்த தொழில்முனைவோர்களை கெளரவிக்கும் நாணயம் விகடன் பிசினஸ் ஸ்டார் அவார்ட்ஸ் - 2017 #NanayamAwards2017 {{!}} Nanayam Vikatan Business Star Awards 2017 |url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/miscellaneous/111499-nanayam-vikatan-business-star-awards-2017.html |access-date=2019-03-04 |language=ta}}</ref>
* 2019 - Quality Ratna Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sundram Fasteners' Suresh Krishna conferred CII's 'Quality Ratna' award |url=https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/sundram-fasteners-suresh-krishna-conferred-cii-quality-ratna-award-44754 |access-date=2019-11-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Shri Suresh Krishna, a well known entrepreneur, at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg|thumb|Suresh Krishna receiving Padma Shri from President APJ Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapathi Bhavan on 29.3.2006|alt=]][[File:Quality Ratna Award.jpg|thumb|Suresh Krishna receiving India's First Quality Ratna Award]]
== References ==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Trade & Industry}}

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