Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu is CII, Southern Region Chairman

The Chairman and Managing Director of Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd, Coimbatore, Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, has been selected as the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Southern Region for 2019-20. Prior to taking up the new role, Jayavarthanavelu was the Deputy Chairman of CII in 2018-19 and had also served the trade body as the Chairman, Tamil Nadu Trade Council in 2006-07, a CII press release said.

Lakshmi Machine Works is engaged in manufacturing textile spinning machinery.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Hyderbad-based Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., Satish Reddy was selected Deputy Chairman of CII Southern Region for 2019-20.

Reddy had served CII as Member, National Council from 2014-19 and he had also held various responsibilities as Past Chairman, CII National Pharma Committee and Past Chairman of CII, Andhra Pradesh State Council in 2003-04, it said.