M. A. Alagappan, chairman, Murugappa Corporate Board, talks about the right successor, family businesses and the fifth generation with Forbes India
Name: M. A. Alagappan
Title: Executive Chairman of the Murugappa Corporate Board — till Oct 2009
Age: 65
Career: Started career as a trainee at TI, UK; served in different group companies; was involved in the acquisition of EID in 1981, and CWS in 1982; Group COO in 1994; Vice Chairman of board in 2000; Honorary Consul of Hungary in India for the southern region
Education: B Com, University of Madras
Interests: Tennis
(This story appears in the 18 December, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)