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Murugappa Group Names New MD For Asset Financing Unit

Vanessa Doctor Asia Editor 1 August 2010

Murugappa Group Names New MD For Asset Financing Unit

The Murugappa Group has named Vellayan Subbiah as the new managing director of its asset financing arm Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company.

Subbiah, the son of Murugappa's former chairman MV Subbiah, takes over from the third week of August. He is presently the managing director of Laserworlds, the firm's publishing BPO unit. This is the first time he will be steering one of the group's traditional businesses.

Also newly appointed is MBN Rao, who has been named as the new chairman of the non-banking financial company. Rao is the former chairman and MD of Indian Bank and Canara Bank.

Cholamandalam has $3.03 billion in assets under management.

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