Ravichandran Purushothaman has been closely involved with the industry and active in developing technology road maps, building network for cold chain alliances and driving skill development in HVAC & R industry. A strong believer in Industry-University interaction, he has crafted several successful university interaction programs pan India. He is a thought leader in promoting Energy Efficiency, Sustainable technologies and Green buildings to Engineer Tomorrow’s India.
He is the Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu State Council and a member of CII National Council for Agriculture. He also currently heads the CII National Taskforce for Cold Chain Development in India, where he lays emphasis on the development of the cold chain sector to support the agriculture and horticulture growth in India.
Ravichandran Purushothaman has more than three decades experience in building businesses in India, Asia Pacific and Europe, with more than half of it in Danfoss and prior to that, in Siemens, in various leadership capacities. He became the President of Danfoss India Region in 2013 and instrumental in spearheading the ‘Make in India’ initiatives for Danfoss in India.