Mr. Baba N. Kalyani
Chairman, Kalyani Group & Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Forge Ltd.

Baba Kalyani is the Chairman of the Kalyani Group of companies and Chairman & Managing Director of the group’s flagship – Bharat Forge Limited - India’s largest manufacturer and exporter of

automotive components.  Born on 7^th January 1949, Mr. Kalyani is a Mechanical Engineer from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani, Rajasthan.  He also has an M.S. in

Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

The Kalyani group’s business interests are in Specialty Steel, Forgings, Auto Components, Infrastructure, Specialty chemicals and Renewable Energy. The group’s annual turnover is USD 2.5 billion and

 it has joint ventures with leading global companies that include ArvinMeritor, USA, Carpenter Technology Corporation, USA, Hayes Lemmerz, USA, FAW Corporation, China, and David Brown Gear

Systems UK.

Baba Kalyani joined Bharat Forge in 1972 when the company's annual turnover was about US $ 1.3 million. Under his leadership, Bharat Forge has transformed into a global company with 11

manufacturing facilities spread across India, USA, Germany, Sweden, and China. His strong entrepreneurial capabilities have resulted in the company having achieved global leadership in the forging industry.

Mr Kalyani pioneered export of automobile components from India to China in 2002. Bharat Forge is country's No.1 exporter of automotive components for eight consecutive years, with exports

contributing almost 50% to company's total sales. Every second heavy truck manufactured in USA runs on a "Made by Bharat Forge, India" front axle beam. Bharat Forge’s global customer

base is perhaps the most comprehensive in the forging industry comprising 38 automobile manufacturers besides several Tier suppliers to the industry. Some of the company’s prestigious customers

 include General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Honda, Renault, Volvo, Cummins, Caterpillar-Perkins, ArvinMeritor and Dana Corporation.

As part of company’s diversification into non-automotive business, Bharat Forge has entered into a Joint Venture with ALSTOM Power to manufacture various equipments for super critical power

plants coming up in the country.  The manufacturing facility is presently under construction at Mundhra, Gujarat.

Mr. Kalyani serves on the Boards of many prestigious companies and represents industry on several Industry, Trade and Educational institutions in India and abroad.  Notable amongst these

are the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council [NMCC] and the National Knowledge Commission [NKC]. He was also former Chairman of CII Defence Council.

Mr. Kalyani is the Founder Chairman of Pratham Pune Education Foundation, an NGO that is engaged in providing primary education to children belonging to under privileged sections of the local

community.   Since its inception in 2000, Pratham Pune has made a difference in the lives of over 100,000 children in Pune society.  Mr.Kalyani is also steering a unique initiative to empower rural

youth at a Taluka in Pune district by providing free technical and vocational training at a government Industrial Training Institute [ITI] that is being run as a Public-Private partnership.  The pioneering

model is being replicated in other parts of the country. Mr. Kalyani also supports various other NGOs and charitable institutes engaged in education and in uplifting quality of lives of the disadvantaged

and needy.

In pursuance of his vision to contribute to a clean and emission free environment, Mr. Kalyani has set up a new venture Kenersys Limited to manufacture various energy efficient wind turbines

for domestic and international markets.    Mr. Kalyani is also engaged in developing solar energy equipment that would contribute in further strengthening his group’s footprint in the non conventional

 energy sector. In a joint venture with KPIT Cummins, Bharat Forge is developing a unique hybrid solution that would contribute in the country being able to meet its vehicular emission targets.

Mr. Kalyani’s significant contributions to industry and the community have been recognized through various prestigious awards that he has received. Notable among these are  “PADMA BHUSHAN”,

 one of the most distinguished civilian awards by Government of India for his contributions to Trade and Industry., “Businessman of the Year-2006” by Business India Magazine, “Entrepreneur of the

Year 2005 for Manufacturing” by Ernst & Young and “CEO of the Year 2004” by the Business Standard group and Global Economy Prize 2009 for Business by Kiel Institute, Germany.  Mr. Kalyani

 was decorated with “Commander First Class” of the “Royal Order of the Polar Star” by His Excellency The King of Sweden. 

He has also been conferred ‘Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour’’ by His Excellency the President of the French Republic.

‘Forge Master’’ award conferred at 20^th International Forging Convention held at Hyderabad on 14/11/11 in recognition of the contribution made to the forging industry.