Kuppanda Chinappa

Kuppanda Chinappa was born on 15th February, 1914. He was one of the top Industrialist in India and commissioned into the Army in 1941. He served in the army during World War II.

Author of the Page

Kuppanda Brinda Somaya

Family

Father

Kuppanda Muthayya

Life

Born

15^th February 1914

Education

• B.E. – College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras, India.
•  Post Graduate Course – Jamshedpur, Technical Institute, India.

Career

He served in the army during World War II and rose to the rank of Captain.

He joined the Damodar Valley Corporation which was to build a series of four dams, and power stations to supply Hydroelectric Power to Bengal and Orissa.

He worked as the President of National Radio and Electronics Company, Chemical Terminal Trombay Company, Yashmun Engineering Company, Relay selection Committee and Indian Standard institute.

 He also served as the Managing Director of Tata Hydro Electric power supply company, Andhra Valley Power Supply Company and Tata Power Company.

He worked as the Director of Tata Industries Company and Electro International Company. Being the Executive member of Tata consulting engineers, Tata Dilworth, and Cicada Mighur Organization.

 He was also the Member of Board of Consultants (Power), Dhamodhara Valley Corporation, Panel of Consultants of water and power development consultancy Services Company.

He was responsible for introducing modern methods of power control and  transmission and for minimising power losses.

He also served on the central Technical Power Board.

He was a Director, Vice Chairman and Chairman of many professional bodies and Technical Committees.

He was the head of  the Tata-Singapore International Airport Authority which planned to construct the International Airport in Bangalore.

Positions

Chairman                                                      :           

• The National Radio & Electronics Company Limited.
• Chemical Terminal Trombay Limited.
• Yashmun Engineers Limited.
• Tata Projects Limited.
• Tata Klockner Industrial Plants Ltd.

Vice Chairman & Managing Director       :           

• The Tata Hydro-Electric Power Supply Company Limited.
• The Andhra Valley Power Supply Company Limited.
• The Tata Power Company Limited.

Vice Chairman & Director-in-Charge       :           

• Tata Consulting Engineers (A Division of Tata Sons Ltd.).

Director-in-Charge                                      :             

• Tata-Dilworth, Secord, Meagher & Associates.

Director                                                         :             

• Tata Sons Limited.
• Tata Industries Limited.
• Elpro International Limited.
• Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited.
• DSMA-TATA Limited, Toronto, Canada.
• Tata Consulting Engineers International AG, Zug.
• Stewarts and Llyods of India Limited.

Member, General Committee                  :             

• Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Membership of Governmental Educational or other bodies  :             

• Fellow – Institute or Engineers (India)
• Member – Society of Power Engineers
• Member – Board of Consultants (Power) Damodar Valley  Corporation.
• Consultant – Water & Power Development ConsultancyServices (India) Limited.
• Member – Public Enterprises Supervisory Board, Karnataka State.

Awards (selected)

• Recipient of the National Design & Research Forum Award – 1972 from the President of India.