Founder Profile
Venu Srinivasan
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Venu Srinivasan?
Venu Srinivasan is a founder of TVS Motor Company, which was founded in 1978 with T. V. Sundram Iyengar.
- Company founded
- TVS Motor Company
- Founded
- 1978
- Co-founders
- T. V. Sundram Iyengar
Background
Engineering graduate with an MBA from Purdue University; took charge of Sundaram-Clayton, the former holding company of TVS Motor, in 1979.
Founding Story
Venu Srinivasan, grandson of T. V. Sundram Iyengar, led the TVS two-wheeler business for decades. He steered the Ind-Suzuki joint venture of the 1980s, the 2001 split from Suzuki, the launch of home-grown models such as the Victor and Apache, and the company's Total Quality Management push that won TVS Motor the Deming Application Prize in 2002. He is now Chairman Emeritus.
Venu Srinivasan was born in 1952 in Chennai. Education: University of Madras.
Srinivasan was born on December 11, 1952. He is chairman emeritus of TVS Motor Company, serves on the board of Tata Sons, and received the Padma Bhushan in January 2020.