N. M. Wagle

N. M. Wagle
Born	Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Civil servant Business executive
Awards	Padma Bhushan

N. M. Wagle is a former Indian civil servant, business executive and a former Managing Director of Greaves Cotton Ltd., Chairman of Crompton Greaves Ltd., .^[1] He headed the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), a Maharashtra Government agency, for five consecutive terms (1970–75), becoming the longest serving chairman in the institution's history.^[2] He was the first Indian to serve as the president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), one of the premier trade organizations in India.^[3] He also served as the president of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry for two terms, in 1961 and 1968.^[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1970, for his contributions to Indian industry.^[5]

References

^ Bakhtiar Dadabhoy (2013). Barons of Banking. Random House India. p. 551. ISBN 9788184004762.
^ Harnam S. Verma (1984). Bombay, New Bombay and Metropolitan Region: growth process and planning lessons. Concept Publishing Company. p. 171.
^ Stanley A. Kochanek (1974). Business and Politics in India. University of California Press. pp. 126 of 382. ISBN 9780520023772. N. M. Wagle.
^ "Past Presidents". Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.