A new feather in Arathi Krishna’s cap came six months after taking over as Sundram Fasteners’ managing director in November, when she won the equivalent of an Oscar for a manufacturer, the Deming Prize for quality control.
The auto parts manufacturer, which is part of the $8.4-billion TVS Group, won the award late last year for all its 17 plants which are located across geographies and engaged in different aspects of manufacturing, a first for any company not just in India, but also globally.
Now Krishna, 50, is busy preparing the ground for the next phase of growth at the