Mahesh Krishna (K Mahesh), 76, who had been heading the Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd, part of $8.5-billion TVS Group, passed away on Saturday. He was the younger brother of TVS & Sons Chairman Suresh Krishna.
K Mahesh, born on October 11, 1943, had a degree of Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgy from IIT - Madras and was appointed in T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons Private Ltd, Madurai on December 1, 1965. He had been rendering technical and administrative services to the Company.
After undergoing initial training in India for two years, and further training in Foundry Technology and Management