Venu Srinivasan, Chairman of TVS Group has been conferred with the 2019 Deming Prize for his contribution towards Total Quality Management. With it, he becomes the first Indian industrialist to receive the award for ‘Distinguished Service Award For Dissemination and Promotion Overseas’.“I am truly honoured by the recognition conferred upon me by the prestigious Deming committee and JUSE. This stands as a testament for me and all my colleagues and associates who have worked hard to implement TQM at Sundaram-Clayton and TVS Motor Company since 1989”, expressed Srinivasan. 
Having chaired as President of CII and Chairman of National Committee for quality in the past, Srinivasan is known to have played an active role in accelerating TQM promotion in India. His efforts have resulted in more than 100,000 practising managers being trained on TQM methods. ACI
