A. Sivathanu Pillai

He is the President of Project Management Associates[5] and is the former chairperson of the board of governors of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.

[8] He also previously served as Vice President of International Project Management Association[9] and as Special Secretary representing India in the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation.

[6] Pillai joined the Defence Research and Development Service and has four decades of experience in ISRO and DRDO and has worked with Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan and APJ Abdul Kalam.

He contributed to the successful development of SLV III as a core team member and to the evolution of PSLV configuration for ISRO.

In 2007, under his leadership as CEO of Brahmos Aerospace, the company bought Kerala Hitech Industries Limited.

Sivathanu Pillai introducing a model missile to 13th Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh at BrahMos Complex in New Delhi.
13th President of India Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Sivathanu Pillai at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan , in New Delhi.