Oxygen Challenge and the Way Forward - 29 May 2021

SATURDAY MAY 29, 2021 | 6.00 PM

Mr K Srinivasan Managing Director Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd

PROGRAMME

6:00 PM

Welcome, Introductory Remarks & Chairman of the Session Mr Ravichandran P President Madras Management Association

Address by the Speaker Mr K Srinivasan Managing Director Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd

Q&A Session Share your questions by SMS/Whatsapp to 98401 23906 7:10 PM

Vote of Thanks Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director Madras Management Association

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SYNOPSIS Oxygen deprivation is one of the biggest complications which COVID-19 patients right now.

Studies have also shown that shortness of breath and oxygen deprivation is one major problem patients have been facing during the second wave of coronavirus.

Normal

oxygen

saturation

levels

lie

between

94-99%

for

any

individual.

When

the

virus

causes

inflammation, it results in obstruction and doesn’t facilitate breathing and oxygen supply, leading to a drop in saturation levels. When the SPo2 levels drop below 93%, it is a sign that one needs oxygen therapy. Medical oxygen is then required for patients.

There are 3 broad ways to get Oxygen from the atmosphere. How we currently do this and what are the challenges for scale up and how can we be better prepared for the future waves. Lets look at the various possibilities.

SPEAKER

K SRINIVASAN K Srinivasan (63) Currently Managing Director at Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd., Pune a leading producer of Compressors & Compression systems for Air, Refrigeration and Gas. Earlier, was the Managing Director of Carborundum Universal Limited ( CUMI ) a Rs 2800 crore company with 28 manufacturing sites in 7 countries. Cumi is a leader in Abrasives, Ceramics and Electrominerals and a part of the Murugappa Group.

Srinivasan began his career in 1980 with brief stints at Widia India Limited and Philips India Ltd. In 1983, he joined Wendt India Ltd where he was instrumental in turning around the company and finally bringing it into the Cumi fold. He has had stints of running the Industrial

Ceramic

business

and

Abrasive

business

of

Cumi.

Since

taking

over

as

Managing Director in 2005, he has grown Cumi from a leading Indian abrasive company to a global player with major operations in Russia, China, South Africa, Australia and Thailand. He was ranked as the Most Valuable CEO of mid-sized companies in India in 2012.

Was

Ceramics,

in

the

Wendt

Boards India

of

Ltd,

Volzhsky

Sterling

Abrasives

Abrasives

Ltd,

Ltd,

Murugappa

Foskor

Morgan

Zirconia

Pte

Thermal

SA,

Cumi

Australia, China and the US. Currently also an Independent Director on the Board of Aspinwall & Company Ltd. Srinivasan is a Mechanical Engineer from REC Surathkal and has

attended several

Executive Development / Leadership Programmes at global institutions.

His hobbies include reading, cooking and gym-ing.

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