Summary

SN Subrahmanyan (SNS) is the chairman & managing director of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate, spanning across fields of engineering, infrastructure, IT and financial services. He also holds diverse leadership positions as the chairperson of L&T Finance Holdings and chairman of LTIMindtree, L&T Technology Services and L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad).

Over the years, SNS has played a pivotal role in guiding the Company’s infrastructure business to become the largest in India and among the biggest globally. Now, he is focused on driving L&T’s diverse business interests toward new heights by leveraging the power of digitalization, technology, transition to green energy and fostering a people-centric approach.

Personal Information

Key Achievements & Major Timelines

• In 1984, He joined L&T as a project trainee engineer.
• In 2011, He was appointed full-time director on the L&T Board.
• In 2015, He was designated deputy managing director & president in L&T.
• In 2017, He was promoted to the role of CEO and MD of L&T.
• In 2019, He was awarded the CEO of the year award by CNBC.
• In 2019, He was honoured with the IIM-JRD Tata Award by the Indian Institute of Metallurgy (IIM).
• In 2021, He was appointed as the chairman of the National Safety Council (NSC).
• In 2022-2023, He has won the Infrastructure and Engineering category of the Business Today-PwC India's Best CEOs ranking in March 2022 and was featured on the cover of Fortune magazine's October 2023 edition as India's best CEO.
• In 2023, He took charge as the MD and chairperson of L&T.

Controversies and Challenges

S.N. Subrahmanyan sparked an online outrage with his comments advocating a 90-hour work week and suggesting that employees should even give up Sundays.