C. Balagopal

C. Balagopal is a writer, industrialist, former civil servant and philanthropist from Kerala state, South India.

Biography

He studied economics at Loyola College before joining the IAS in 1977. He has worked in Manipur[1] and Kerala.[2][3][4]

He founded the company Peninsula Polymers (Penpol).[3] which manufactured indigenously developed biomedical devices after resigning from the civil service in 1983. After liberalization, the company merged with a Japanese company in 1999 to form Terumo Penpol Ltd.,[5] which is one of the largest manufacturers of blood bag systems in the world.[6][2] This company exports to more than 50 countries in the world.[3] He sold the company to Terumo Corporation in 2011.[7]

He is the founder of ANAHA Trust, which supports social entrepreneurship.[2]

He is a Director of the medical devices incubator TIMed.[2]

He has also worked as an independent director on the Board of the Federal Bank Ltd[2][3] and is the current Chairman.[8][9]

Works
  • On A Clear Day You Can See India (2013) [2][1]
  • The View From Kollam: A Day In The Life Of A Sub-Collector (2015) [2]
  • Maveli & Markets: How Supplyco Held The Price Line [3][2][4]
  • Below the Radar[2][7]

Awards
  • National R&D Award for successful commercialization of Indigenous Technology by Ministry of Science & Technology.[2]

References
  1. DATTA, SRAVASTI. "People-administrative stories". No. 6 Dec 2013. The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. "C Balagopal Founder - Terumo Penpol Ltd. Mentor to startups and Investor". restartindia.in. restartindia. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. "KLF -SPEAKER-2023- C BALAGOPAL". keralaliteraturefestival.com. keralaliteraturefestival. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. NAGARAJAN, SARASWATHY (12 June 2019). "C Balagopal writes on the launch of Maveli stores in Kerala". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. "Strong pitch for increasing domestic production through 'Make in Kerala'". The Hindu. THE HINDU BUREAU. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. "About Terumo Penpol". terumopenpol.com. terumopenpol. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. NAGARAJAN, SARASWATHY. "C Balagopal's book 'Below The Radar' debunks notions about Kerala being an investor-unfriendly State". No. 23 Jan 2023. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. R, Roshan (5 June 2023). "Kerala witnesses a new industrial revolution: Entrepreneur and Federal Bank chairman C Balagopal". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. "Federal Bank's new premises inaugurated". The Hindu. THE HINDU BUREAU. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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