Raghupati Singhania

Dr. Raghupati Singhania is the Chairman & Managing Director of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. – Pioneers of Radial technology in India and leaders in the Indian Tyre Industry, and the manufacturers of the well known “JK Tyre”, “Vikrant” and “Tornel” brand of Tyres. He is also the Chairman of JK Tornel, S.A.de C.V., Mexico, a wholly owned subsidiary of JK Tyre.

Dr. Singhania is also Chairman, J.K.Fenner (India) Limited; Director , JK Lakshmi Cement Limited and JK Agri-Genetics Limited; President - Managing Committee, Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer &Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI); Member – Managing Committee, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute(PSRI); besides, Director of various other public limited companies. He is Pro-Chancellor of JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur

Dr. Singhania is serving various leading Apex Chambers and Government bodies of India, like, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Member of National Council; PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) – Past President & Senior Member of Managing Committee; Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) – Past President of North India Council, and Member – Executive Council; Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA) – (A Govt. of India body) – President; Asia-New Zealand Foundation - Honorary Advisor. He has served Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) as Chairman; Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), as Deputy President; Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) – (A Government of India body), as Member; Rubber Board - Kottayam - (A Government of India body), as Member; Chemical & Allied Products Export, Promotion Council (CAPEXIL), Government of India, as Chairman of Auto Tyres & Tubes Panel; Indian Wire Rope Manufacturers Association (IWRMA), as Chairman; Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Bhubaneshwar, as Member of Board of Governors; Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Chennai, as Member of Board of Governors; Various apex bilateral bodies of Indian and International Business community, as Chairman. His illustrious career is studded with numerous prestigious recognitions and awards.

He is a technology-savvy business leader and also keeps himself tuned with changing times. His remarkable visionary abilities blended with innovative & entrepreneurial zeal have been best demonstrated in his pioneering effort of ushering radial technology in India way back in 1977 when all other tire companies in the country were grappling with intricacies of conventional technology.

Under his stewardship, JK Tyre has been actively promoting Motorsport in the country for over three decades, as it’s the perfect platform to test the potency of our products in extreme conditions.

JK Tyre played the most significant role in developing Motorsport in India and promoted Car Rallying for almost a decade and a half. The company launched and instituted the National Karting and Racing Championships in 1997. JK Tyre is the first Indian company to acquire an FIA accredited series Formula BMW Pacific and rechristened it as the JK Racing Asia Series. India’s pride and world-class race drivers like Narain Karthikeyan, Karun Chandhok, Armaan Ebrahim, Aditya Patel have all graduated from JK Tyre’s karting and racing programs.