Panda, Punnaiah (1918 – 26 February 2010) was an eminent industrialist in

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Early life and education

Punnaiah was born in

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village of

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. He graduated from Andhra Christian College,

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Career

With 20 years of executive experience in industrial administration, he co-founded Nava Bharat Ventures Limited (formerly Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Limited) in 1972, with Alluri Sarvaraya Chowdary and Dr. Devineni Subba Rao. He was appointed as the resident Director of Nava Bharat Ventures Limited in 1974. He became the Joint

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of Nava Bharat Ventures in 1980. He was also the Executive Chairman of both Beardsell Limited and Prakasam Sugar Complex Limited.

References

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Nava Bharat Ventures Limited

Beardsell Limited
{{DEFAULTSORT:Punnaiah, Panda 1918 births 2010 deaths Telugu people Businesspeople from Andhra Pradesh People from Prakasam district