Early life
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S. N. Subrahmanyan joined the ECC Division of Larsen & Toubro in 1984 and began working with leaders like Cheyur Ramaswamy Ramakrishnan (former Joint Managing Director, L&T), A Ramakrishna (former President & Deputy Managing Director, L&T) and K V Rangaswami (former President, ECC). In July 2011, Subrahmanyan was appointed as full-time Director on the L&T Board and designated as Member of the Board and Senior Executive Vice President (Construction). In October 2015, he was designated Deputy Managing Director & President, L&T. In 2017, he was promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director by the company's board of directors. He took charge as Chairman and Managing Director of L&T from 1 October 2023.Awards and recognition
* Ranked 8th in Power 100 list by ''Construction Week'' about influential faces of Middle East construction in 2023 * Best CEO in the Infrastructure Sector of the '' Fortune India'' Best CEOs 2022 * Best CEO in the Infrastructure & Engineering category of the BT-PwC India’s Best CEOs ranking 2022. * Featured in the Top 50 Utilities Leaders In The GCC 2021 * Appointed as Chairman of National Safety Council by Labour Ministry *Ranked 11 in the Construction Week magazine Power 100 Ranking for 2021 *CEO of the year(pvt) 2019 by CNBC – Awaaz * Emergent Award at the CEO Awards 2019 for exemplary leadership. * Ranked 13 in the Construction Week magazine Power 100 Ranking for 2019. * Recognized with the IIM-JRD Tata Award by the Indian Institute of Metallurgy (IIM) in 2019 for his "service to the country through leadership in the industry, corporate governance and fulfilling societal responsibilities." * ‘Contractor CEO of the Year’ at Qatar Contractors Forum & Awards function in 2014 * Ranked 36th in the ‘2014 Construction Week Power 100’ * Leading Engineering Personality award at ‘Glimpses of Engineering Personalities’ by the Institution of Engineers (India) in 2014 * Recognized as the ‘Infrastructure Person of the Year – 2012’ by Construction Week (CW) magazine.Controversy
In January 2025, an undated video of Subrahmanyan’s New Year address sparked widespread controversy online. In the video, an employee is heard asking why Larsen & Toubro, one of India's largest conglomerates, requires employees to work on Saturdays. In response, Subrahmanyan expressed regret not being able to make employees work on Sundays, stating it would make him happier since he himself works on Sundays. He further questioned that what do employees do "sitting at home" and how long could spouses stare at each other, suggesting that employees should "Get to the office and start working" on Sundays instead. Shortly after the video went viral, Meena Subrahmanyan, his wife, became the target of widespread trolling on social media due to her husband's remarks. Subrahmanyan justified this stance by citing a conversation with a Chinese individual who claimed that China's longer work hours could enable them to surpass the United States. He subsequently endorsed a 90-hour workweek for employees, adding that such effort was necessary for achieving success. However, his statements were contradicted by a 2021References
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