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| RI President - Kalyan Banerjee |
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Kalyan Banerjee is chair of United Phosphorus, Bangladesh, and a director
of United Phosphorus Ltd., one of the largest manufacturers of
agrochemicals in India, and Uniphos Agro Industries Ltd. Born in Kolkata
in 1942, he earned a degree in chemical engineering from the Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in 1964. He is a resident of Vapi,
Gujarat, where he has contributed significantly to its development as
one of the largest industrial estates in India, helping to provide
infrastructure for health care and education.
Banerjee has been a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi since 1972. He
served as club president in 1975-76 and district governor in 1980-81. He
began his international service to Rotary in 1995, with his appointment
to the RI Board of Directors. He has gone on to serve as general
coordinator of the Poverty and Hunger Alleviation Task Force (1997-98),
trustee of The Rotary Foundation (2001-05), and chair of the Southeast
Asia PolioPlus Committee (2009-10). He has served on numerous other
committees, including the International PolioPlus Committee (2008-09),
Reach Out to Africa Ad-Hoc Executive Committee (2009-10), Leadership
Development and Training Committee (2009-10), Permanent Fund Committee
for India (2008-09), and the Child Mortality Emphasis Coordinating Team
(2008-09).
Banerjee is also active in many other organizations, including the
American Chemical Society, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and
the Senate of the Vishva-Bharati University. He has served twice as
president of Vapi Industries Association and is a past chair of the
Gujarat Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry. In addition, he
is a trustee for the Jai Research Foundation.
Kalyan Banerjee is married to Binota, a social worker, and they have two children and four grandchildren.
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