Balan Satchit

Background

Satchit, Balan was born on May 21, 1935 in Cochin, Kerala, India. Son of T.M. and Kutty Ammal Satchit.

Education

Master of Business Administration, University Madras, India, 1974. Master Communications, Mysore, India, 1994. Master of Laws, University Hong Kong, 1994.

Doctor of Philosophy, Kumaun University, Nainital, India, 1997.

Career

Division manager, sales, General Electric Company of India, Ltd., 1966-1976; general manager, Gopi Textiles, Ltd., Hong Kong, 1976-1979; managing director, Satchitsons, Ltd., Hong Kong, 1980-1986; general manager, Pan Vita, Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria, 1986-1987; vice president, Siam Superior, Ltd., Hong Kong, 1988-1989; assistant professor, Lingnan College, Hong Kong, since 1989. Founder, director Hong Kong Institute of Marketing. Visiting lecturer in foreign trade, U.Madras, 1972-1976.

Part-time lecturer on export-import business, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1980-1983. Lecturer on export practices, Hong Kong Management Association, 1980-1981, others.

Achievements

• Balan Satchit has been listed as a noteworthy finance educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow British Institute Management/London, Chartered Institute of Sections/London, Institute of Dirs./London, Institute of Administrative Management/London, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators/London, Institute of Personnel and Development/London, Chartered Institute Marketing United Kingdom (chartered marketer).

Interests

• Avocations: literature, Indian music, filmmaking.

Connections

Son of; married Susheela Krishna Pillai Chellammal, November 9, 1966. Children: Anand, Ajay.

Father:

T.M. Satchit

Mother:

Kutty Ammal Satchit

Spouse:

Susheela Krishna Pillai Chellammal

child:

Anand Satchit

child:

Ajay Satchit