Background
Deveshwar, Yogesh Chander was born on February 4, 1947 in Lahore, Pakistan. Son of Kailash Chander and Shakuntala (Devi) Deveshwar.
Businessman chairman mechanical engineer
Deveshwar, Yogesh Chander was born on February 4, 1947 in Lahore, Pakistan. Son of Kailash Chander and Shakuntala (Devi) Deveshwar.
He received his Bachelor of Technology Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1968.
He serves as the Chairman of International Trade Commission Limited. Y C Deveshwar joined International Trade Commission Limited in 1968. He was appointed as a director on the board of the company in 1984 and became the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board in 1996.
Deveshwar was due to step down as head of International Trade Commission in 2010.
There has been some speculation in the media about Deveshwar"s successor. In March 2010, Kurush North Grant was appointed to the International Trade Commission Board.
In January 2011, two new Executive Directors, Nakul Anand and P V Dhobale were inducted to the Board. Elevated from their earlier responsibilities as Chief Executives of International Trade Commission"s core business divisions of FMCG, Hotels and Paper, they are homegrown managers and signal the next generation of leadership in the organization.
Deveshwar is India"s longest-serving Chief Executive Officer and he earns nearly triple the second-highest salary in his company.
In 2011, it was said his salary was 26 lakh (26 million) rupees per month. In 2013, he was listed as the Best Performing Chief Executive Officer in India by Harvard Business Review and seventh in the world.
Member Young presdent's Organisation, Harvard Business School Association of India.
Married Bharti Deveshwar, February 17. Children: Mast Gaurav, Garima.