Profile of Dr K Ellangovan, IAS - Managing Director

Dr K Ellangovan, IAS

Managing Director

A Versatile Bureaucrat with a Medical Background switched over to Indian Administrative Service and manned key positions in Government of Kerala and Government of India, including a stint as a career Diplomat. As a researcher, achieved the distinction of the recipient of ‘best thesis award’ from IIT Madras. Authored a book, Creating Value in Health Care’. Superannuated as Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala. He has MS (Ortho), MA (Population Studies), and Ph D from IIT, Madras.

Experience Corporate:

  • Managing Director, INKEL
  • Managing Director, Kerala Tourism
  • CMD, Kerala State Electricity Board
  • Chairman, Malabar Cements
  • Chairman, Nitta Gelatin Ltd
  • Chairman, Kerala Minerals and Mines Ltd
  • Chairman, Kerala State Medical Services Corporation
  • Executive Director, Council for Leather Exports, GOI

Public Administration:

  • Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Industries & Commerce
  • Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare
  • Secretary, Department of General Education
  • Secretary, Department of Transport