Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice Chairman Vikram S Kirloskar has died due to a heart attack, the automaker said on Wednesday.
"We are extremely saddened to inform the untimely demise of Vikram S Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor on 29th November 2022. At this time of grief, we request everyone to pray that his soul rests in peace," the company said in a statement on twitter.
Last respects can be paid to him at the Hebbal Crematorium, Bengaluru, at 1 pm on Wednesday, it added.
64-year-old Vikram was the Chairman and Managing Director of Kirloskar Systems Ltd. and also the Vice Chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), which sells a range of vehicles, is a joint venture between the Japanese auto major Toyota Motor Company and the Kirloskar Group.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the Executive Chairperson of Bengaluru-headquartered biopharmaceuticals company Biocon, said, "Devastated with Vikram’s shocking demise. He was such a dear friend who I will hugely miss. I share the pain and unconsolable grief of Gitanjali Manasi n the family."
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Vikram Kirloskar is survived by his wife Geetanjali Kirloskar and daughter Manasi Kirloskar. He was a graduate in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was the fourth-generation head of the Kirloskar Group.
Vikram Kirloskar held several important positions at CII, SIAM, and ARAI over the years.
Vikram Kirloskar was last seen on November 25, at the new generation Toyota Innova HyCross unveil event in Mumbai.
(With PTI Inputs)