Rotary
International President Kalyan Banerjee, 2011-2012
 Kalyan
Banerjee
Vapi, Gujarat, India
President, Rotary International, 2011-12
Trustee, The Rotary Foundation, 2001-05
Chair, Rotarian Action Groups Committee, 2008-09
Director, Rotary International, 1995-97 |
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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