Kandathil Mammen Philip

Kandathil Mammen Philip is an Indian entrepreneur from the South Indian state Kerala and a director of MRF Limited^[1] and Malayala Manorama group with business interests in tea, coffee and cardamom plantations and processing. He is also a director of many other companies such as Rembrandt and Vandykes Limited,^[2] Commercial Broadcasts Limited,^[3] India Coffee and Tea distributing Company Limited^[3] and Balanoor Plantations and Industries limited.^[3][4] Born to K. C. Mammen Mappillai and Kunjandamma (Modisseril family) as the sixth of their nine children,^[5] Philip is considered by many as the father of Indian rubber industry. Philip was honored by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.^[6] His eldest brother, Kandathil Mammen Cherian and one of his younger brothers, Kandathil Mammen Mathew are recipients of Padma Bhushan awards while another younger brother, K. M. Mammen Mappillai and one of his nephews, K. M. Mammen Mathew have won Padma Shri awards.^[5][6]

Kandathil Mammen Philip
Born	Kottayam, Kerala, India
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Parent(s)	K. C. Mammen Mappillai Kunjandamma
Awards	Padma Shri
Website	Official web site

See also

• MRF Limited
• Malayala Manorama

• India portal

References

1. "Dun and Bradstreet" (PDF). Dun and Bradstreet. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. "My Company Director". My Company Director. 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
3. "Corporate Director". Corporate Director. 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
4. "Company Wiki". Company Wiki. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
5. "Koti". Koti. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
6. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.