Rupa Gurunath

Rupa Gurunath is the president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). She is the first woman to hold office.[4][5][6] She is the whole time director of the India Cements Limited.[2]

Rupa Gurunath
Born1974[1]
NationalityIndian
EducationPG diploma (Computer Science)[2]
Occupation
Spouse(s)Gurunath Meiyappan[3]
Parent(s)N. Srinivasan

Corporate career

In the 87th Annual General Meeting, Rupa was elected unopposed as president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, making her the first woman to head a state unit of the Indian cricket board.[7][4]

Rupa is also in the board of eight different companies that include The India Cements Limited which owns the IPL team Chennai Super Kings.[1][8]

Personal life

Rupa is the daughter of Indian industrialist, former president of the BCCI, and former chairman of the ICC, N. Srinivasan.

Rupa is married to Gurunath Meiyappan, a former Chennai Super Kings official and member of the prestigious AVM family, who was banned for life from any involvement in cricket for his role in the 2013 IPL betting scandal by the Lodha Committee.[8][3]

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References
  1. MarketScreener. "Rupa Gurunath - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Whole Time Director". www.indiacements.co.in. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. Kannan, Swetha. "Who is Gurunath Meiyappan?". @businessline. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. "Former BCCI chief N Srinivasan's daughter Rupa Gurunath elected TNCA's first woman president". DNA India. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Former BCCI chief Srinivasan's daughter Rupa Gurunath elected TNCA President - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. Dinakar, S. (26 September 2019). "Rupa takes over as TNCA president". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. ChennaiSeptember 26, Press Trust of India; September 26, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 13:06. "N Srinivasan's daughter Rupa Gurunath becomes 1st woman to head a state unit of BCCI". India Today. Retrieved 23 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "N Srinivasan's daughter Rupa Gurunath takes charge as TNCA chief". ESPNcricinfo. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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