Who is Valli Arunachalam? The nuclear scientist's years-long battle with Murugappa group ends

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Valli Arunachalam, a US-based nuclear scientist, is the eldest daughter of MV Murugappan who had demanded a board seat in the group’s holding company Ambadi Investments based on the family’s shareholding. In October 2020, Arunachalam had sent legal notices to the Murugappa family members and management of AIL, after shareholders, with 91.37% of votes, rejected her proposed appointment to the board.Murugappa group was in the news because of the family feud after the demise of MV Murugappan in 2017.Who is Dr Valli Arunachalam? Dr. Valli Arunachalam is a nuclear scientist and a semiconductor technology consultant with 25 years of experience in Fortune 500 companies.

She has headed strategic planning and collaborative research between the semiconductor industry, universities and national laboratories. She has done her Masters and M Phil in Physics from University of Madras. In addition to this, she holds a Ph.

D. in Nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University. She has numerous patents and research papers to her credit, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Currently, Arunachalam provides technical due diligence and advisory services for M&A, and high-technology equipment and product manufacturing companies. She has offered her services in companies like Apogee Research Forum, IBM Research Alliance, Texas Instruments and Motorola Solutions.Dr Valli Arunachalam vs Murugappa group Dr Arunachalam had accused some of the Murugappa family members of denying her a seat on the board of the company on the basis of her gender. “Fighting a battle for a seat on the board of Murugappa Group to carry forward my father's legacy.