By Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs
March 22, 2023 – AIT President Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto made a courtesy visit to Mr. Aloke Lohia, Vice Chairman of the Board and Group Chief Executive Officer Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) on 22nd March 2023.
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), founded in 1994, is a world-class chemicals company with a global integrated lead in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and fibers, serving major customers in diversified end-use markets. The company is one of the world’s leading petrochemicals producers with presence in 33 countries and has 125 manufacturing facilities.
AIT President Prof. Yamamoto discussed some of the new initiatives that he plans to start implementing during his tenure as Interim President and also thanked Mr. Lohia for IVL Foundation’s generous full Master’s scholarships support provided to two AIT Master’s students in 2021. Also he further stated that AIT looks forward to receiving the second round of the full scholarships from IVL Foundation this year.
Mr. Lohia kindly agreed to continue supporting AIT and to further develop the on-going collaborations, and he is willing to provide experts from IVL top management to give on-site guest lectures/ talk series to AIT students based on IVL’s competencies in Sustainability issues, Digital Transformation, Data Science, AI, Computer Sciences, Six Sigma etc. By this way, it will enable AIT students to get more exposure in practical best practices.
Also attending the meeting were Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Executive Director, Office of Advancement & Alumni Affairs and Ms. Sirikate Owasit, Senior Advancement Officer, Office of Advancement & Alumni Affairs.
