Mantosh Sondhi was an IOFS officer.[1] He served as the first General Manager of the Heavy Vehicles Factory,[2][3][4] one of the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories. He was the founding Chairman & Managing Director of Bokaro Steel Plant. He was the first IOFS officer and first non-IAS officer to hold the posts of Secretary of Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Steel, Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Coal.[5][6][7] He studied engineering at the University of London.[2] He was awarded Padma Shri in 1968 by the President of India.[8] In 1995, he was decorated as Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland by the President of Finland.[9] The headquarters of Confederation of Indian Industry is named in his honour.[10] He was a member of the Atomic Energy Commission of India. He also served as the Chairman of several MNCs such as Ashok Leyland,[11] ABB, Wärtsilä.[12] His son is Vipin Sondhi, former CEO and MD of JCB India and Ashok Leyland.

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