chennai a day after tvs motor saw gennext sudarshan venu take over as md group component company sundaramclayton limited scl has similar corner room transition with venu srinivasans daughter lakshmi venu taking over as md she was so far the joint md of scl lakshmi who has earned her spurs in scl the hard way moving up from the shop floor to the corner room in over 10 years is credited with expanding scls global footprint and turning around the company her decision to set up a foundry in the us in 2019 in dorchester south carolina helped scl cater to usbased customers that were looking for onshore foundry units to reduce supply chain risks and curtail carbon footprint she has built deep customer relationships with oems like cummins hyundai volvo paccar and daimler lakshmis focus and efforts over the last ten years have seen the company do a turnaround in quality profitability and building relationship with oems she has spearheaded the establishment of our us operations which has commenced activities recently under her leadership sundaramclayton will see its rise globally venu srinivasan chairman emeritus sundaramclayton said accepting her new role lakshmi venu said the world is changing very rapidly and disruptions in the automotive industry are becoming de rigueur the future promises to be exciting challenging and presents new opportunities we have an excellent team and together we look forward to strengthening sundaram clayton both in india and globally i am grateful for the mentorship that i have received from chairman emeritus venu srinivasan and chairman r gopalan who will always remain our beacon lights