coimbatore citybased educationist and industrialist c r swaminathan died of heart attack in the city on tuesday morning he was 74 he is survived by wife sukanyayoungest among the nine siblings swaminathan studied mba at the psg college of technologyin 1971 he joined the psg industrial institute as assistant sales manager he was appointed as administrative officer of psg institutions in 1978 and promoted as its chief education officer in 1985he has also served as president of several industrial bodies and other organizations including south india engineering manufacturing association siema coimbatore management association cma coimbatore productivity council cpc scientific and industrial testing and research center sitarc coimbatore industrial infrastructure association coindia and the rotary club of coimbatore east he was elected as president of the institute of indian foundrymen and indian machine tools manufacturers associationhe has also served various trusts and educational institutions as a governing council memberand was the founder secretary of codissia trade fair centre he was one of the trustees of kongu global forum which represents seven western districtschairman of cii southern region c k ranganathan said swaminathan was a visionary leader and had contributed to the industrial development of south indiahe brought a new dimension to industryinstitute partnership in the southern region with his knowledge and expertise in higher education and industrial research he saidswaminathan has also worked for several public causes by joining trusts he was the founderpresident of residents awareness association of coimbatore raac he has represented siruthuli which works in protecting waterbodies and improving greenery r raveendran secretary of raac said swaminathan had worked closely with the city corporation in tackling solid waste management and centres flagship programme swachh bharat mission