Kalyan Banerjee Rotary International President
Kalyan Banerjee,
Vapi Gujarat, India
President, Rotary International 2011-2012
Trustee, the Rotary Foundation 2001-2005
Director, Rotary International 1995-1997
District Governor 1980-198
Kalyan Banerjee is the director of United Phosphorus Limited, one of
the largest manufacturers of agrochemicals in India and is Chairman of
United Phosphorus Bangladesh Limited. He graduated in Chemical
Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1964,
having studied in Vishwa Bharati, the school set up by Nobel Laureate
poet, Rabindranath Tagore.
Kalyan has been involved in many activities in the community and
elsewhere. These include membership of the American Chemical Society,
the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and senate of the Vishwa
Bharati University. He has been twice president of Vapi Industries
Association and is a past Chairman of the Gujarat Council of
Confederation of Indian Industry. Kalyan serves as trustee of several
organizations including the Jai Research Foundation and the Rotary
Awards for Humanity Trust.
He has been a member of Rotary Club of Vapi since 1972 where he
served as Club President during 1975-76 and district governor during
1980-81.
Kalyan has served Rotary International as Director during 1995-97 and
served as Trustee of The Rotary Foundation from 2001-2005. In 1997-98
he was General Coordinator of the Poverty & Hunger Alleviation Task
Force which initiated the program of low cost housing for Rotary. In
addition, he has served as a member of the International Polio Plus
committee as well as on Rotary's Reach out to Africa Initiative.
He is a major Donor, Benefactor, Bequest Society Member and has been
awarded the Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and its
Distinguished Service Award. Kalyan is married to Binota, an active
social worker and a member of Inner Wheel Vapi. They have a son,
Kanishka, a daughter, Ruma and four grandchildren.