Kaylan Banerjee
2011-12
Rotary International President
Kalyan Banerjee
Vapi, Gujarat, India
President, Rotary International, 2011-12
Trustee, The Rotary Foundation, 2001-05
Chair, Rotarian Action Groups Committee, 2008-09
Director, Rotary International, 1995-97
District Governor, 1980-81
Kalyan Banerjee is chair of United
Phosphorus, Bangladesh, and a director of United Phosphorus Ltd., one of
the largest manufacturers of agrochemicals in India, and Uniphos Agro
Industries Ltd. Born in Kolkata in 1942, he earned a degree in chemical
engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in 1964.
He is a resident of Vapi, Gujarat, where he has contributed significantly
to its development as one of the largest industrial estates in India,
helping to provide infrastructure for health care and education.
Banerjee has been a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi since 1972. He
served as club president in 1975-76 and district governor in 1980-81. He
began his international service to Rotary in 1995, with his appointment to
the RI Board of Directors. He has gone on to serve as general coordinator
of the Poverty and Hunger Alleviation Task Force (1997-98), trustee of The
Rotary Foundation (2001-05), and chair of the Southeast Asia PolioPlus
Committee (2009-10). He has served on numerous other committees, including
the International PolioPlus Committee (2008-09), Reach Out to Africa
Ad-Hoc Executive Committee (2009-10), Leadership Development and Training
Committee (2009-10), Permanent Fund Committee for India (2008-09), and the
Child Mortality Emphasis Coordinating Team (2008-09).
Banerjee is also active in many other organizations, including the
American Chemical Society, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the
Senate of the Vishva-Bharati University. He has served twice as president
of Vapi Industries Association and is a past chair of the Gujarat Council
of the Confederation of Indian Industry. In addition, he is a trustee for
the Jai Research Foundation.
Kalyan Banerjee is married to Binota, a social worker, and they have
two children and four grandchildren.
