New Delhi, May 12 -- Dr. CG Krishnadas Nair is a jewel among the technology and industry leaders in Aerospace and Defence. He was the Managing Director of HAL from 1988 to 1997 and later on Chairman of HAL; he led a quiet but revolutionary transformation of HAL to become a high technology, cost and quality competitive and profit global player through R&D, diversification, partnership with private industries and SMEs developing reliable and innovative supply chain partners. He spearheaded indigenous development of advanced aerospace materials and processes and manufacturing technology for components, structures and enhanced the capability and capacity of the Indian aerospace industry through partnership and sharing technology with private se...