The government of Japan has conferred the ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ award to Narayanan Kumar, Sanmar Group Vice Chairman. He received this honour for his contribution towards strengthening economic relations between Japan and India.
He was honoured by Taga Masayuki (Consul General of Japan) in Chennai. He also heads Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and served as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).