Dr Basu was the chairman of Strategic Management Group of India. He was the director of Cambridge AMP from 2004 to 2009 in the UK and was also the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises from 1979 to 1982. Dr Basu had been a Permanent Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministries of Steel, Mines and Programme Implementation from the year 1982 – 1990 and Chairman, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta(1984-90). Dr Basu was also Chairman of the National Aluminum Co. Ltd., Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of India as well as Independent Director on various Boards in the U.K. (like Dresden Kleinwort Benson) and India (like Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, Tata Tea & several other companies).
     
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