Nationality Indian Spouse(s) Roopna Binu Name Binu Nanu | Occupation Businessman Website www.meroformindia.com | |
Born 30 September 1953 (age 70) ( 1953-09-30 ) Kottayam, Kerala, India | ||
Binu Nanu is an Indian businessman who is the managing director of Meroform India Private Limited. He heads various sociocultural organizations in the National Capital Region (India) and is also a philanthropist.
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Career
He has worked in the field of exhibitions since the early 1980s. A paper technologist from the Institute of Paper Technology, Saharanpur (now IIT Roorkee), he started his career in exhibitions in 1981.
In 1984, he entered into a contract for the Italian Pavilion Expo which ran for 14 years consecutively. His drive for technology led to the development of the first Indian-made coordinated System and Furniture for Milan Overseas Exhibition Spa. This work was a quantum jump for exhibition business in India when an Indian made system replaced an overseas one. He has also initiated and developed the first temporary hangar structure for exhibitions in India and the first air-conditioned temporary space.
Binu has been involved with many overseas fairs including ones in Frankfurt, Hanover, Dusseldorf, Koln, Berlin, Detroit, Tokyo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg, London, Singapore, Istanbul, Moscow, Kathmandu and Copenhagen. He was involved as a team member at the Expo in Seville in 1995, Expo '98, Lisbon the World Expo at Expo 2000, Hannover and Expo 2005, Nagoya.
In addition to exhibitions, he has contributed in completion of Virasat-e-Khalsa Museum at Anandpur Sahib and the Buddha Smriti Park museum in Patna. His interests have also taken him into the sporting world. His knowledge allowed Meroform to be a part of all three editions of Formula One and five years of association with the Delhi Daredevils for the Indian Premier League.
Meroform
Meroform India Private Limited is a company formed under technical collaboration with Mero TSK, Germany, one of the world leaders in exhibition systems. Meroform India is involved in the design, conceptualisation and production of systems in the spheres of exhibitions, retail, events and permanent installations such as museums. Meroform is one of the largest exhibition design and construction companies in India, with offices across the country. The company which was started in 2001 has grown ten times over the last thirteen years. It has a client list which includes names like Tata, Maruti, Bosch, Convergence India, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, Confederation of Indian Industries, Messe Hanover Fairground and Messe Dusseldorf to name a few.
Philanthropy
Design One is an initiative undertaken by the Sahachari Foundation to raise funds for deserving NGOs. They were given special concessions on set-up charges and assistance in installing and dismantling the set-up.