High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Sivathanu Pillai is the chief controller of the Research and Development and also holds the rank of "Distinguished Scientist" at the Defence Research and Development Organisation at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India. He presently also serves as the CEO and Managing Director of the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and Chairman of the National Corrosion Council of India.