Mr. S. Pathy is a commerce graduate and has more than 45 years of experience in the field of Textiles and Textile Machinery. He is the Trustee and President of the Kuppuswamy Naidu Charity Trust for Education and Medical Relief. He holds directorship on the Board of Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, and is the Vice-Chairman of Lakshmi Card Clothing Mfg Co. Pvt Ltd.