Dr. R. Seenivasan is currently working as a Deputy General Manager (Forestry) at Tamil Nadu Newsprints and Papers limited one of the leading public sector undertaking in Tamil Nadu. Dr.R.Seenivasan has graduated from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and obtained his Ph.D from Bharadhidasan University. He has over 25 years of experience in industrial wood plantation establishment and the associated supply chain process.  He is credential in establishing over 25000 ha of clonal plantation through contract farming and ensuring quality raw material availability to the industry and provide price supportive system and technological assistance to the farmers. Dr. R.Seenivasan is instrumental in deploying mini clonal technology for TNPL and currently he is mass multiplying clonal plants to the tune of over 10 million plants per annum. Dr.R.Seenivasan has travelled to Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, Israel etc. as a resource person and also gained knowledge and expertise on forestry technology.