Kalyan Banerjee graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India).

He is Director of United Phosphorus Limited, one of the largest manufacturers of agrochemicals in India & Uniphos Agro Industries Limited, and Chairman of United Phosphorus Bangladesh Limited.

Kalyan Banerjee has been a member of Rotary Club of Vapi since 1972.

He became District Governor during 1980-81 of the then R.I. District 306.

He has been Discussion Leader at the International Assembly and R.I. President’s representative at many District Conferences in India and  abroad.

He served R.I. as Director from Zone 5 and 6 during 1995-97 and in 1997-98, and Trustee of the Rotary Foundation from 2001 to 2005.  He became President of Rotary International on 1 July 2011.

He has addressed the Indianapolis Convention of Rotary in 1998 and he has been Convenor of 3 Rotary Institutes in Zone 5 and 6.

He is a member of the International PolioPlus Committee of Rotary International (IPPC) and currently serves as Chairman of the Rotarian Action Groups Committee.  He has served on various important committees of Rotary International from time to time.

Kalyan is recipient of Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award from the Rotary Foundation.  He is a major donor and a benefactor to the Foundation and has helped to make several non-Rotarians, as Paul Harris Fellows.

He has been involved in other activities in the community and elsewhere.  These include membership of the American Chemical society, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, member of the Samsad of the Vishva-Bharati University.  He has been President of Vapi Industries Association  in 2000-2001,  is a past Chairman, Gujarat Council of Confederation of Indian Industry.  He is a Trustee of several trusts such as Jai Research Foundation,  Rotary Awards for Humanity etc.

Kalyan is married to Binota, an active social worker and a member of Inner Wheel.  They have a son – Kanishka, a Chemical Engineer with specialization in Environmental Management, currently settled in Sydney with his wife,  and a daughter – Ruma, who has done her MBA and is currently settled with her husband, an I.T.Engineer, in Canada.

They have currently 4 grandchildren.