Although CK Menon’s Behzad Corporation is mainly
focused on fuel transportation by land and sea, it has also extended its
involvement into steel manufacturing. As chairman and managing director, Menon
oversees a business empire that has operations all over the Gulf, as well as in
Europe, South America and the US.
Elsewhere, the group has also ventured into the IT arena via the inauguration
of the Behzad Information Technology Centre in Dubai. A well-known philanthropist, Menon has
helped build homes for slum dwellers in his native Kerala, and is the director
of that state’s government infrastructure department. In 2009, Menon was given
the prestigious Padma Shri award by India for his outstanding
contribution to social services.