Savoor has spent 34 years with Castrol India Ltd., 12 of these, as Chief Executive and Managing Director. Savoor has worked in various capacities in the company, starting off as a Management Trainee and working his way up to reach the top as its Managing Director. Under his leadership Castrol India grew from being a minor oil company to becoming the Number 2 lubricant company in India and the second largest Castrol Company worldwide. Two years before retirement, BP took over Burmah Castrol worldwide, and in the new combined operations Savoor was made business unit leader for India / Middle East and Africa, apart from being the MD for Castrol in India. As a business unit leader, he was on the board of Castrol international.

Savoor has gone through the gamut of all corporate functions like, Sales, Marketing, R & D, Production Projects, supply chain & H R, either as in charge of the function or as CEO.

Savoor is on the boards of four listed companies. E. I. D. Parry Ltd., Automotive Stampings & Assemblies Ltd. (a TATA Enterprise), Coromandel Fertilisers Ltd. & Foseco India Ltd., as an independent Director. (He is the Chairman of Foseco.) He is also on the board of three other Pvt. Companies 1) FIL Fund Management company, a subsidiary of Fidelity lntemational, 2) Divgi - Warner, a joint venture with Borg Warner, a leading US specialist in Auto Transmission. 3) Parry Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of EID Parry.

Savoor is also on the board of Governors of IIM Bangalore for the last six years.

Savoor was born in Madras on 24th April 1944. He did his graduation from Ruia College Mumbai, with Chemistry as the principal subject. He proceeded to complete his B sc. Tech. from UDCT in Oils Fats & Waxes., in the year 1968. He has also completed a four week Senior Executive Programme at the London Business School.

Savoor is a keen sportsman having interest in mountaineering, badminton and swimming at school and college level. After retirement he enjoys Golf at least thrice a week. His other interests are photography and Indian Classical music.