The Sachdev Family Pavilion - Chesterfield, MO - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

County of pergola: St. Louis County
Location of pergola: Veterans Place Dr. & Burkhardt Place, St. Louis County Library Reading Garden, Chesterfield

The Person:
Rakesh Sachdev
"Mr. Sachdev is currently Chairman of the Board of Regal Beloit Corporation and serves as a board member of Edgewell Personal Care Company and Avantor, Inc. He is also a senior advisor at New Mountain Capital. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis and has in the past served as a board member and Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Mr. Sachdev most recently served as CEO of Platform Specialty Products Corporation, now renamed Element Solutions Inc, a leading global specialty chemicals company, from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that, he led Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a leading S&P 500 global life sciences and technology company, as its President and CEO from 2010 until 2015, when it was acquired by Merck KGaA. Mr. Sachdev previously held executive positions at Meritor, Inc., a global supplier of automotive systems and components, and Cummins Inc., a global engine and power systems manufacturer. Mr. Sachdev received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1977, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1981, and his M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1986." ~ axalta

Preminda Sachdev
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The Place:
This pergola is brand new, the plants are in ground, but not yet grown.

"The Jai Nagarkatti Monsanto Company Reading Garden at the Samuel C. Sachs Branch is now open to the public. The garden is the first of its kind for St. Louis County Library (SLCL). The reading garden sits on a 1.25 acre parcel of land adjacent to the Samuel C. Sachs Branch in Chesterfield, Missouri.

"SWT Design is the architect and project manager for the garden. The garden features native plantings, a pollinator garden, seating, a shade structure and a foot bridge. There is a large area for programs such as concerts, gardening instruction and story time. There are also quiet nooks for individuals, families or for small groups to use and enjoy.

"The land was donated to SLCL by the late Louis Sachs, son of Samuel C. Sachs and father of St. Louis County Library Board member Steve Sachs. The St. Louis County Library Foundation worked to raise funds for the project. Naming rights to the reading garden were procured by the Monsanto Company and by Susan Nagarkatti to honor her husband, the late Jai Nagarkatti. Mr. Nagarkatti was a chemist and businessman who served as the chairman and chief operating officer of Sigma Aldrich before his death in 2010." ~ St. Louis County Library, press release

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