TAK Mathews is the principal consultant at TAK Consulting and has over 30 years’ experience in the elevator industry. A Chartered Engineer and a post graduate in Business Administration, he is the convenor of the committee for elevators and escalators of the National Building Code of India. He is also a member on the Indian standards committee and working panel for elevators and escalators. Mathews is the founding trustee of the Elevator & Escalator Safety Trust set up to impart knowledge, particularly to children, how to safely use elevators and escalators