Harshavardhan Neotia elected as President of FICCI

 

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Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman of Ambuja Neotia group, has been elected president of industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2016. Neotia, a 'Padma Shri' awardee, is also a member of the Rajasthan Chief Minister's Advisory Council and West Bengal Chief Minister's Core Committee on Industry.He will succeed incumbent FICCI President Jyotsna Suri during the chamber’s AGM in December 2015. Jyotsna Suri is chairperson and Managing Director of Bharat Hotels Ltd.

About Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry :-

• The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is an association of business organizations in India. Established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi by GD Birla and Purushottam Das Thakurdas, it is the largest, oldest and the apex business organisation in India. It is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation. 
• FICCI draws its membership from the corporate sector, both private and public,  The chamber has an indirect membership of over 2,50,000 companies from various regional chambers of commerce.