Sumit Mazumder has been elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2015-16. He replaced Mr Ajay Shriram as the new President. Mazumder is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Tractors India Limited. He was a graduate from St Xavier’s College, Calcutta. He obtained his MBA from Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA.
Dr. Naushad Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall, has been appointed as the President-designate of CII for the year 2015-16. Ms Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited has been elected as Vice-President of CII for the year 2015-16. Kamineni is an alumnus from Stella Maris College, Chennai and also she holds an accelerated Diploma in Hospital Administration from Columbia University, New York.
Tidbits
- The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is an association of Indian businesses which works to create an environment conducive to the growth of industry in the country.
- CII was Founded in 1895 and it’s headquarters is in New Delhi.
- CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.
- CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India’s development process.
- CII has more than 60 offices, which includes 9 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 7 overseas offices in Australia, China, Egypt, France,Singapore, UK, and USA.
- The slogan of CII is Building Business Leadership.