Confederation of Indian Industry appoints TV Narendran as President

01 Jun 2021 CW Team

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has appointed TV Narendran, the current CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel Ltd, as its President for 2021-22.

He is succeeding Shri Uday Kotak, Managing Director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

Narendran has been involved with CII for many years at the state, regional, and national levels, as he was the Chairman of Cll Eastern Region in 2016-17 and has led Cll National Committees on Leadership and Human Resources, in addition to being the Chairman of CII Jharkhand. He was also CII's President-elect for 2020-21.

Narendran attended IIM Calcutta and NIT Trichy. He has received Distinguished Alumnus Awards from both NIT Trichy and IIM Calcutta. He is also the Chairman of the XLRI Jamshedpur Board of Governors and the Vice President of the Indian Institute of Metals. He served on the World Steel Association's Board of Directors and is a member of its Executive Committee.

Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman and Managing Director of Bajaj Finserv Ltd, has been named CII’s President Designate for 2021-22. Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp Ltd, has been appointed as CII Vice President for 2021-22.

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