Sanjiv Puri, the Chairman and Managing Director of ITC, has been appointed as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the 2024-25 term, succeeding R Dinesh, the chairman of TVS Supply Chain Solutions.
Puri leads ITC, a diversified conglomerate with interests in FMCG, hotels, paperboards and packaging, agribusiness, and IT. He also serves as the chairman of ITC Infotech India and its subsidiaries in the UK and US, as well as Surya Nepal.
The CII has named Rajiv Memani, chairman of EY India, as the president-designate for the same term. Memani chairs EY’s global emerging markets committee within its global management body.
Additionally, R. Mukundan, managing director and CEO of Tata Chemicals, has been appointed as the vice president of the CII for 2024-25. An alumnus of IIT Roorkee and Harvard Business School, Mukundan is also a member of the Indian Chemical Society. Over his 33-year career with the Tata Group, Mukundan has held various leadership roles across its chemical, automotive, and hospitality divisions.