CII gets new chairman, vice-chairman

Tribune News Service

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Shimla, February 25

Harish Agarwal and Lt Col Shailesh Pathak (retd) have been appointed the new chairman and vice- chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Himachal, for 2019-20.

Agarwal is the founder promoter of Asian Concrete and Cements Pvt Ltd and is a commerce graduate having over 30 years’ of experience in construction, manufacturing, and logistics with expertise in financial administration and project management.

He is also a partner in Alliance World India (AWI) group specialising in supply chain and contract manufacturing services across FMCG, lifestyle, healthcare and agri-business verticals.

“CII’s endeavours would primarily focus on ease of doing business in the state, attracting investments, promoting MSME competitiveness and sustainable ecosystem for industrial development” said Agarwal. He said the CII legacy of good governance would continue to remain as the focus of the state work.