RS Lodha is new president, Muthiah senior VP, Modi VP

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New Delhi, Dec 6: Rajendra S Lodha has taken over as president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) for the year 2001-02.

Dr AC Muthiah and Mr Yogendra K Modi have been elected as senior vice-president and vice-president of Ficci, respectively. They were elected by the newly constituted committee of Ficci, which met on Thursday under the chairmanship of its President RS Lodha.

Mr Lodha is the first professional to take over as Ficci president.
He took over the presidentship at the conclusion of the 74th annual session of Ficci on Thursday. Mr Lodha is also the vice-president of the Indian Council of Arbitration. He is a senior partner of the leading accounting and consulting firm M/s Lodha & Co, which is the Indian member firm of BDO International (the 6th largest international accounting firm having annual billing in excess of $2.2 billion).

Dr Muthiah heads Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC), one of industrial conglomerates in the country with diversified activities. He is also a member of the Prime Minister’s advisory council on trade and industry.

Mr Yogendra K Modi is the Chairman of YKM Holdings, a leading business group of India. Mr Modi is a member of the Dean’s Council at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA.