Daily Current Affairs / Anant Goenka Named FICCI President-Elect for 2025–26
Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: October 18 2025
FICCI has appointed Anant Goenka, Vice Chairman of RPG Group, as its President-Elect for 2025–26. He will succeed Harsha Vardhan Agarwal of Emami Ltd. after FICCI’s annual meeting in November 2025. Goenka, former Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CEAT (Cavi Electricals and Tyres Limited), holds degrees from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Kellogg School of Management, and brings wide experience from Unilever and KEC International (Kumar Electric Company International).
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