Shailesh Pathak becomes the new secretary-general of FICCI

Shailesh Pathak becomes the new secretary-general of FICCI

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 01 2023

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  • Former bureaucrat Shailesh Pathak has been appointed as the new secretary-general of FICCI.
  • Pathak has worked with the government as an IAS officer as well as helmed large companies in the private sector.
  • Mr Pathak has an MBA degree from IIM Calcutta in 1986 after graduating from SRCC Delhi. He has completed an LLB and a Diploma in Ornithology from BNHS. He has scaled a 6831m peak in the Himalayas and has trekked extensively.
  • FICCI also announced that Arun Chawla, director general, will superannuate on June 30, 2023, and transition to an advisory role.
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