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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Shailesh Pathak becomes the new secretary-general of FICCI