CII Onboards T V Narendran As Its New President

Industry chamber CII on Monday has elected T V Narendran, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd, as its new president for 2021-22. He takes over from Uday Kotak, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Narendran "has assumed office as the President of CII for 2021-22," a statement said.

He was the Chairman of CII Eastern Region during 2016-17 and has led CII National Committees on Leadership and Human Resources besides being Chairman of CII Jharkhand.

Narendran is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He has been associated with the CII for many years. He was the chairman of CII eastern region during 2016-17 and has led the industry body’s national committees on leadership and human resources, besides being chairman of CII Jharkhand.

According to a statement by CII, "Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman and Managing Director of Bajaj Finserv Ltd, is now the President-designate of the chamber for 2021." Sanjiv was the chairman of CII western region during 2019-20 and has led the industry body’s national panels on Insurance and pensions and its task force on fintech.

CII also elected Hero MotoCorp Ltd chairman and chief executive officer Pawan Munjal as vice president for 2021-22. He has been closely associated with the industry body for almost 30 years and has been the chairman of the CII northern region during 1996-97.