Harsha Vardhan Agarwal has been elected as the Ficci president for 2024-25

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FICCI  new president 

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• Emami Limited Vice Chairman and Managing Director Harsha Vardhan Agarwal has been elected as the Ficci president for 2024-25, the industry body said on Friday. 
•  He will succeed Anish Shah as President of the apex business chamber .
• Harsha Vardhan Agarwal is President-elect FICCI, will take up role on Nov 21.

About FICCI:

• Established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi  by Indian businessman G.D. Birla  and.Purshottam Thakurdas.
• It is the largest, one of the oldest and the apex business organizations in India. It is a non-government, not-for-profit organization. 
• FICCI draws its membership from the corporate sector, both private and public, including SMEs and MNCs.
• The chamber has an indirect membership of over 250,000 companies from various regional chambers of commerce.It is involved in sector-specific business building, business promotion and networking.
• Currently, it is headquartered in the national capital New Delhi and has a presence in 12 states in India and 8 countries around the world.
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