Emami MD Harsha Vardhan Agarwal takes over as Ficci chief

Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Emami Limited, on Thursday, took over as president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry's (FICCI) for 2024-25.

Agarwal succeeds Anish Shah, Group CEO of the Mahindra Group and the Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Anant Goenka, Vice Chairman, RPG Group has been elevated as Senior Vice President from Vice President. Vijay Sankar, Chairman, the Sanmar Group has joined the FICCI leadership as Vice President. Agarwal, a second-generation leader of the $3.1 billion Emami Group, was picked as one of India's Hottest Young Business Leaders by The Economic Times & Spencer Stuart in 2016 under the 'FORTY UNDER 40' list. Anant Goenka, Vice chairman, RPG group, was the Managing Director & CEO of CEAT, an Indian multinational tyre manufacturing company, between 2012 and 2023. Sankar who has joined FICCI as Vice President heads the Sanmar Group, headquartered in Chennai and has manufacturing facilities in Mexico, Egypt and South India.