Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder chairman of Bharti Enterprises has been elected as the head of the International Chamber of Commerce, based in Paris. He will become the third Indian business leader to head ICC, as he will take over from Terry McGraw, Chairman Emeritus of S&P Global.
The ICC World Council elected the new leader in a voting held in Sao Paolo, Brazil. "I am honoured at being given the opportunity to lead this prestigious global institution and look forward to working with our members. There is an urgent need to restore trade and investment as a driver of growth and jobs, particularly in the developing world and this will be a focus of my tenure," Mittal said. Mittal is currently the Chair of the World Economic Forums Telecommunications Steering Committee, also serving on different international bodies and think tanks. He is also a member of the India-US, India-UK and India-Japan CEO Forums.
