Dr Param Shah, the Head of Gujarat State Council has been appointed as the new Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI UK) director, as the former director Pratik Dattani moves on to a newer pasture.
Dr Shah carries with him an experience of over 15 years. He started his career as an Academician and has been associated with H L College of Commerce, Ahmedabad; N R Institute of Business Management (GLS – MBA); ICFAI University as a Faculty in Finance and Corporate Laws and also as an academic advisor of the ICFAI University. He has also been associated with the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry as Deputy Secretary General.
He is on the Central Regional Committee of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Indian Career Education & Development Council, a non-profit organization set up with support from the Australia India Council, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Dr Shah has been nominated by the Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India on the Advisory Board of the Kandla Port Trust, Gujarat. He has also been nominated by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India on the Board of Governors for the Board of Apprenticeship and Training.
He is an Alumnus of prestigious International Visitor Leadership Programme (ILVP) by the U.S. Department of State. It is U.S. Government’s most prestigious professional exchange programs since 1940 for international opinion leaders.
Dr Shah has about 40 papers on various aspects of Management and other economic issues to his credit and holds a PhD in the area of Management. He also holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) specialising in International Marketing & Corporate Laws and a Masters in Commerce. He graduated in Law and Commerce and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights.
Sanjaya Baru, who was media advisor to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has been named new secretary general of FICCI. Baru will assume the charge from September 1, FICCI President Pankaj Patel said in a statement. He will replace Dr A Didar Singh.
Singh, who is nearing completion of five years as secretary general, would now be holding the position of the Principal Advisor to FICCI President from September 1.
