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Chandrajit Banerjee
File:Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director General of the CII.jpg
Born (1962-08-22) 22 August 1962 (age 61)
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationDirector General of the Confederation of Indian Industry
WebsiteChandrajit Banerjee - CII.in

Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).[1] Banerjee has been with the CII for over 27 years and has been the Director General of CII since May 2008.[2]

Education

Chandrajit Banerjee is a Post-Graduate (MA) in Economics with specialisation in Economics of Planning and Econometrics from the University of Calcutta. Earlier, he did his schooling from the Calcutta Boys' School and then his Graduation from St. Xavier's College (Calcutta) in Economics (Hons).[3]

Career

As Director General, he is responsible for overall operations of CII. Prior to his appointment as Director General, he held several senior positions in CII.[4]

Chandrajit Banerjee has been responsible for important areas of work including the Sectoral Verticals -

Executive Director of the National Foundation of Corporate Governance (NFCG),[7] an organization set up by the Ministry of Company Affairs, Government of India. He continues to be in the Board of Trustees of NFCG as a Founder Trustee.[8]

Over the years Chandrajit Banerjee has worked out of the CII-Headquarters in New Delhi for several years. He has served as Head of CII’s regional operations in the Northern, Southern and Western Regions. He was also in Bangalore to initiate the Centre of Excellence of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA),[9] which is a state-of-the-art centre for training, conventions and trade fairs.

Board commitments

Chandrajit Banerjee is in various advisory committees of the

Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC), a not for profit public private initiative of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) and CII, established in 2007.[11] He is a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on India.[12] Banerjee is also a Member of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ranchi.[13]

Award

Chandrajit Banerjee has been honored with the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for his contributions towards the development of bilateral ties between India and China.[14] Mr. Wen said that the exchanges between the two countries have a long history, and that the Chinese people have received precious support from their Indian counterpart in their striving for national liberation. He pointed out that the year 2010 marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India.[15] He said China is a nation that values friendship. The Chinese government and people will never forget those who have contributed greatly to the cause of China-India friendship.[16]

References

  1. ^ "It will hurt corporate restructuring: Chandrajit Banerjee, CII". economictimes. 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ "U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership" (PDF). Brookings.
  3. ^ "Director-General, Confederation of Indian Industry". world economic forum.
  4. ^ "A strong show amid varied challenges". thehindu. 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Will the Govt's Business Responsibility Norms Improve Corporate Governance". indiacsr. 17 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Partnering for Peace and Prosperity Conference". atlanticcouncil.
  7. ^ "Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee is a Senior Director of the CII" (PDF). nfcgindia.
  8. ^ "Structure of the Foundation". Nfcgindia.
  9. ^ "Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee on Indian Innovations". Innovationcouncilarchive.
  10. ^ "Articles By Chandrajit Banerjee". ideasforindia.
  11. ^ "Governing Council Members". oifc.
  12. ^ "World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on India". world economic forum.
  13. ^ "Member of the Board of Governors". iimranchi.
  14. ^ "China-India Friendship Award". news.xinhuanet.
  15. ^ "60th Anniversary of China-India". fmprc.
  16. ^ "Chinese premier confers friendship awards to Indian nationals". english.sina.

External links

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