R. Mukundan, Managing Director & CEO of Tata Chemicals Limited takes over as CII President-Designate for 2025-26.

Mukundan joined Tata Administrative Service in 1990, after completion of MBA from FMS, Delhi University. He is a distinguished alumnus of IIT, Roorkee; Fellow of Indian Chemical Society and an alumnus of Harvard Business School.

During his 33 years career with Tata Group, he has held various responsibilities across the chemical, automotive and hospitality sectors of the Tata Group. He serves on industry forums and impact organisations.

Mukundan was the Vice President of the Confederation of Indian Industry CII for the year 2024-25. He was the Chairman of CII Western Region in 2013-14. He Chaired CII’s Institute of Quality Advisory Council, CII’s National Committee on Environment and CII’s National Committee of Industrial Relations in 2023.

The newly constituted National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at a meeting elected its new office bearers for the year 2025-26.

Rajiv Memani, Chairman and CEO of EY India has assumed office as the President of CII for 2025-26. He takes over from Sanjiv Puri, Chairman & Managing Director of ITC Ltd. Memani was the President-Designate of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year 2024-25 and Vice President for the year 2023-24.

Dr. Suchitra K. Ella, Co-founder and Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Limited takes over as CII Vice President for 2025-26. She was instrumental in founding Bharat Biotech way back in 1996. In the past decade, Dr. Ella has co-founded and nurtured several companies in veterinary sciences, agri-biotech parks, food processing including pre-clinical toxicology and research institute.