Shreekant Somany is The New Chief of CII Northern Region:Rumjhum Chatterjee Takes Over as Deputy Chairman, CII NR

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Chandigarh 20^th March:- Shreekant Somany, Chairman & Managing Director, Somany Ceramics Ltd has been elected as the new Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Northern Region for the year 2015-16, while Ms Rumjhum Chatterjee has been elected as the Deputy Chairperson. She is Group Managing Director – Human Capital Development of Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd.

Apprising on CII's focus for the year 2015-16, Shreekant Somany said that CII Northern Region's theme for the year 2015-16 will be 'Build India, Build North : Invest in Development'. CII's endeavours would primarily focus on facilitating investments, enhancing ease of doing business, promoting Make in North, ensuring peaceful industrial relations, enhancing MSMEs competitiveness, supporting agriculture, strengthening Infrastructure (both social and industrial) and societal initiatives including focus on Affirmative Action, Sanitation in Schools, CSR, Women Empowerment, etc. He added that skill development, good governance and inclusivity will continue to remain as the focus of CII's regional work.

Ms.Rumjhum Chatterjee, the newly elected Deputy Chairperson of CII NR is the Group Managing Director – Human Capital Development of Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. An Alumni of Calcutta University, where she studied Psychology, she is one of the co-founders of the Feedback Infra Group (erstwhile Feedback Infrastructure Services Pvt. Ltd.) and also serves as the Chairperson of the Feedback Foundation Trust.

Over the years, she has been actively involved with CII and has also served it in various capacities including being the Vice Chairperson of the CII National Council on Women Empowerment and Co-Chair for the Jury of the Selection Committee for CII's Women Exemplary Award. She has also served as the Chairperson of CII Delhi State Council for the year 2009-10 and been an elected member of the Northern Regional Council for several years. Apart from this, she has served on the Governing Board of HelpAge India and on the Board of Trustees of 3E Education Trust (HDFC Schools).