New Delhi: Swati Piramal, Director of Piramal
Healthcare, was elected president of Assocham on Friday.
Piramal, who replaces Sajjan Jindal, was senior vice-
president of the industry body.
Harvard-educated Piramal is also in the boards of several
companies, including Piramal Life Sciences, SBI Capital
Markets Ltd and Prudential ICICI Management.
She has served on the scientific advisory committee of
the Prime Minister, Assocham said in a statement.
Spice Corp Ltd and Vice President of the chamber, Dilip
Modi would now be the senior vice president of Assocham.
Rajkumar Dhoot, promoter of Videocon Group and a Rajya
Sabha member, has been elected the new vice president.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, October 09, 2009, 20:18