Army veteran to strengthen chamber’s mission
Col Saurabh Sanyal (retd), a professional with over 39 years of diverse experience in Armed forces (Corps of Engineers) and corporate sector, has returned to serve as Secretary-General of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Sanyal took charge from 6 April 2020, having served as Secretary General from May 2013 till October 2018.
Prior to joining PHD Chamber, Sanyal was serving as the Deputy Secretary General at ASSOCHAM from February 2019 till date.
Sanyal is a Mechanical Engineer and a post-graduate from IIT Madras along with an MSc in Disaster Mitigation and MBA from IMT Gaziabad.
He has participated in active service in Counter Insurgency Operations Rakshak, Parakram (Kargill), Bajrang and Rhino at J&K and Northeast. He is the recipient of the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation in 1994 while serving at Kupwara (J&K) and again in 2005 at Tezpur (Assam) for distinguished Service of the highest order. He is a keen sportsman and an avid golfer.
The Secretary-General’s Leadership cultivates the foundation of culture to empower employees to achieve the Chamber’s mission and realize how vital each of their contributions is to furthering these goals.
During his last stint with PHDCCI, Sanyal took various progressive measures for the growth of the chamber and established new departments.
He was also involved in strengthen the policy advocacy at Centre of State level and at international level such as enhancing India’s trade and investments trajectory towards East Asian economies and Middle East countries.
“Under the dynamic leadership of Saurabh Sanyal, we are assured to forge ahead together as a team towards a brighter future, once again,” said Dr. D K Aggarwal, President PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. fiinews.com
