Former bureaucrat Shailesh Pathak has been appointed as the new secretary-general of FICCI

Former bureaucrat Shailesh Pathak has been appointed as the new secretary-general of Ficci, the industry association said.
“In a career spanning 37 years, Pathak has spent time in the government as an IAS Officer as well as helmed large companies in the private sector.
His extensive international exposure includes an Eisenhower Fellowship in 2000 as an emerging Indian Leader, an EU Visitor Programme hosted by the European Commission 2003, and a Chevening scholarship at the University of Oxford in 2011,” Ficci stated.
Pathak has an MBA degree from IIM Calcutta in 1986 after graduation. He has completed an LLB and a Diploma in Ornithology.
He has scaled a 6831 metre peak in the Himalayas and has trekked extensively, Ficci said in a statement.
FICCI also announced that Director General Arun Chawla will retire on June 30, 2023 and transition to an advisory role.