Dr G Vivekananad new chairman of CII Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, Mar 23 (UNI) Visaka Industries Ltd Managing Director G Vivekanand, will be the new Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Andhra Pradesh for the year 2006-2007.

Dr Vivekanand, Vice-Chairman of CII Andhra Pradesh for the year 2005-2006, was elected at the Annual General Meeting of the CII Andhra Pradesh held on March 22.

Mr Pradeep Dhobale, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC Ltd (paperboards and speciality papers division) was elected as the Vice-Chairman.

A Graduate of Medicine, Dr Vivekanand started Visaka Industries Limited with an investment of Rs 4.75 crore, with its production unit at Patancheru, for the manufacture of asbestos cement sheets.

The Company has plants in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Karnataka. .

Mr Dhobale was a State Council member of CII Andhra Pradesh for the year 2005-2006, the CII said in a release here today.

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