ACCI

Team

Leaders, advisors, and experts behind ACCI’s impact
ACCI is guided by entrepreneurs, policy leaders, and domain specialists who combine governance with hands-on industry support. Meet the people shaping credible advocacy and real outcomes for MSMEs and enterprises.

Directors of the National Board

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Shri. G Manivachagam

FOUNDER & ADVISOR

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Shri K. Alagesan

FOUNDER PRESIDENT

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Shri. Satish Kumar L

FOUNDER SECRETARY

Directors (National Board)

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Ravi S K

Life Member

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Mahesh Surasgar

Life Member

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Shri. Suri Mirade

Life Member

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Mahesh Surasga

LIFE MEMBER

Anjan Rangaraj CEO

Anjan Rangaraj

PATRON MEMBER

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Annam, M

Life Member

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Life Member

Arindam Chanda

Arindam Chanda

Patron

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P.Udayakumar

ADVISOR - MSMEs

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Jayaram Raju

MEMBER – LOGISTIC SECTOR

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Su.Kumanarajan

MEMBER – MARINE ENGINEERING SECTOR

National Advisory Board

Industry leaders and experts offering policy guidance.
  • It shall act as an advisory body to the National Board ACCI;
  • Its advices will be obtained by convening meetings on specific issues/ points, or otherwise, which will be deliberated by the National Board for implementation as deemed fit;
  • However, besides select members from the National Board and its invitees, the following dignitaries may be invited to such National Advisory Board meeting:

Ms Uma Reddy

the President of FKCCI Bengaluru

Ms. Ratna Prabha

IAS, Former Chief Secretary to Govt of Karanataka, & Founder, UBUNTU

Dr L Ravindran

the Past President of BCIC

Dr Swaminath

IFS,Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forest

Shri. Sampath Raman

the Past President of FKCCI and the President of AIMO

Shri Sunil Zode

The AICCIAA, Mumbai

Shri Navaneed Sivakumar

Chairman, CAI, Coimbatore

Expert Committees

Expert Committees will help ACCI to address the issues of macro level affecting the industry, trade and commerce and to formulate specific resolving suggestions and recommendations so that the role of ACCI as “think tank” to the Government (s) and departments., is fulfilled with authority and clarity on such issues. Initially, Expert Committees would be set up includes:

  • COMMITTEE ON AGRO AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
  • COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCING, SECURITIES
  • COMMITTEE ON DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXES
  • COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRCTURE, ENERY, ENVIRONMENT & WATER, INDUSRIAL DEVELOPMENT
  • COMMITTED ON INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY & ELECTRONICS
  • COMMITTEE ON AERO SPACE AND AVIATION INDUSTRIES
  • COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND LEADERSHIP
  • COMMITTEE ON LOGISTIC, TOURISM, AND HOSPITALITY
  • COMMITTEE ON HEALTHCARE AND PHARMA
  • COMMITTEE ON MSME SECTOR, YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT & START UP, EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
  • COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
  • COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL TRADE, MARKETING, BRANDING, CSR
  • COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL WELFARE
  • COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ISSUES

LIST OF EXPERTS INCLUDES

N Vishwanathan

IAS, Former Chief Secretary GoK

N. C Muniappa

IAS, Former Secretary, GoK

Dr S Chellapan

IAS, Former Principal Secretary, GoAP

Dr Anup K Pujari

IAS, Former Secretary, GoK

Dr Madhu

IAS, Former CMD, Metro, Bengaluru

Dr L Ravindran

Former President, BCIC

Rajendra Kumar Meitry

Former GM, KSFC, Bengaluru

Arindam Chanda

Director & CBO, Centrum, Mumbai

P Udaykumar

Former, MD, NSIC, New Delhi

Najib Shah

IRS (C&CE), Former Chairman, CBEC, GoI

B V Kumar

IRS (C&CE), Former Member, CBEC, GoI

Nagendra Kumar

IRS (C&CE), Former Member, CBEC, GoI

A. Shankar

Senior Advocate (SupremeCourt), IT&GST

V. Chandrasekar

Senior Chartered Accountant

Sampath Raman

Past President, AIMO

Dr Swaminath

IFS,Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forest

Nagsen Dhoke

Former Director, BMRCL, Bengaluru

L C Meshram

Former General Manager, BHEL

Vivek Kulkarni

IAS, Former Secretary IT&BT,GoK

Vijaydeepan

Founder & CMD, Muthusoft , Chennai

Rudra Roy

IBM, Bengaluru

Ila. Oviyan

Software Testing Expert, Chennai

Dr.A Udayakumar

Chief Scientist, Material Science , NAL

Lakshmi Jagannathan

Active Social Reformer

Sunitha Reddy

Active Social Reformer & Active Member FLO

Ankit Shah

CMD, Neptune

Su. Kumanarajan

Lemuriya Trust, Mumbai

Jayaram Raju

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Truck Central Solutions

Gopal

Hosur IPS, Former Addl DGP, GoK

Dr. Vijay Singh

Corporate Affairs, Narayana Hryrudalaya, Bengaluru

Trivikram

Former Chairman-Skill Development,FKCCI

Sunil

Zode Chairman, AICCIAA ,Mumbai

Navaneed Sivakumar

Chairman, CAI, Coimbatore

Suri Mirade

CMD, SS Developers, Bengaluru

Anjan Rangaraj

CEO, Catalyst Properties, Chennai & Bengaluru

Ravi S.K

B Arch M.Tech (Urban&RegionalPlanning), Hyderabad

N Parthasarathy

IFS,Former Ambassador, GOI

Mahesh Surasgar

Founder, DALIS LIGHTING, & Co-Founder, Diya

KiranRaj

ATOMZ, EV Chargers-Roof top Solar Panels

C Perumal

Founder ACCI

Christudas Gandhi

IAS Rtd.,former Addl Chief Secretary,GoTN

Dr E Venkataiah

IAS,Ex-Advisor to Social Welfare

Chellappa

IAS,Ex-Member, National Commission SCST

Srinivas Babu

Former State President,Bar Council of India

Diwakara Kulkarni

Senior Advocate Supreme Court

Jagadeesh Tapas

Law, Bengaluru

CONSULTATIVE GROUPS FOR SPECILIZED SERVICES

ACCI will establish groups of consultants to address the issues stake holders and to provide professional assistance (at cost basis), for providing exclusive consultations, advices and handling the issues of individual entrepreneurs and entities, with a view to assist them in resolving the crisis affecting their on-going business and growth:

AREAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED INCLUDES:

  • Project proposals
  • Startup proposals
  • Financial and Banking Consultancy services, including KSFC, PSU Banks, SIDCO, NABARD, MUDRA and other Government sponsored     rehabilitation schemes and program
  • Information Technology Consultancy
  • Taxation Consultancy– Direct and Indirect taxes including GST, Accounts Maintenance, Handling of appeals indifferent fora  up to Supreme Court level
  • Legal Consultancy including legal opinions and legal drafts, handling civil and corporate litigations
  • Technical Consultancy indifferent sectors of Industry
  • Specific Consultancy for Social Welfare Scheme
  • Consultancy relating to BBMP & Environmental Clearances

Senior Consultants and Advocates, Consultation Firms and companies proposed to be part of the Expert Panels include

  • A. Shankar Senior Advocate, IncomeTax and GST, Supreme Court, Bengaluru Diwakara Kulkarni, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court, Bengaluru
  • B V Kumar IRS Rtd., President of the Indirect Tax Law Advocates Association
  • V. Laxmikumaran & Shri.Sreedharan, Senior Advocates, Supreme Court–Indirect Tax Laws, Taxation Litigation, New Delhi
  • N Venkatraman Tax sutra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court, Indirect Taxes, Transfer Pricing,GST
  • Jagadeesh Tapas Law, Bengaluru – Conveyances Laws & Practicse Srinivas Babu Former Karnataka State President.
  • Legal Monk, Bengaluru – Corporate/ Company Laws –compliances, appeals, etc. Business Plans, Company Registration Services, Corporate Governance Support, Corporate Restructuring, Digital Signature, Funding Assistance, Incorporation of Companies, Investment Banking Service, Legal Documents, Limited Liability Partnership, Maintenance of Statutory Records, Managerial Consultancy, Project Finance, Secretarial Audit, Secretarial Due Diligence,Tax Law.
  • V Chandrasekar ACA, Senior Auditor, Bengaluru
  • H Shivakumar CA, Auditor,Bengaluru
  • Prashanth Madalla CA, Auditor,Bengaluru
  •  Rangaswamy, Advocate (conveyances) & IT returns