CII Names Tata Chemicals CEO R Mukundan as New President for 2026-27

Confederation of Indian Industry has elected a new leadership team for 2026-27, appointing senior executives from the manufacturing, biotechnology and diversified business sectors to key positions within the industry body. 

R Mukundan Named New CII President 

R Mukundan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tata Chemicals, has been elected president of the Confederation of Indian Industry for 2026-27. 

Mukundan succeeds Rajiv Memani, outgoing president of CII, after the newly constituted National Council of the industry body selected the office-bearers for the new term. 

Mukundan joined the Tata Administrative Service in 1990 after completing his MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. Over the past 3 decades, he has worked across multiple Tata Group businesses spanning chemicals, automotive and hospitality sectors. 

He is also an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and Harvard Business School. XIM University, Bhubaneswar, awarded him an honorary doctorate in business administration. 

Before becoming president, Mukundan had served as CII president-designate during 2025-26 and earlier chaired the CII western region in 2013-14. 

Suchitra K Ella Appointed President-Designate 

Suchitra K Ella, Co-founder and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech International Limited, has been elected president-designate of CII for 2026-27. 

Ella co-founded Bharat Biotech in 1996 and later expanded into multiple sectors including veterinary sciences, agri-biotechnology parks, food processing, pre-clinical toxicology and research businesses. 

She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2022 and previously served as chairperson of the CII southern region during 2022-23. Ella also founded CII’s Indian Women’s Network initiative. 

Shashwat Goenka Named Vice-President 

Shashwat Goenka, Vice-Chairman of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, has been appointed vice-president of CII for 2026-27. 

Goenka studied at St Xavier’s Collegiate in Kolkata and later attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

The World Economic Forum recognised him as a Young Global Leader in 2024. He has also served as chairman of the CII Eastern Regional Council and as honorary consul of Finland in Kolkata. 

Read More: Tata Chemicals Q4FY26 Results: Net Loss Widens Despite Steady Revenue Growth! 

Conclusion 

The new CII leadership team brings together executives with experience across manufacturing, healthcare, technology, infrastructure and global business operations as the industry body prepares for the next phase of India’s economic and industrial growth. 

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