Dr. A. Sakthivel, leading apparel exporter and Chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) is the new President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO). He has been elected unanimously.
FIEO is the apex trade promotion organisation in India, which was set up by the Ministry of Commerce, and the private trade and industry segment in 1965.
Dr. Sakthivel has replaced SK Saraf, who is a Mumbai-based businessman. He is taking charge of FIEO at a time when the country’s exports are gradually reviving from the impacts of COVID-19.
This is the second time that Dr. Sakthivel was elected FIEO chairman.
Associated with many prominent leading trade bodies across the India, Dr. Sakthivel was vocal in getting urgent fiscal relief measures from the Government for facilitating industry’s foray into production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and getting the Government redefine the MSMEs and laid emphasis on man-made fibre (MMF)-based garments and medical textiles for the Government to take note of it and announce MMF as one of the key sectors for Production Linked Incentive Scheme.
