BENGALURU:
Arjun Ranga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathi and was on 10th March 2022 elected as the new Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Karnataka State Council on the year 2022-23, while Mr. Vijayakrishnan Venkatesan was elected as the new Vice-Chairman.
Arjun has been closely associated with the industry body and was previously the Chairman of CII – Mysuru Zone for the year 2017-18. He is also the current President of the All India Agarbathi Manufacturers Association (AIAMA).
In his new role, Arjun will proactively work to expand the state’s development activities and transform industry engagement. He would work closely with the Government on policy matters, liaise with thought leaders and bring about strategic shifts to create new business opportunities.
My focus will largely be on 1) Policy Advocacy, 2) Industry competency enhancement, 3) Sustainability, 4) Women and Youth Empowerment. Alongside Bangalore, I will specifically focus on industries in Mysore, Mangalore, Belgaum, Hubli and Dharwad.
— Arjun Ranga (@arjunranga) March 10, 2022
I would also like to thank the past chairs and all the other members to have considered me to be the face of CII Karnataka as the Chairman.
— Arjun Ranga (@arjunranga) March 10, 2022
Established as a cottage industry in 1948, the NR Group is managed by the third generation of the Ranga family today. Arjun has steered and consolidated the group’s market leadership through ethical, collaborative, and value-based business practices. He is also responsible for expanding NR Group’s export business in 65+ countries.
Commenting on his new role, Mr. Arjun says, “I am thankful to be elected as the CII Chairman – Karnataka State Council. It is an opportunity for me to strive further to lead and enable businesses, companies, and entrepreneurs to grow. In this new role, I am looking forward to bringing value to the industry body through policies that benefit all stakeholders. We would like to leverage Karnataka’s status as the Knowledge, Innovation, and R&D Capital of India and make our state the global destination for businesses and foreign investments. We would also like to strengthen our state’s startup ecosystem through strategic policy interventions, in line with our government’s AtmaNirbhar Bharat vision.” PTI
