Y K Modi to be the next Ficci president

Yogendra Kumar Modi was on Friday elected as the next president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He will succeed A C Muthiah.

Modi, chairman of YKM Holdings and the Great Eastern Energy Corporation, would assume office after the 76th annual session of the chamber later this year, a FICCI press release said in New Delhi.

He is also the chairman of Modi Telecommunications, a radio paging service firm.

The FICCI president-elect is a member of the Dean's Council at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He has earlier headed Ficci's banking and finance committee, All India Alkali Manufacturers Association and Indian Paging Service Association.