Satish Thakkar elected new president of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce
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At the Annual General Meeting of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce held Wednesday, June 29, in Toronto, Satish Thakkar was elected the 24th president of the Chamber. He has been associated with the Chamber for the last four years, initially as a director and then as the vice president.
Speaking about his priorities as the new president, Satish said, "My focus will be on the enhancing Chamber's membership, augmenting the Chamber's six councils, building the Chamber's infrastructure, and focusing on the Canada-India trade corridor."
Elaborating further upon these priorities, Satish explained that the Chamber will evolve a grassroots approach to building its membership base to reflect the demographics of the Indo-Canadian population which is now over a million. "The community has a larger than average share of entrepreneurs, and the Chamber should represent their aspirations," he observed.
Additionally, Satish plans to expand the network of councils this year. He will also focus on revitalizing the councils in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Manitoba.
Recalling the stupendous success of the PBD Canada 2011, Satish said he would continue the Chamber's accent on the Canada-India trade corridor, as he believed that the Chamber has a pivotal place in influencing and shaping policy on this matter.
"The feedback of members who came to the annual meeting is clear, they want the Chamber to focus on these areas, and as the new president, I'll work hard to meet our members' expectations."
Satish is a dynamic entrepreneur and a highly experienced Chartered Accountant from India and a CGA from Ontario with over 18 years experience in providing full service business advisory consultations. Currently, he is the president of a boutique business consulting firm "Excelsior Financial Group" (Toronto).
Six other members were elected to board of directors. They are Mr. Aditya Vasudev, Mr. Dharma Prakash Jain, Mr. Navalkishore Bajaj, Mr. Puneet Kohli, Ms. Ruby Sohi and Mr. Sanjay Makkar.
