EY India CEO Rajiv Memani Elected New CII President

New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday elected new office bearers for the year 2025-26 and Rajiv Memani, Chairman and CEO of EY India, has assumed office as the CII President. He takes over from Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Ltd, the apex industry chamber said in a statement.

Memani is also a member of EY Global Executive Board as the Chair of its Growth Markets Council. He is a trusted advisor to large Indian companies, private equity funds and multinational organisations, principally advising them on building confidence, mergers and acquisitions, technology and capital allocation strategies.

Prior to becoming the Chairman and CEO, Memani established EY India’s market-leading Corporate Finance (now Strategy & Transactions) practice in the late 90s. He was also the President-Designate of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year 2024-25 and Vice President for the year 2023-24.

Dr Suchitra K Ella, Co-founder and Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Limited takes over as CII Vice President for 2025-26. She was instrumental in founding Bharat Biotech way back in 1996. In the past decade, Dr (Mrs) Ella has co-founded and nurtured several companies in veterinary sciences, agri-biotech parks, food processing including pre-clinical toxicology and research institute, according to the CII.