Governing Council Members 2024-25

Honorary Patron

H.E. Mr. Thierry MATHOU [Ambassador of France to India -EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN INDIA]

Chairman Emeritus

Mr. Arun NANDA Managing Trustee - ADHATA TRUST

Honrary President

Mr. Sunand SHARMA Strategic Advisor

President

Mr. Jean TOUBOUL [Chief Executive Officer - PERNOD RICARD INDIA PVT. LTD.]

Vice Presidents

Mr. Benoit RENARD [C E O & Managing Director AIR LIQUIDE INDIA HOLDINGS PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Deepak NG [Managing Director, India, DASSAULT SYSTEMS INDIA PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Gilles NOUGIER Director of Strategy, Partnerships & Innovation SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Ms. Ipsita DAS [Managing Director, MOET HENNESSY INDIA PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Ravin MIRCHANDANI [Chairman-ADOR POWERTRON LTD.]

MR. Sumit DASGUPTA [Managing Director - MANE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED]

Treasurer

Sanjay SINGH Head of Territory and Head of CIB India BNP PARIBAS

Governing Council members

Mr. Ashish SARAF [VP & Country Director - India THALES INDIA PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Ashley FERNANDES [India Country Head EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL]

Ms. Ashu THAKUR [Founder & CEO - ASHU THAKUR & ASSOCIATES]

Mr. Benoit LECUYER Chief Executive Officer - PRYSMIAN INDIA

Mr. Claude SARRE General Manager – Indian Sub-Continent

Mr. Deepak SHARMA Managing Director & CEO

Ms. Elisa KHETTY Country Manager – India HELMA SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT. LTD.

Ms. Harshbeena ZAVERI Vice-Chairman & MD NRB BEARINGS LTD.

Mr. Matthew FOXTON India Regional President IDEMIA SYSCOM INDIA PVT. LTD.

Mr. Matthieu LEBEURRE Partner TNP CONSULTANCY PVT. LTD.

Mr. Rajiv SHETH CEO & Creative Director JUST SCENTS PVT. LTD.

Mr. Sumeet ANAND Founder & CEO - INDWEST ADVISORS LLP.

Mr. Sunil ARORA Partner – Taxation, Lead – French Desk ASA & ASSOCIATES LLP

Ms. Swagata BOTTERO India Affairs & Strategy Director CARTIER

Mr. Tony BERLAND CEO & Mg. Director LEGRAND GROUP INDIA

Mr. UNNIKRISHNAN A. R. Managing Director – Glass Business SAINT-GOBAIN INDIA PVT. LTD.

Dr. Vignesh JANAKIRAMAN Director TIMAC AGRO INDIA PVT. LTD.

Coopted Members

Mr. Franck PASSILLIER [Senior Country Officer - India CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK]

Mr. Germain ARAUD [Managing Director MONIN INDIA PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Mathieu JOUVE-VILLARD [Director - India CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL (CIC)]

Ms. Payal SINGH [Director ATITHI VOYAGES PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Pierre Arnaud CASSIN [Managing Director ULTRACONFIDENTIEL DESIGN PVT. LTD.]

Standing Invitees

Mr. Benoit GAUTHIER [Minister Counsellor and Head of the Economic Service - FRENCH EMBASSY]

Mr. Jean Marc SERE-CHARLET [Consul General of France - FRENCH CONSULATE]

Lifetime Special Invitees

Mr. Dara P. MEHTA [Partnr Emeritus - LITTLE & CO.]

CS Pramod S. SHAH [Partner - PRAMOD S. SHAH & ASSOCIATES]

Special Invitees

Mr. Alex T. KOSHY [Director - Advisory - SAS PARTNERS CORPORATE ADVISORS PVT. LTD.]

Ms. Estelle DAVID [Director - BUSINESS FRANCE]

Mr. Mani GANESHAN [TRU-TRD Engg Head and Centre Head AMADEUS SOFTWARE LABS INDIA PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Manish PADHARIA [Managing Director - ARAYMOND FASTENERS INDIA PVT. LTD.]

Mr. Pierre LABAIL [Chief Operating Officer - SUZETTE GOURMET PRIVATE LIMITED]

Mr. Santosh BOHRA [Partner and Head of Advisory, Mumbai - FORVIS MAZARS]

Ms. Sheetal MUNSHAW [Director - ATOUT FRANCE ]

Mr. Siddharth BATRA [Advocate-On-Record - SATRAM DASS B & CO.]

Mr. Stephane LAVIGNE [Head of Sales and Business Development THALES]

Mr. Tarun SINGHAL [Director Business Development, Marketing and Communications SOPRA STERIA INDIA LIMITED]

Mr. Udyen JAIN [Managing Partner - UJA GLOBAL ADVISORY PVT. LTD.]