EICI announces new managing committee to strengthen industry representation
Mumbai, Aug 22 (TNT): The Express Industry Council of India (EICI) has announced its new Managing Committee following the conclusion of its Annual General Meeting, with senior industry leaders taking charge as the country’s express logistics sector enters its next phase of growth.
Subhasish Chakraborty, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of DTDC Express, has been appointed Chairman of EICI, while R S Subramanian, Senior Vice President, South Asia, DHL Express, will serve as Vice Chairman, the Council said in a release on Friday.
Suvendu Choudhury, Vice President, Operations, Planning and Engineering, India, FedEx, has been appointed Secretary, while Ketan Kulkarni, Managing Director and CEO of Allcargo Logistics, will serve as Treasurer.
The committee also includes Balfour Manuel, Managing Director of Blue Dart Express; Suraj Saharan, Whole-time Director, Executive Director and Chief People Officer of Delhivery; Heta Shah, Country Manager, UPS Express; Veena Bhogaonkar, Managing Director, India, Aramex; and Ajay Mokariya, Managing Director, Shri Maruti Courier.
The new committee will provide strategic direction to EICI’s industry representation, policy engagement and stakeholder initiatives, with a focus on trade facilitation, customs processes, cross-border e-commerce, export enablement, digitalisation and ease of movement of goods.
EICI said the express logistics industry has evolved beyond the movement of time-critical documents and parcels, with networks now connecting manufacturers, exporters, MSMEs and consumers with domestic and international markets.
The council said the sector is increasingly important to India’s e-commerce, manufacturing, exports and cross-border trade ecosystem.
Established in 1998 and headquartered in Mumbai, EICI said its members collectively handle more than one billion shipments annually and account for over 80 per cent of India’s express logistics market. The sector contributes over Rs 700 billion to the economy and employs more than three million people, according to the council.
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