Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has been appointed to the board of US-India Business Council (USIBC), the largest bilateral trade association in the US.
As a member of the board, Mahindra will help in promoting policy advocacy priorities of USIBC and advice members and senior USIBC staff on a wide range of topics.
“The board is committed to advancing the commercial ties between both countries by focusing on key areas, including the lifting of FDI caps in sectors such as insurance and defence, energy security, tax policies, protection of intellectual property, and immigration reform,” said Mahindra.
The appointment was announced following the USIBC’s annual spring meeting. Mahindra joins a prestigious list of Chief Executive Officers and executives such as Ellen Lord, President & CEO, Textron Systems, and Banmali Agrawala, President & CEO, South Asia, General Electric.
Formed in 1975 at the request of the US and Indian governments, USIBC is a business advocacy organisation. MasterCard President & Chief Executive Officer Ajay Banga is its Chairman.
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