ANANT GOENKA
FICCI names Sanmar Group Chairman Vijay Sankar President-Elect for 2026-27
FICCI has appointed The Sanmar Group Chairman Vijay Sankar as its President-Elect for 2026-27. Currently the industry body's Senior Vice President, Sankar will succeed Anant Goenka as President after the FICCI Annual General Meeting and Annual Convention scheduled for November 18-19, 2026, in New Delhi.
Widening trade gap with Japan a concern, Ficci flags
India's trade deficit with Japan is a growing concern for local exporters. Indian companies face hurdles accessing the Japanese market due to strict regulations. Ficci president Anant Goenka highlighted these challenges during a Japan visit. Joint investments in Africa are being explored to secure supplies and expand mining. Opportunities exist for deeper cooperation in data centres and semiconductor sectors.
RPG Group's Anant Goenka takes over as Ficci President
Anant Goenka, vice chairman of RPG Group, is now the president of Ficci. He previously led CEAT tyre company. Vijay Sankar, chairman of Sanmar Group, is the new senior vice president at Ficci. These appointments were made at the 98th annual general meeting. Goenka brings extensive experience from his leadership roles.
RPG Group's Anant Goenka takes over as FICCI President for 2025-26
Anant Goenka, Vice Chairman of the RPG Group, has taken over as President of FICCI for 2025-26, succeeding Emami’s Harsha Vardhan Agarwal at the chamber’s 98th AGM. Vijay Sankar of the Sanmar Group has been appointed Senior Vice President, while Puneet Dalmia of Dalmia Bharat has joined the leadership as Vice President.
Anant Goenka named FICCI President-elect
Anant Goenka, currently the senior vice president of Ficci, has been elected as the president-elect for the upcoming 2025-26 term. He takes the helm from Harsha Vardhan Agarwal during the annual general meeting. Goenka, who also serves as vice chairman of RPG Group—a major conglomerate with wide-ranging business ventures—previously drove CEAT to impressive heights in market capitalization.
Emami MD Harsha Vardhan Agarwal takes over as Ficci chief
Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Emami Limited, assumed the role of president at FICCI for 2024-25, succeeding Anish Shah. Anant Goenka stepped up as Senior Vice President, while Vijay Sankar joined the leadership as Vice President.
Proud daddy moment for Harsh Goenka as son Anant feted with Empathy Prize from Kellogg School
The RPG Group Chairperson said that the award brought him "special joy".
Anant Goenka turns vice chairman, Arnab Banerjee to take over as MD & CEO of CEAT
Anant Goenka who has been appointed vice chairman of the CEAT. Anant Goenka is son of RPG Group Chairman Harsh Goenka and he will now take up strategic functions at the group level for its next stage of growth. Arnab Banerjee is currently the COO of the tyre major.
Tyre maker Ceat all set to roll into best-ever sales in H2
The company's new car tyre plant at Chennai has become operational and was being “well-utilised”, giving it further headroom to grow, Anant Goenka, MD of Ceat told ET. The company is also laying the foundation for an upcoming truck tyre plant.
Tyre replacement market can recover and grow in FY-21: Anant Goenka, MD, Ceat Ltd
Anant Goenka, managing director of the RPG Group company, said demand in the segment got back to pre-Covid levels in June and the growth in the coming quarters could even possibly compensate for the lost sales during the June quarter on account of Covid-induced lockdowns.
Uncertainty to continue for next 12 months: Anant Goenka
Anant Goenka, MD of RPG Group’s flagship company Ceat, expects uncertainty to continue for the next 12 months, with a Vshaped demand revival after the end to the lockdown seeming rather unlikely in a year that may cause the tyre industry’s business to shrink a minimum 25%.
When CEAT's Anant Goenka took a masterclass from Bookmyshow's Ashish Hemrajani
Goenka invited the BMS founder to talk about entrepreneurship at an internal event.
OEM segment most hit on back of demonetisation: Anant Goenka, MD, CEAT
I think there are some positive signs but I would still about-- it will take a couple of months time for things to pick up and go back to normal but too early to say yet.
Good monsoons, Seventh Pay Commission hikes all led to a positivity: Anant Goenka, MD, Ceat
Utilisation level largely for the newer plants that we have set up is at 100%, as well as the plants that we are ramping up, so utilisation levels are quite high.
Expect better growth this year: Anant Goenka, Ceat MD
In an interview with ET NOW, Anant Goenka stated that Ceat is seeing good demand from the MHCV players.
Expect growth this year to be better than that of previous: Anant Goenka, Ceat
"About 60% of our sales comes in from the replacement market. About 25% to 27% from the OEM segment and the balance 15% comes in from exports."
Sales under pressure; expect margins to stay range-bound over 3-6 months: Anant Goenka, Ceat Limited
"Our product mix has moved more towards more profitable product categories. We have also been working on controlling our operating expenditure."
Here's what connects Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl and CEAT's Anant Goenka
The two, however, find common ground in their choice of educational institutions. Both are alumni of the Wharton School, where they chose diverse streams.
Looking at growth of 20% in volume and 40% in value: Anant Goenka, Ceat
Fall in rubber prices will benefit Ceat from end of Q2 or early Q3, says Anant Goenka, Deputy MD, Ceat.
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