Third-generation entrepreneur and technology venture owner Divakar Pai Kochikar elected new KCCI president
Divakar Pai Kochikar, a third-generation entrepreneur, has been elected as the new president of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He plans to focus on leveraging Mangaluru's maritime economy and growth in the education and finance sectors.
Why it matters
Leadership changes in regional chambers of commerce influence local economic policy and industrial development strategies.
Divakar Pai Kochikar, a third generation family entrepreneur and owner of a technology venture, was elected the President of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Monday, September 28, in Mangaluru.
Ashwin Pai Maroor was elected the vice president, Abdul Rahman Musaba the Treasurer and Jeethan Allen Sequeira and Vincent Cutinha were elected the Secretaries of the Chamber at its 86th annual general meeting. Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Amith Ramachandra Acharya, B.A. Nazeer, Aditya Padmanabha Pai, M. Athmika Amin, Nandagopal Shenoy, Sujir Prasad Nayak, Ajay Prabhu Karkala, Nitte Dasharath Shetty, Vincent Joseph Neeliyara, Balakrishna Janardhana Jeppu and Ranjal Rajnish Nayak were elected as the directors.
Divakar Pai Kochikar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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