The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at its national council meeting held online in New Delhi on Monday evening elected its new office-bearers for the year 2021-22.

T.V Narendran, CEO and managing director, Tata Steel assumed office as the president of CII for 2021-22.

He took over from Uday Kotak, managing director and CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited.

Notably, T.V Narendran has been engaged with CII for many years at the state, regional and national level.

He was the chairman of CII Eastern Region during 2016-17 and has led CII national committees besides being chairman of CII Jharkhand.

He was also the president designate of CII for 2020-21.

Narendran is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and NIT Trichy. He is a recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Awards from NIT Trichy and IIM Calcutta.

He is also the chairman of the Board of Governors of XLRI Jamshedpur and the vice-president of the Indian Institute of Metals.

He was a member on the Board of the World Steel Association and is a member of its executive committee.

Pawan Munjal, chairman and CEO, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., took over as CII vice- president for 2021-22.

He has been closely associated with CII for almost 30 years. He has been the Chairman of CII northern region during 1996-97 and has led several CII National Committees including on sports, environment, technology and Innovation.

Hero MotoCorp is one of the largest corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines around the globe, including golf, cricket, field hockey, motorsports, and football.