A meeting of AmCham’s Eastern Region Committee (ER) and members was held on Thursday 19th January at the Data Core Systems office. The meeting was primarily held to nominate the ER Chairman, Vice Chairman and nominee to the National Executive Board. AmCham’s Director General CEO, Ms. Ranjana Khanna, during her visit to Kolkata to attend the Bengal Global Business Summit 2017, attended the meeting to meet members and understand the workings of the ER. Mr. Debdas Sen was elected as the incoming Chairman; Mr. Amit Malik was elected as Vice Chairman; and Mr. Gulshan Sachdev was elected as the nominee to the NEB.

Key points of discussions included budgets, sponsorship, membership drive, engaging with state governments that the ER covers and forthcoming events. Members suggested that additional members could be nominated to become Regional Chairman. Ms. Khanna shared her vision and goals for AmCham India. The meeting was concluded with thanks to the Chairman, Mr. K.P. Sengupta, for hosting the meeting.