SRINAGAR: FICCI National Executive Committee Meeting (NECM) today announced Anant Goenka as President-Elect of FICCI for the year 2025-26.
Goenka is currently the Senior Vice President of FICCI. He will succeed Harsha Vardhan Agarwal as President of apex business Chamber at the conclusion of the 98th Annual General Meeting, which is slated on 28-29 November 2025 in New Delhi.
Anant Goenka is the Vice Chairman of RPG Group, a USD 5 bn conglomerate with interests in the tyre, infrastructure, pharma, IT and speciality sectors.
He is the former Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA).
Goenka was the Managing Director & CEO of CEAT through a transformative 10-year period from 2012 to 2023, during which the company witnessed a 25X rise in market capitalisation, received Lighthouse recognition from the World Economic Forum, and won the prestigious Deming Grand Prize in 2023, making it the first tyre company in the world to receive this accolade.
Prior to joining CEAT, Anant worked with Unilever and KEC International. He was the recipient of the ‘Kabiller Science of Empathy Prize’ from the Kellogg School of Management in 2023. Anant has also been recognised by Forbes as the ‘Next Generation Business Leader of the Year’ in 2017 and as ‘India’s 40 under 40 Business Leaders’ by Economic Times-Spencer Stuart.
Anant has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BS Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.