Mr. Nayan Parikh is infrastructure advisor to Chattisgarh
Ahmedabad: Mr. Nayan Parikh, a leading city-based infrastructure consultant has been appointed advisor on infrastructure development to the government of the newly created state of Chattisgarh. The appointment is believed to be part of Chattisgarh chief minister Mr. Ajit Jogi's strategy to rope in the private sector in the infrastructure development of the state.

Mr. Parikh will advise the state government in all areas of infrastructure development, with special focus on transportation, power, water, urban development and information technology. Mr.Parikh’s appointment closely follows that of Mr. Jairam Ramesh as economic advisor to Chattisgarh.

Mr. Nayan Parikh, is currently the chairman of Confederation of Indian Industries' (CII) Gujarat infrastructure development council.
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Mr. Kaushik Roy’s rejoins Mudra Communications
Mumbai: Mr. Kaushik Roy, CEO, new ventures, Modi Entertainment has rejoined Mudra Communications as executive director to be based in Mumbai. Mr. Roy has earlier worked with Mudra for almost six-years before he left the agency in 1998, as the chief operating officer, Mumbai to join Philips as head, corporate brand strategy.

He succeeds Mr.Rahul Kansal, who left for Leo Burnett six months ago. Mr. Roy will be inducted on the board of the agency, which has equity link with international ad network DDB Needham. He will also be CEO of Mudra Videotech.
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Mr. Suresh Krishna, SFL chief gets JRD Tata award
New Delhi: Mr. Suresh Krishna, chairman and managing director, Sundaram Fastners Ltd. has been awarded the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership instituted by TataChem Golden Jubilee Foundation and administered by the All India Management Association (AIMA).

The award was presented to him by Mr. IK Gujral, former prime minister at a function held on Thursday. Mr. Krishna is the sixth recipient of the award, after Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla, Mr. Deepak Parekh, Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, Dr R Mashelkar and Mr. Azim Premji.
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