No.PR-97
September 28, 2018
New Delhi
DLF CEO & ITS BOARD MEMBER RAJEEV TALWAR TAKES OVER THE PRESIDENCY OF PHDCCI
Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Board of Directors of DLF Ltd., Mr. Rajeev Talwar has taken over the presidency of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry following the conclusion of its 113th Annual Session held here today. Prior to becoming the President of the PHDCCI, Mr. Talwar was its Senior Vice President.
He is a post graduate and a graduate from St. Stephens College, Delhi University. He started his career in 1976, as a Banker with State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer and was subsequently selected for the Indian Administrative Service in 1978. During his tenure as an IAS officer from 1978 to 2006, Mr. Talwar held many important and critical positions in the Central & State Governments as well as Union Territories.
Over a decade, during his association with DLF, Mr. Talwar spearheaded country’s largest IPO (USD 2.2 bn.) and various public policies pertaining to the sector and economy, besides being vocal on various fora he has been actively pursuing issues and challenges confronted by the sector.
Mr. Talwar is also the Chair of the National Real Estate Development Council. He is also the Vice Chair of World Tourism & Travel Council, India Initiative and will take over as the Chair of the Council in December 2018.
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Koteshwar Prasad Dobhal
Consultant (PR)