PA/05/12 1 March 2012
Australian and Indian CEOs to meet in Delhi
The Australia-India Chief Executive Officers’ (CEO) Forum will hold its inaugural meeting in Delhi on Monday 5 March.
The CEO Forum was launched by the Indian and Australian Prime Ministers. The Forum will help to drive Australia-India economic and strategic partnership to a new level.
The Indian co-chair of the Forum is Mr Naveen Jindal MP, Chairman and Managing Director, Jindal Steel and Power. Mr Jindal will be joined by the Australian co-chair, Mr Lindsay Fox AC, Founder and Chairman of the Linfox Group of companies.
Accompanying Mr Fox on the Australian side will be: Mr Sam Walsh AO, Executive Director and Chief Executive Iron Ore, Rio Tinto; Mr Peter Coleman, CEO, Woodside Petroleum; and Mr Paul O’Malley, Managing Director, BlueScope Steel.
On the Indian side will be: Mr Ganesh Natarajan, WT Director, President & CEO, Ennore Coke Ltd; Mr Shubhendu Amitabh, Group Executive President, Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd; Mr Sanjay Pattnaik, Chief Raw Materials Strategy Group, Tata Steel Ltd; and Mr Ravi Vishwanathan, Head of Emerging Markets, Tata Consultancy Services.
A press conference will be held by the CEOs at the conclusion of the Forum at 2pm on Monday 5 March, at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road.