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BCIC Office Bearers 2024-2025
Vineet served Royal Calcutta Turf Club, one of the most prestigious thoroughbred horse racing institutions in the world from 1980 till 2003, having been appointed as its Secretary & CEO in the year 1993. He was also two times the Secretary General of the Turf Authorities of India. He was later invited to join Bengal Ambuja Metro Dev. Ltd, Kolkata in 2003 as their CEO. The company developed the award winning ‘City Centre’ Mall in Salt Lake, Kolkata. He was also responsible for the group’s hospitality business. While in Kolkata, he was actively involved in CII, ICC, Young Leaders forum, Bengal Chamber of Commerce etc. He was also the Member, Governing Body of Concern for Calcutta, a leading NGO in West Bengal.
Vineet was then invited to join Brigade Group in 2006. He is presently the President-BCIC and Director, Brigade Hospitality Services Ltd, that develops and oversees the management of Hotels, Serviced Apartments, Clubs and Convention Centers besides Corporate & Institutional Catering and Event Management. Under his leadership Brigade Hospitality has secured 1st rank among the Top Mid-size Great Workplaces in India for 2021. He also serves as Managing Director on the Board of WTC Trades & Projects Pvt. Ltd which manages World Trade Centers in Bangalore, Kochi and Chennai. Brigade Group has plans to develop two more WTCs in Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram. Presently, Brigade Group has eight operating hotels and several more under various stages of development, with a target of creating an inventory of around 2100 keys by 2023-24.
Vineet is an active member of Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce and is also the longest serving Chairman of its Expert Committee on Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. He is also a President of BCIC. He is Member of CII National Taskforce for Tourism in India and is the Vice President of Karnataka Tourism Society set up to promote Tourism & travel in the State in association with Government of Karnataka. Vineet has been acknowledged on numerous occasions for his contribution to the Tourism & Hospitality sectors. He is actively involved in promoting the cause of the Girl Child, in association with World Vision India. Vineet is also the Chair-Business Club Member Advisory Council of World Trade Centers Association, New York.
Served in Leadership positions at Customer Service, Sales and now as a President of South Asia and Managing Director of Buhler India since 2015.
Office Bearer at Swiss India Chamber of Commerce, South Chapter since last 5 years collaborating with Swiss companies in India along with Swissnex Bangalore and Swiss Embassy Delhi.
Pursued his Mechanical Engineering from Pune University and Executive MBA from Alliance University; done his Management courses at IMD, Lausanne (Switzerland).
Started his career at Bajaj Auto Ltd., Pune in R&D and then moved into projects organization before joining Buhler.
Joined Buhler in 1999 and has since worked in Projects, Product Development, Sales, International Business, etc.
Mr. KUMAR RAVI, was the first practicing Chartered Accountant to become the President of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI) for the year 2017-18 in the 104 years history of the Chamber which was founded by Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya in the year 1916. He is currently the Chairman of the International Business Expert Committee of the Bangalore Chambers of Industry & Commerce (BCIC). A worthy combination of dynamism, simplicity and humility, he is a man with creative ideas and is enthusiastic to embark on his new role.
Having gained deep insights into the profession as a fellow member of the ICAI with more than 30 years’ of impeccable professional standing, he was also the President of the Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (KSCAA) in the year 1999-2000. Apart from being a Chartered Accountant, he is a qualified lawyer and also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts. He has been the Past President of the Rotary Bangalore Orchards - Rotary International District 3190, Past Governor of Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, USA - Bangalore Chapter. Co-Chairman of the Start-up Committee and Managing Committee member of Bangalore Chambers of Industry & Commerce, Special Invitee to the Managing Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi. Currently, he is the senior partner of K.R. Kumar & Co. and K. Ravi & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Bengaluru.
With a rich experience in domestic and International Taxation, Investment Planning, Bank Audits, Corporate Audits, India-Entry for Foreign Entities, consulting on matters relating to FEMA, FCRA , Liaison Offices and Trusts, Mr. Ravi is also actively associated with several professional and social organizations.
He has been the Convener of FKCCI Business Delegations to countries like Australia, New Zealand, Eastern Europe, Japan, Iran, Oman, Israel, Malaysia and Canada.
He has published excellent articles on matters related to Direct Taxes, tax planning and investment advisory. He has also presented papers in seminars & conferences on varied subjects.
K. Ravi is happily married to Vani Ravi and has two sons Rahul Karur and Suraj Karur. He is a voracious reader, a keen golfer, a table tennis player and a sketch artist who also enjoys Karaoke.
Devarajan has been associated with TVS Motor Company for 38 years. In the past, he has led new product development for the company.
He has also spearheaded the set-up facilities such as press shop, welding shop, painting plants and heat treatment plant.
Devarajan has overseen machining of steel and aluminium engine parts and assembly lines.
In his current role, he is facilitating the implementation of new process technology, lean manufacturing systems, digital manufacturing, TPM and JIT across the company.
He has been awarded the prestigious Rolls Royce Award for “Excellence in Manufacturing concepts and implementation in UK” and the “Thought Leadership Award” by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions UK.
He is an active member of NITIE, IMTMA, CII and in Board of studies in Engineering & Management Institutes.
Devarajan pursued his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from_Bangalore University followed by an MBA_ University of Missouri and Manufacturing Systems MS and Engineering Doctorate in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from University of Warwick, UK.
He has represented State of Karnataka and Bangalore University in Table Tennis.