CIIM is Providing common platform for Indian businesses and Malaysian Government

Consortium of Indian Industries in Malaysia (CIIM) or perhaps more aptly “Corporate India In Malaysia” was set up to be the Corporate face of India in Malaysia. CIIM was formally launched in Kuala Lumpur by the then Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, Mr. Kamal Nath in Dec 2005 in the presence of ITC Chairman & then Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) President, Mr. Y. C. Deveshwar and many other corporate leaders and government officials




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About CIIM

Consortium of Indian Industries in Malaysia (CIIM) or perhaps more aptly "Corporate India In Malaysia" was set up to be the Corporate face of India in Malaysia.

A need was felt by the Indian companies operating in Malaysia, to have a common platform to share information, opportunities, address issues, brainstorm, network and establish linkages between Indian companies and various stakeholders in the Government and Industry in Malaysia.

CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) the apex body representing Indian industry, then initiated this process and the inception of CIIM took place.

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H.E. B.N. Reddy – High Commissioner of India

H.E. B.N. Reddy belongs to the 1993 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. He has had varied experience of diplomatic assignments, having served in Indian Missions in Indonesia (1995-1998), Lao PDR (1998-2002), US (2005-2008), Malaysia (2008-2011), Switzerland (2013-2016) and Nigeria (2017-2018). He was the Chef de Cabinet in the Office of Minister for External Affairs from 2011 to May 2013. He headed the International Cooperation Division in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from February 2019 to 15th September 2021.
Mr. Reddy did his Intermediate schooling from Andhra Loyola College, graduated from B.I.T.S Pilani in 1987 in Mechanical Engineering, and M.Tech (Thermal Engineering) from IIT, Mumbai in 1991.
H.E. B.N. Reddy was born on 1st June 1966. He speaks Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit and Bahasa Indonesia. He is married to Mrs. Lalita Devi and they have two children, one son and one daughter.

Datuk Umang Sharma – Chairman

Datuk Umang Sharma is the Founder Chairman of CIIM since its inception in December 2005. He has been very instrumental in promoting Malaysia as an investment destination to Indian businessmen in India and also visiting Indian delegations. For his contributions in Malaysia, he was bestowed with the PMW Award from Federal Territories, which carries the title DATUK.

Datuk Umang led a delegation of Indian Corporate CEO’s for a dialogue session with the Indian Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi in Nov, 2015.
Under his Chairmanship, CIIM organized another event to promote Malaysia India CECA with the Prime Minister YAB Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, on Nov 22, 2011.
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Radhey Shyam Agrawal - Vice Chairman

RS Agrawal is an entrepreneur with a diversified group of companies in Malaysia. He has been in business for over 30 years, growing AGL into one of the region’s leading suppliers of copper, zinc and other scrap metals. His latest venture is Delhi Royale, one of the city’s best known fine dining Indian restaurants.

Mr. Suraj Arora – Secretary

Suraj Arora is an accomplished banker with over 26 years of corporate experience , and with functional expertise across Mergers & Acquisitions, Fund Raising, Mentoring New Ventures, Start-up investments, Corporate & Investment Banking, Remittance and Digital Banking. Suraj was the Country Head for ICICI Bank in Malaysia, serving the Bank for 17 years.
Suraj is COO and co founder of KL Tech City, Managing Partner of Deutsche Malayan Ventures, Executive Director of Hatcher Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Managing partner in Village Groupe.
Suraj has an MBA degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh and is a Mechanical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi, India.

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Mr. Manoj Saxena - Treasurer

Manoj Saxena did his Master degree in Finance and started his professional career with RPG Group, India in 1984. He has over 37 years of experience in finance, accounts, projects, audit & compliance, taxation, risk management and treasury.
He has been with Reliance Group since 1998 and has assumed his current position as Head of Finance, Accounts & Treasury of Recron (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (group companies of Reliance Group, India).

Ashok K. Ramavath – Committee Member

Avows Technologies was founded by Ashok K. Ramavath, the pioneering and visionary entrepreneur, in the year 2008. Ashok brings with him 20 years of rich and wide experience in technology and business consulting. With his keen interest in developing next-generation leadership, he has built strong technology teams in Avows from the ground up to cater to the challenging and growing requirements of its clients in South East Asia. His key strengths in achieving the best results in service delivery and financial performance enabled Avows to build large and strong teams of 100+ in the past.
Ashok is a firm believer in Corporate Social Responsibility. He initiated focused interactions with industry leaders to generate high-value solutions and service offerings in the IT & ITES space from Avows. Avows is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with its offices/development centers in Singapore, Indonesia, India, the USA, and UAE.
Ashok was recognized for his contribution to HR during Asia’s Best Employer Brand awards in 2010. Ashok was also recognized as “CEO of the Year 2013”.
An avid Golfer and a technocrat-turned-commerce post-graduate, Ashok is passionate about making Avows a strong player in the global technology industry.
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Mr Shaji N Meethal - Committee Member

Shaii N M is a visionary entrepreneur started his technology group of companies in 1998 in Kualalumpur with various technology based business operating in Malaysia, Singapore, UAE and in India. Focussing on Electronic Security, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Of Things, Industry 4.0 and SaaS platform development to mention few.

Mr. Ashwin Seetharaman Committee Member

Chief Operating Officer of Sempurna Group of Companies, with Bachelor's degree from Monash University Australia and a MBA from University of Nottingham. A decade in specialising in Non-ferrous metal refining, manufacturing and trading industry.

Holding company of Sempurna Group of Companies, established in the 1950s, it is the pioneer of Non-ferrous metal trading in Malaysia with vast experience in exports and imports. Diversified into manufacturing of metals in 2003, the group has 3 large facilities within Malaysia involved in processing and refining niche non ferrous metals catering to export markets such as Japan, Korea, India, and China.
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Mr. Ramesh Chander Goel – Committee Member

Mr. Ramesh Chander Goel graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Commerce in 1970. He is results-driven and focused to perform efficiently even under high pressure situation. Being a Marketing and Technical Director for more than 35 years in the industry of Non-Ferrous metal he has an extensive experience in Coordinating sales and marketing strategies and initiatives that position businesses towards optimal growth.
Core competencies in the area of business development include Sales/Marketing, Network Security, Budget Planning, Strategy Design/Implementation, and Relationship Management. Developed plans and programs designed for the continuous improvement of current processes and workflow. He was a Promoting and Managing Director in Dinesh International ltd and Vipin Enterprises (1986-2005). He was a pioneer in Import of Non-Ferrous metal industry in India. In 2005 he became Promoter and Director in Vaneeta Impex Private Limited until 2015. He Build, deliver and track strategic account plan, forecast and track report key information for optimal operation of Business.
He became a major shareholder and Technical Director in Anyoli Sdn Bhd. He is responsible for the entire enterprise relationship with global clients and management in growth of revenue and deliver of service into the account. He is an essential part of the company since 2015 to till date.

CIIM Golf Invitational 2023

CIIM Golf Invitational 2023 , organized by CIIM together with High Commission Of India in Malaysia to mark the 65 Years of Diplomatic relations and celebrated CIIM 15th Anniversary . The occasion was graced by the Yang di-pertuan Agong Al-Sultan AbdullahnRi ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.

140+ Golfers and over 400 Diners participated for this Golf and Royal Networking dinner which took place in Tropicana GCC on 10th or March 2023.

CIIM Gallery

Events

HC Mridul Welcome Apr 2018

Meeting with MITI Sec Gen Aug 2018

Diwali Golf and Annual Dinner 2018

News

Big news from the Pikom Unicorn Awards 2019! Avows won a GBS Pikom award 2019 in Category

October 23, 2019

By Consortium of Indian Industries in Malaysia

September 1, 2019