FIEO gives away Lifetime
Achievement and Special Awards
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| Mr. P. M. A. Hakeem receiving Lifetime Achievement Award | Mr. R. L. Toshniwal receiving Lifetime Achievement Award |
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In an award ceremony organized on 26 December 2006, FIEO conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards to a renowned bureaucrat Mr. P. M. A. Hakeem and a noted industrialist Mr. R. L. Toshniwal for their invaluable contributions to export promotion of the country. Dr. Christy Fernandez received Special Award on behalf of ECGC for outstanding support services to the exporting community. Mr. Hakeem, a 1969 batch IAS officer, served the country in various capacities such as Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, Mumbai (1979-1983), Joint Secretary to Prime Minister (1987-1992), Managing Director, State Industrial and |
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Dr. Christy Fernandez, CMD, ECGC receiving Special Award |
Investment Corporation of Maharashtra (1992-1993), Secretary, Principal Secretary for different departments in Maharashtra (1995-2000), Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (2000-2001), CMD, ECGC (2001-2004) and Secretary to Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (2004-2006). As JCCI&E, Mumbai, Mr. Hakeem took many new steps to effectively implement various export promotion measures for increasing exports from the Western Region, which accounted for about 50% of the country’s total exports during his tenure. While serving this office, he always took special interest in redressing the grievances of exporters. AS CMD, ECGC, he introduced various tailor-made policies and instruments to meet the insurance requirements of different categories of exporters and he always took personal interest in expeditious settlements of claims of exporters.
Mr. Toshniwal, currently the Chairman of Banswara Syntex Ltd., made a small beginning of his career as sales executive after obtaining a post-graduate degree in textiles (M.Sc-Text) from Leeds University in 1957. But with hard work and commitment, he rose in his career to become chief executives of many leading companies and finally set up his own company which started textile production in the year 1978 with 12,500 spindles. Today, Banswara Syntex is a Composite Mill with one lac spindles and a process house, having an annual sales turnover of Rs. 400 crore.
Mr. Toshniwal is currently also the Chairman of Synthetic & Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC). He was unanimously elected to this office on 31st March 2005 for the second time. He had also served the office of Chairman, SRTEPC six years ago. In his long illustrious career, Mr. Toshniwal has also served as the Presidents of Rajasthan Textile Mills’ Association and Indian Spinners’ Association. Having served as the President of Indian Spinners’ Association for 10 years in a row, he is now the immediate past President of this Association. Currently, Mr. Toshniwal is serving as committee members of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), formerly known as India Cotton Mills’ Federation (ICMF) as well as Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO). Besides, he is at present representing the spinning industry as a Member on various Committees of Government of India, as well as a Member of Board of Trade, appointed by the Union Government. Mr. Toshniwal is known to have been associated with a number of charitable institutions as well.
Dr. Fernandez, an IAS officer is currently the Chief Managing Director of ECGC. Established in 1957, ECGC provides cover to Indian exporters for payment/credit risk related to export of goods and services and to Banks for losses on account of non-repayment of fund and non-fund based facilities made available to their exporter clients and to cover investments abroad.
