Subhrakant Panda
Indian Industrialist and President FICCI
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Subhrakant Panda is an industrialist, author and Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd, producer of ferro alloys in India.[5][6][7]
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| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Spouse | Shaifalika Panda[1] |
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| Relatives | Baijayant Panda (sibling) |
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Panda is the Ex president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry[8] and was only the third Indian to head the Paris-based International Chromium Development Association (ICDA).[9][10] He is also the former president of International Chamber of Commerce (India Chapter).[11]
Background and career
Subhrakant Panda was born to Bansidhar Panda and Ila Panda in Cuttack, Odisha. He has completed his schooling from Stewart School, Bhubaneswar and Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, Delhi. In 1993, Subhrakant Panda graduated with honours from Boston University Questrom School of Business with a dual concentration in Finance and Operations Management; and was named to the Golden Key International Honour Society and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[12][5]
In 2021, Subhrakant Panda elected as senior VP FICCI[13] and in December 2022, he was elected as president of FICCI.[14] He has been involved with India's oldest apex business chamber for more than two decades and served in various capacities such as the first chairman of the FICCI Odisha State Council and also led the FICCI National Manufacturing Committee.[10][9]
Panda was part of the FICCI Presidium before taking charges as president.[15][16]
Panda was featured as a speaker at World Bank in 2024.[11] Mr Panda is also the independent director of notable companies such as JK Tyres & Industries Limited, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd., and Goa Carbon Limited.[17]