New president for IofC International
Suresh Vazirani elected new president
29/07/2018
Suresh Vazirani from Mumbai, India was unanimously appointed by Global Assembly of the International Association as the new President for IofC International.
He is the founder and Managing Director of TransAsia/Erba group, India’s largest multinational medical diagnostics company, which is based on the principles of integrity, trust and transparency and exports high quality medical instruments to over 100 countries.
He has served on the Board of IofC India for 20 years. Having earlier worked for nine years for IofC in India, he brings with him the deep spiritual roots of Initiatives of Change, combined with extensive business and financial skills.
We believe we have a visionary President to lead IofC International, one with the necessary leadership skills for our time.
In his acceptance speech Suresh Vazirani said he was humbled to be given the role of President and stressed that Initiatives of Change could leverage its global strengths and assets to make an even greater impact on the world.
Initiatives of Change is an international movement, active in 60 countries and formally incorporated in 44 countries. Each national body is independent but may affiliate to Initiatives of Change International. Initiatives of Change (IofC) Switzerland, formerly known as CAUX-Initiatives of Change, is an independent officially recognized Swiss foundation and the Swiss body of the IofC global network.
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