FICCI appoints Anant Swarup as Secretary General

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), on Wednesday, appointed former bureaucrat Anant Swarup as its Secretary General with immediate effect. According to a press release, his appointment strengthens FICCI’s senior leadership, with Jyoti Vij continuing to serve as Director General.

Swarup who served as Director General of Trade Remedies, Government of India, has over three decades of experience in public policy, trade remedies, logistics, regulatory reform, and international negotiations, having served in various leadership positions across the central Government and recently, in the private sector.

A 1992-batch Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer, Swarup has served as Additional Secretary in Department of Commerce and Director General of Trade Remedies; Executive Director to the Union Minister of Railways, and First Secretary representing India at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. He holds a Masters’ Certificate in Sustainable Infrastructure and Finance and  degrees of MBA, LLB, and MSc.