FIEO appoints A Sakthivel new president

Exporters' body Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has elected A Sakthivel as its new president. A leading knitwear exporter Sakthivel is currently chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council. He replaces Mumbai-based business S K Saraf in FIEO, an apex body of the export promotion councils, commodity boards and export development authorities in India.

Set up in 1965, FIEO provides crucial interface between international trading community of India and the Central and state governments, financial institutions, ports, railways, surface transport and all engaged in export trade facilitation. It directly and indirectly serves the interests of over 200,000 exporters from every goods and services sector in the country.

It is an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization and ensures uniform and high quality service to its members and associates. It also facilitates redressal of exporters’ problems by taking them up with the concerned authorities.