Obama appoints Indian-America Ajay Banga to member of Advisory Committee

The US president Barack Obama has appointed Indian-American CEO Ajay Banga as a new member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations

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Obama appoints Indian-America Ajay Banga to member of Advisory Committee
Ajaypal Singh Banga

The US president Barack Obama has appointed Indian-American CEO Ajay Banga as a new member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
Ajaypal Singh Banga is a President and CEO as well as a Board member of MasterCard for more than four years now.
Ajay is also the chairman of the US Indian Business Council (USIBC). He has been regular at White House receptions featuring Indian leaders and was a part of delegation to India during Obama's visit to India. He has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi several times and other eminent personalities.

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ABOUT AJAYPAL SINGH BANGA:

  • He was born in Maharashtra, India.
  • He has done Bachelors in Economics from St. Stephen's college, Delhi University and MBA from IIM Ahemedabad.
  • He began his career at Nestle India. From 1981 to 1994 he severed as various roles in sales and management department in the company.
  • He became the director for Marketing and Business Development at PepsiCo Restaurants International India from 1994 to 1996.
  • Before joining MaterCard, Ajay held various senior management roles with Citigroup since 1996. He served as CEO of Citigroup Asia Pacific.
  • In addition, he is also on the board of trustees of the Asia Society, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Financial Services Roundtable and The Economic Club of New York, and is a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association.