WICCI Announces Kavita Lakhani As National President

Kavita Lakhani, one of India's most respected PR professionals and Executive Director, at GolinOpinion has been appointed as National President, Public Relations and Digital Marketing Council, Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI). The tenure of this appointment is with immediate effect until end of Dec 2021, and extendable with mutual consent.

A seasoned communications professional with two and half decades of experience, Kavita is ranked among the top 16 Women in Indian PR Consulting. She is Co-Chair, India, Interpublic Group Women’s Leadership Network and is part of the Lintas Group's Crisis Response Team. Kavita has served as a core team member of Lintas’ Sexual Harassment Committee. She currently is an Advisory Board Member at FinLabs India. Kavita is a recipient of several awards: ‘Leading Woman in Media’ by Women in Leadership Forum India, 2011, ‘Women Leadership Award’ by World Women Leadership Congress, 2014, 'Woman Agency Head Of The Year Award' by adgully.com in 2020, '#Superwomen2020' by socialsamosa.com in 2020.

Speaking on this announcement, Harbeen Arora, Founder President, WICCI, Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, "This position is recognition of Kavita’s deep industry knowledge and achievements. I am delighted to welcome Kavita to take on this prestigious role at WICCI. Her leadership style, experience and respect in the community make Kavita the perfect choice for this position.”

In her role as National President, Kavita will oversee the development of a comprehensive strategic direction for the Public Relations and Digital Marketing Council, WICCI. Kavita Lakhani, Executive Director, GolinOpinion said, “I am thrilled to be working alongside such a talented and distinguished team of WICCI office bearers. Together we will continue to build strong partnerships and relationships within the business community, as well as actively work in the area of policy advocacy.”

Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) is a premier National Business Chamber for Women in India envisioning Global Impact for Women Entrepreneurs, Businesswomen and Professionals from all walks of life. Supported by the massive global networks of ALL Ladies League (ALL), Women Economic Forum (WEF) and SHEconomy, with 200,000 members and supporters worldwide, including 50,000 in India: WICCI drives fundamental changes in governmental policies, laws, incentives and entrepreneurial ecosystems, with a view to robustly encourage and empower women in business, industry and commerce across all sectors and fields.

WICCI has a massive outlay of 7000 voluntary office bearers across India and Internationally as Presidents, Vice Presidents and Council Members. Each office bearer thus represents thousands of women: a great responsibility and a rare opportunity to make a difference with lasting impact.