Mangalore, July 28: Latha R Kini, a state award winning woman entrepreneur, has been elected as the new President of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Mangalore.
She will be the 49th President of KCCI and the first woman president to head the Chamber in its seven decades of existence.
During the tenure of G G Mohandas Prabhu, outgoing president of KCCI, Mrs Kini was the Vice-President.
She was elected unanimously during the 70th Annual General Meeting held on Thursday.
A gold medal winner from Mangalore University, she has also served as managing partner of Pilot Paints and Bell Paints at Baikampady here.
She is also the recipient of the Karnataka State Award (1992-93) in the Best Women Entrepreneur category, in recognition to her yeomen contribution to Industry and Commerce.
Her husband RD Kini was the President of KCCI in the year 2003-04.
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