India: The Association of Geospatial Industries (AGI), an association of geospatial companies in India, has elected Rajesh C. Mathur, Vice Chairman at NIIT GIS (a joint-venture of NIIT Technologies and Esri) as its new President of Governing Council 2014-16.
Commenting on his new role, Mathur said, “It is a big responsibility and I am thankful to all the Governing Council members for electing me as the new President.” Mathur had served as the First Vice President in the General Council of 2012-14. Past President K.K. Singh, CEO and President, Rolta, has been nominated the Honorary Chairman of the organisation.
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K. K. Singh |
Honorary Chairman |
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Rajesh Mathur |
President |
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Sanjay Kumar |
Senior Vice President |
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Kaushik Chakraborty |
Secretary General |
|
Rajan Aiyer |
Vice President |
|
Raghu Ganeshan |
Secretary |
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Atanu Pattanayak |
Treasurer |
AGI also announced that it will focus on showcasing India as a favoured destination for offshoring of strategic solutions and services in the geospatial technology domain. For this, the association has set-up five new working committees. Each working committee will be led by a Chairman and a Co-chair.
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Focus Areas/Working Committee |
Chairman and Co-Chair |
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Land and Mapping Agencies (LMA) |
Chairman: Sanjay Kumar |
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Utilities, Oil & Gas (UOG) |
Chairman: Sanjay Sahay; |
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E-Governance (E-Gov) |
Chairman: Rajan Aiyer; |
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Location & Business Intelligence (LBI) |
Chairman: Rajendra Tamhane |
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Transport & Infrastructure (TI) |
Chairman: Atanu Pattanayak Co-Chair: Raghu Ganeshan |
Source: AGI press release
