Adi Godrej, Chairman of the Godrej Group, has been elected as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2012-13.
He has succeeded Tata Steel Managing Director B Muthuraman, CII said in a statement.
Godrej is also the Chairman of Indian School of Business.
S Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder and Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys Technologies Ltd is the President Designate of CII for 2012-13, it said.
Gopalakrishnan, a Padma Bhushan awardee, is also on the Board of Governors at the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore.
Besides, Ajay S Shriram, Chairman of DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd has been elected as the Vice President of the industry body.