J V Nrupender Rao, chairman, Pennar Group, has been nominated as the vice chairman, a CII statement said.
Datla is also Managing Director Elico Healthcare Services Ltd, a service provider to the health-care industry in countries like the USA, the Middle East and the UK.
Her Prior work experience includes a decade as Director, Finance, at Anjani Portland Cement Ltd and five years as Managing Director at Raasi Finance & Investment Ltd.
Rao, an engineering graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, holds a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Purdue University, the statement added.