Tarun Das steps down as CII chief mentor

Tarun Das, chief mentor of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has stepped down after 35 years of his association with the apex business chamber.

Das assumed the role of the chief mentor of CII in 2004 after steering it for 26 years as its director-general.

“Under Tarun’s leadership, CII has been instrumental in managing and initiating changes that shaped the socio-economic environment of the country over several decades,” CII President Venu Srinivasan said in a statement here.

Das, known for his pro-active role in influencing government policies on a host of issues, said: “My focus as chief mentor was to facilitate an effective change process (within the chamber)”.

While Chandrajit Banerjee succeeded Das as the director-general of the chamber, Das kept guiding CII in the last five years.

Das would now spend most of his time on international relationship building and matters related to domestic development, the statement said.