India, May 13 -- The newly constituted National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at a meeting elected its new office bearers for the year 2026-27.

Dr Suchitra K Ella, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Limited has taken over as CII President-Designate for 2026-27.

She was instrumental in founding Bharat Biotech way back in 1996. In the past decade, Dr Suchitra has co-founded and nurtured several companies in veterinary sciences, agri-biotech parks, food processing including pre-clinical toxicology and research institute.

In 2022, Dr Suchitra was honoured with the Padma Bhushan for her outstanding contributions to society and industry. She is also recipient of SAARC women award, Colombo; ...