Cyril Amarchand adds former CCI Chair Ashok Chawla to Strategic Advisory Board

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has appointed former Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, Ashok Chawla, as a member of their Strategic Advisory Board, with effect from January 15, 2016..Chawla demitted office on January 7, with DK Sikri being appointed as new CCI Chairman..Chawla is now part of the Strategic Advisory Board along with Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys; Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC; Uday Kotak, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra; Dr. Janmejaya Sinha, Chairman Boston Consultancy Group – Asia Pacific and Umakanth Varottil, Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore and former Partner at Amarchand Mangaldas..Cyril Shroff had announced his heavyweight Board on August 9, 2015 along with the launch of its new logo..On Chawla’s role, Managing Partner Cyril Shroff commented,.“We are delighted to have Mr Chawla being part of our Strategy Advisory Board. Given his rich and diversified experience, including various leadership positions, his guidance to the firm, would add immense value and depth to the firm.”.Apart from his role in the Strategic Advisory Board, Chawla will assist the firm on various advocacy and policy related matters on a regular basis..On his appointment to the Board, Ashok Chawla, said,.“It’s my pleasure to be part of the distinguished advisory board of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and I look forward to be contributing to the firm’s growth.”.The Strategic Advisory Board guides the firm on vision, overall direction and strategy, and also advises the firm’s leadership to identify new opportunities.