Rafeeque Ahmed Elected FIEO President for Second Time

Mr M Rafeeque Ahmed, currently Chairman of Council for Leather Exports (CLE), was elected President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) at an AGM managing committee meeting at New Delhi on January 7, 2012. He is familiar with the exporters body where he was President from 2002 to 2004. He was the Southern Region Chairman many terms. Mr. Ahmed takes over from Mr. Ramu Deora who put in his papers a year before time to make “way for a young person”.

Mr. Ahmed was awarded the honour of Padma Shree by the Union Government. A soft spoken man, he works by consensus.

He is Chairman of the Farida Group of Companies, a leader in the realm of leather ranging from hides and skins to finished leather and shoes.

He is President of the All India Skin and Hide Tanners and Merchants Association; Chairman of the Footwear Design and Development Institute; Founder-Chairman of the Indian Finished Leather Manufacturers Association. Mr Ahmed is also a Member of the All India Footwear Panel Advisory Committee. His penchant for developing industry is well known.