The Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce announced Vineet Verma, Director, Brigade Hospitality and Managing Director, World Trade Center as the new President and elevated Prashant Gokhale, Managing Director, Buhler India Private Limited to Senior Vice President for 2024-25.
Verma has more than three decades of experience in the hospitality and retail sectors. He oversees the hospitality business of the Brigade Group that includes hotels, clubs & food courts. He serves as the Managing Director of WTC Trades & Projects Pvt Ltd which manages World Trade Centers in Bangalore, Kochi and Chennai. Vineet is also the Vice President of Karnataka Tourism Society set up to promote Tourism & Travel in the state in association with the Government of Karnataka.
Gokhale began his career at Bajaj Auto Ltd in R&D, he later joined Bühler, where he held leadership roles in Customer Service and Sales and has been the President of South Asia and Managing Director of Bühler India since 2015.