Saudi-Indian Business Network (SIBN) that works under the aegis of the Consulate General of India has announced a new executive committee and heads of sectoral committees. Indian Ambassador Ahmed Javed is the organization›s patron and Consul General Mohammed Noor Rahman Sheik is the vice patron. Dr. Mohammed Nurul Hasan, consul for commerce is the convener of SIBN. The executive committee includes Mussab Al-Muhaidib as president, Mohammed Alungal (vice president), Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki (general secretary), Asim Zeeshan Ali Khan (executive secretary), Adnan Ahmad Zagzoog (joint secretary), Vijay Soni (treasurer) and Sultan Fouad Masoom (PRO). Zakariya Ahmed Biladi, Mohd. Viqar Ahmed and Esa Bin Ayaz Shabibi will be event coordinators. Executive members are Adil Sanai, Dr. Hani Feytani, Ahmed Zahrani, Hassan Shibani, Nausheed Ahmed and Fatima Al-Aqqad from the Saudi side and Majeedul Hassan, Syed Shariq Ali, Mohammed Sayeeduddin, Aziz ur Rab, Danish Abdul Gafoor and Maktum Hussaini from the Indian side. Dr. Ghazi Binzagr, Sheikh Abdul Khaiq Saeed, Sheikh Abdul Latif Gurab, Khaled Almaeena, Sheikh Salem Bin Mahfooz, Dr. Adil Bushnak, Dr. Hashim M. Mahadi, Shainaz Moosa Sait, Hasan Ghias, Hussam Al-Kahtani, K.P. Abdul Salam and Riaz Mulla are members of the advisory council. Various sectoral teams are as follows: Construction, Infrastructure and Building Materials — Anindya and Mohd. Salabat Ali Khan Lodhi; Finance, Taxation, Banking & Investment — Hassan Bayazeed Ather and Alur Sadasiviah Sreekanth; Tourism, Hospitality & Media — Suresh Kumar, Mirza Imtiaz Baig and Abdul Rahman M. Baig; Energy, Power and Water — Syed Humayun Farooq and Syed Khaja Viqaruddin; Manufacturing and Industry — Shabbir A. Patel and Roshan Philips Rodrigues; Food Industry and Retail — Farooq Ahmed and Azhar Ahmed; IT, ITES & Education — K. Mohammed Mustafa and Krish Jangal; Startup India and Digital Marketing: Nomaan Abdul Majeed and Atif Kareemuddin; Health Care and Medical Tourism — Dr. Nouf M. Al-Marwai; HR, Skill Development and Legal Support —Naveen Kumar and Rahul Goswami. SIBN is a professional organization that groups together entrepreneurs, senior executives and professionals from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and India. Formally launched on March 13, 2005, SIBN aims to be the nodal point for high-level interaction between the business communities of India and Saudi Arabia. SIBN aims to act as an informal interface to promote trade and commerce, business alliances, joint ventures and investments between India and Saudi Arabia on a bilateral basis. It aims at introducing Indian companies to the vast opportunities that exist in the Kingdom and to aid them in projecting their expertise and strengths in various disciplines for prospective alliances with business and trade organizations operating in Saudi Arabia. It also aims to provide a reciprocal interface for business and trade organizations established in Saudi Arabia to explore business opportunities in India, which is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and has emerged as a key destination for foreign investors and exporters in recent years. SIBN has facilitated many business delegations to support Indo-Saudi Business relationship. This year, in Global Exhibition on Services (GES), the delegation to Noida was one of the acclaimed delegations from SIBN. — SG
