Express Industry Council of India Announces New Team; Allcargo Logistics’ MD & CEO Ketan Becomes Treasurer
Mumbai:
Port Wings News Network:
The Express Industry Council of India (EICI), the representative body of India’s express logistics industry, on 21 August 2026 announced its new Managing Committee following the conclusion of its Annual General Meeting.
The new committee brings together senior leaders from across India’s express logistics industry and will provide strategic direction to EICI’s industry representation, policy engagement and stakeholder initiatives. The leadership assumes its mandate as express logistics becomes increasingly important to India’s e-commerce, manufacturing, exports and cross-border trade ecosystem.
The new Managing Committee comprises: Subhasish Chakraborty (Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, DTDC Express Limited), Chairman, EICI, R. S. Subramanian (Senior Vice President, South Asia, DHL Express), Vice Chairman, Suvendu Choudhury (Vice President, Operations, Planning and Engineering, India, FedEx, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa), Secretary, Ketan Kulkarni (Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Allcargo Logistics Limited), Treasurer, Managing Committee, Balfour Manuel (Managing Director, Blue Dart Express Limited), Member, Managing Committee, Suraj Saharan (Whole-time Director, Executive Director and Chief People Officer, Delhivery), Member, Managing Committee, Heta Shah (Country Manager, UPS Express Private Limited), Member, Managing Committee, Veena Bhogaonkar (Managing Director, India, Aramex), Member, Managing Committee, and Ajay Mokariya (Managing Director, Shri Maruti Courier), Member, Managing Committee, EICI.
India’s express logistics industry has evolved significantly beyond the movement of time-critical documents and parcels. Today, express networks support businesses across sectors by connecting manufacturers, exporters, MSMEs and consumers with domestic and international markets.
As supply chains become more time-sensitive and digitally integrated, the industry’s ability to provide predictable and efficient movement of goods is becoming increasingly important to India’s trade and economic ambitions. EICI’s 2025 industry report describes the sector as a vital logistics backbone supporting manufacturing, exports and e-commerce.
Against this backdrop, EICI will serve as a platform for structured dialogue between industry, government and other stakeholders with a focus on strengthening the industry’s collective representation and ensuring that policy discussions remain closely informed by operational realities. Its agenda will encompass trade facilitation, customs processes, cross-border e-commerce, export enablement, digitalisation and the broader ease of movement of goods.
With India’s export ambitions, manufacturing capabilities and digital commerce networks continuing to expand, the express logistics industry is positioned to play an increasingly important role in connecting businesses with markets and enabling the efficient movement of goods across domestic and international supply chains.
The Express Industry Council of India (EICI), established in 1998 and based in Mumbai, is the leading industry body representing the express logistics and courier sector in India. It acts as the primary link between major international and domestic express companies and government authorities. Collectively, its members handle over one billion shipments annually, covering more than 80% of India’s express logistics market.
EICI plays a vital role in policy advocacy and regulatory reforms to improve the efficiency of time-sensitive shipments critical for trade, e-commerce, and MSMEs. The express logistics sector contributes over Rs. 700 billion to the economy, employs more than 3 million people, and is key to India’s growing global trade connectivity.
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