Shri Sudhanshu Pandey
Chairman-cum-Managing Director
Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey joined Indian Administrative Service of Government of India in the year 1987. Has experience of over 32 years in different senior policy position in State Government /Government of India and in the Indian embassy in Germany.
Present responsibilities as Additional Secretary, Trade Policy Division in the Department of Commerce include RMTR and UNCTAD , Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations, EP (Services), Implementation of the foreign Trade Policy Statement (2015-2020) , FT (Australia and New Zealand), IIFT and General Agreement on Trade in Services to cover all services negotiations, TRIPS negotiations and Intellectual Property Rights related issues in WTO , Sanitary & Phytosanitary Agreement and Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement, other WTO agreements and related issues/negotiations. National agenda on Standard and Global engagements on service are also being attended to in. In addition, also served in senior positions in the provisional government in the Deptt. of Industry & Commerce, Energy, Finance apart from working with the Indian Mission in Germany.
Led many high level Government and trade delegations to various countries, represented India and/or conducted Trade negotiations in various areas, chaired many high level committees and currently discharge functions as Chief Negotiator of India.
He has been recipient of Governor’s Medal, Chief Minister Gold Medal, National award by Akhil Bhartiya Vidvat Parishad, Varanasi & Government of India Commendation Certificates for his services in the Central and Provincial Government.