VADODARA/ANAND: Meenesh Shah, executive director (ED) of Anand-headquartered National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been given additional charge of the post of chairman.
Shah had taken over the post for a period of six months with effect from June 1 until further orders as the tenure of NDDB’s interim chairman Varsha Joshi ended on May 31.
Shah who has obtained his bachelors of science degree in dairy technology from Sheth M C College of Dairy Science (Anand Agricultural University), Anand also holds a post-graduate diploma in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand.
“He has multidimensional experience in the dairy sector for more than 35 years in research and development, product and process development, project appraisal and finance, cooperative services and project management of the National Dairy Plan (NDP I) — the recently concluded central sector scheme funded by the World Bank,” a release issued by NDDB said.
“He is member secretary of the Indian National Committee (INC) of the International Dairy Federation (IDF),” the release mentioned.