Milan Shah

Milan Shah, Director of Virani Food Products Ltd in Wellingborough, has been elected as the new President of Northamptonshire Chamber.

Milan Shah Milan has been a keen ambassador and board member of the Chamber for many years. He was inaugurated at the Chamber's Annual General Meeting (AGM), at the Hilton Hotel, Northampton on Monday 3 November.

He said: "The next year or two promises to be exciting for the Northamptonshire economy and the Chamber remains at its heart as the voice of business.
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Milan takes over, full of ideas to help develop the Chamber and continue to improve its value to the Northamptonshire business community.

Milan Shah, Director, Virani Food Products Ltd
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Milan Shah

A spice trader by profession, Milan runs a small family business, established in Wellingborough since 1973, supplying ingredients to food manufacturers. Although currently based in London, he lived and then worked in Northamptonshire for over 30 years.

Milan has been active in promoting the food industry cluster both locally, through the Northamptonshire Food Group, and regionally, through the Food and Drink Forum, which is the sector support agency for the East Midlands. He also participates in international policy and representation work via the EU lobby for agri-produce traders, CELCAA, and is currently President of the global trade body for general produce traders, the IGPA. Within the county, Milan is a board member of Northants Chamber and its subsidiary Matters of Fact. Most recently he has been involved in establishing East Midlands Business as a joint venture between three Chambers of Commerce to deliver business support and skills brokerage services across the entire East Midlands. Milan is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and qualified in 2001 as a Chartered Director, with a focus on corporate governance. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, specialising in international commodity trading disputes.

Milan Shah, of Virani Food Products, Wellingborough, said: "We are international traders, just as were the founder members of the Chamber.

Milan Shah, Director, Virani Food Products Ltd

Milan Shah, director of Virani Food products, succeeds Richard Arnold at a time when the organisations is seeking to drive forward its Business Alliance Group.
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Mr Shah was elected at the Chamber's annual meeting at the Hilton Hotel, and admitted he was taking over at an "exciting time" for the Northans economy. He said: "The next year or two promises to be exciting for the Northamptonshire economy and the Chamber remains at its heart as the voice of business.
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"Milan takes over, full of ideas to help develop the Chamber and continue to improve its value to the Northamptonshire business community.

Milan Shah, Director

In the panel discussions that followed Mr. Raf Nonneman, Director, European Spice Service, Belgium, Mr. Thomas Philip, Chairman, All India Spices Exporters Forum (Managing Director, Cochin Spices), Mr. Gerwald Kras, Manager, Spices, Amberwood Trading, The Netherlands, Mr. Mathew Meilander, Purchasing Manager, ACH Food Company, USA, Mr. Milan Shah, Vice-president, International General Produce, UK participated.

Milan Shah, Director, Virani Food Products Ltd

MILAN SHAHVirani Food Products Ltd10-14 Stewarts RoadWellingboroughNorthants, NN8 4RJUnited KingdomTel: +44 1933 230 500E-mail: milan@virani.com

Milan Shah, Director of Virani Food Products Limited, said: