Thursday, July 7, 2011

A New Rotary Year


Welcome the 2011-12 leaders as they 
Reach Within to Embrace Humanity.

RI President Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi India, since 1972 is the Rotary International President for 2011-2012.

Benerjee is a director of United Phosphorus Limited, the largest agrochemical manufacturer in India, and the chair of United Phosphorus(Bangladesh) Limited among many others. He earned a degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Karagpur, in 1964.

Benerjee has served as a director, Rotary foundation trustee, committee and task force chair, International Assembly Group discussion leader, president’s representative and district governor.

The chair of Southeast Asia Regional Polio Plus Committee. Benerjee has served as a member of the International PoliPlus Committee for many years and has attended international meetings with the World Health Organization and UNICEF in that capacity.

President Benerjee is a Major Donor, Benefactor and Bequest Society member, and has been awarded The Foundation’s citation for Meritorious Service and its Distinguished Service Award.

Benrjee’s wife, Binota, is a social worker and Inner Wheel club member. The couple have two children and four grandchildren.

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