Fri, 2013-02-22 01:51 — editor
London, 22 February, (Asiantribune.com):
Prince of Wales, President of the British Asian Trust, announced the new
appointments to the British Asian Trust’s Advisory Councils, at the 5th
anniversary dinner of the Trust, held at Windsor Castle on Monday 11th
February.
Mr Mukesh Ambani - Managing Director and Chairman of Reliance
Industries, was appointed to head the Trust’s India Advisory Council, and Dr.
Chris Nonis, Chairman of the Mackwoods Group and Sri Lankan High Commissioner
to the UK was appointed to head the Trust’s Sri Lanka Advisory Council. They
join Tom Singh, OBE, founder of New Look Fashion, who heads the Trust’s UK
Advisory Council, and Arif Naqvi, founder and CEO of Abraaj Group, who heads
the Trust’s Pakistan Advisory Council.
The British Asian Trust is one of Prince Charles’ charities, founded in
2007, and is dedicated to help disadvantaged communities and rural upliftment
through education, health and livelihood initiatives that generate
self-sufficiency. The Trust has already touched the lives of more than 800,000
people across South Asia. The Advisory Councils are intended to provide the
British Asian Trust with further in-country insight and assist with their
rigorous selection of future projects.
Prince Charles, during his speech to an audience of over 200 at the
Trust’s Anniversary dinner, whilst announcing the Advisory Board appointments,
said that “I am hugely grateful to Mukesh Ambani who has offered his support in
India, also to Arif Naqvi in the lead in Pakistan, Dr. Chris Nonis in Sri Lanka
and Tom Singh here in the UK. We are incredibly lucky to have such important
and supportive people.”
Dr. Chris Nonis stated that he was honoured to have been entrusted with
this role, and that his experience in Medicine, Pan-Commonwealth development
issues and International Affairs, Business, and Charitable work, will assist
him in helping to realise the aims of the Trust.
- Asian Tribune -
