Name & Address	Status	Photo
1) A.V.Anoop Director, Cholayil Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd 1291, Kambar Colony, Anna Nagar West, Chennai - 600040 Ph.:+91-44-26163770 Email : anoopav@yahoo.com, ava@cholayil.com	Founder Member
2) Baiju Gopalan Executive Director, Gokulam Group of Companies 356, Arcot Road, Kodambakkam, Chennai-600 024 Ph : +91-44-24836574 Email: baiju135@rediff.com , ed@gokulamchits.com	Founder Member
3) Nanda Govind Managing Director , Montieth Motors Pvt. Limited, 42 Halls Road , Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010, Ph.: +91-44-26450719, 26604676 Email: nandhuwmc@yahoo.com	Founder Member
4) RejiAbraham Managing Director, Aban Lloyd Chiles Ltd. Janpriya Crest, 113 (Old No.96), Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008 Ph: +91-44-28271771, 28362771 Email : reji@abanindia.com	Founder Member
5) K.V.V.Mohanan Managing Director, K.V.M Exports, 28, Vadagaram Road, Aminjikaral, Chennai - 600 029 Ph: +91-44-23741549 Email: mohanan@eth.net	Founder Member
6) M.V.Damodharan Managing Director, Shansi Group of Hotels 5, New Street, Sakthi Nagar, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600 106 Ph: +91-44-24752047/24751585	Founder Member
7) V.C.Praveen Director, Gokulam Group of Companies 356,Arcot Road, Kodambakkam, Chennai - 600 024 Ph: +9 1-44-2473 1212 Email: Praveen@gokulamchits.com	Founder Member

The Founder Members held a preliminary meeting soon after the Incorporation and an adhoc commiffee was formed to further the dause ofIWCC. The meeting elected the following:
Mr.A.V.Anoop - President
Mr.Baiju Gopalan - Secretary
Mr.Princeson Jose - Treasurer

OBJECTS OF IWCC IN BRIEF

• To promote Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business in India and elsewhere in the World, and protect the general commercial interests of India, both within and outside the country and also the interests of persons engaged in Trade, Commerce or Industry in India and elsewhere in the World.
  
• To Encourage, Educate, Build relations for the Promotion, Growth and Development of new and existing Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business and also to provide all assistance in establishment of place(s) of business in India and elsewhere in the World.
  
• To safeguard the interests of Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business by urging, promoting, suggesting amendments / modifications / changes / alterations and formulate opinions upon all questions connected to Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business, and initiate or support necessary action, as well as to resolve disputes or controversies between members of the Chamber arising from their business transactions or dealings.
  
• To form and to enforce a code of practice among the members and to establish just and equitable principles in trade and commerce for the purpose of simplifying and facilitating Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business transactions.

ADDITIONAL OBJECTS ANCILLARY TO MAIN OBJECTS

• Provide Information regarding employment opportunities worldwide for the suitably qualified children anywhere in India.
  
• To bring about a friendly feeling and unanimity amongst Business - Persons / Professionals in India and elsewhere in the World.
  
• To Collect, Classify and Circulate Statistics and other Information relating to Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business.
  
• To Communicate, Associate, Tie - up, Collaborate, Assist with World Malayalee Council, its Constituents and Affiliates in India or elsewhere in the World and other Chambers of Commerce, Associations relating to Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business either in India or elsewhere in the World, and concert and promote measures for protection of Trade, Commerce, Industry, Profession and Business in which the Members of the Chamber and Malayalees at large are engaged and / or interested.
  
• To promote Business and Technical Education including associating with any University, Research and Development Institution, Educational Body or engage in Academia — Business co—operation.
  
• To Arbitrate, including jointly with or through any other body engaged in arbitration, in settlement of disputes arising out of business transactions between parties willing or agreeing to abide by the judgement and decision of the Chamber.

• To provide suitable places and other facilities for holding Meetings, Discussions, Negotiations, Interviews, Arbitration proceedings, Meetings of Creditors and other Corporate Meetings and the like mailers.
  
• To Organize and Establish branches in important Commercial Centres in India or elsewhere in the world wherever necessary in the opinion of the Chamber and make necessary arrangements for the transaction of Business in such places.
  
• To Affiliate, Subscribe to or become a member of and Co-Operate with, to aid or to receive aid from World Malayalee Council, its constituents and affiliates or any other Society or Association whether incorporated or not whose objects are wholly or partly identical with or similar to those of the Chamber and procure from and to communicate to any such Associations, such Information as may be likely to further the objects of the Chamber, whether they are situated in India or elsewhere in the World.
  
• To Establish, Promote or Assist in establishing or promoting or to subscribe to or become a member of or affiliate with any other Society, Institution, Association, Company or Chamber whose objects are similar or in part similar to the objects of this Company or the establishment or promotion of which may be beneficial to this Chamber.
  
• To borrow or raise money which may be required for the purpose of the Chamber upon Bonds, Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes or other Obligations or Securities of the Chamber or by mortgage or charge of the Company's property. The Chamber shall not carry on the business of banking as defined under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

• To print and publish newspapers, books, periodicals, pamphlets, leaflets, cirailars or posters either on paper or on electronic mode or otherwise that may be considered desirable for the promotion of, or carrying out of, any of the objects of the Chamber.
  
• To secure the Co-Operation and support of similar Organizations, Associations or Bodies in other Countries, including the World Malayalee Council, its Constituents and its Affiliates for the purpose of achieving the above objects.
   

IWCC- Officials for 2006-2008
CHAIRMAN of the Advisory Board.	Dr.A.V.ANOOP
CHAIRMAN	Dr.P.A.IBRAHIM
VICE-CHAIRMAN	Mr.V.J.GEORGE KULANGHARA Mr.BOBAN IDICULA
PRESIDENT	Mr.BAIJU GOPALAN
VICE-PRESIDENT	Mr.M.V.DAMODHARAN Mr.E.K.RAJENDRAN
GENERAL SECRETARY	Mr.N.RAJEEV
TREASURER	Mr.G.HARIKUMAR
JOINT SECRETARY	Mrs.MERCY THOMAS
Mr.RAGHULAL	MEMBER (TECHNICAL & ENVIORNMENT)
Mr.PRINESON JOSE	MEMBER "(FINANCE)
Mr.AJAY.P	"(MEMBER)
Mr. NIYAS ALI	(Member)

On 20th August 2004, during the WMC IVth Global Conference Bahrain the members of IWCC met and constituted the Board of IWCC formally with the following
(Officials for 2004-2006)

It was also decided that the Chairman, President & General Secretary of WMC (Global) shall be permanent invitees in their capacity as Ex-Officio.
 

IWCC Leaders

IWCC Meeting at Kochi

Subsequently, IWCC held its members meeting chaired by Dr.Ibrahim from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM followed by a Special Invitee Meeting & Dinner from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM at Hotel Radha Park Inn-Chennai-India on 17th November 2004. It was decided to hold E-Conference every month and hold physical meeting at a convenient location minimum three (3) times per year. IWCC shall hold its next members meeting on 18th February 2005 at Dubai All Industrialists Businessmen are invited to join IWCC and attend the meeting.

Membership is open to businesses and corporations. Membership fee is Rs.10,O0O ($250). Each member can have one representative in the chamber. However, a Corporate member Company can send additional One (1) more representative by paying Rs.5,O00 ($125) for the additional person. Remittances in the form of Cheque/DD may be made in favour of "INDIAN WORLDWIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE to A/c.20040017 of Catholic Syrian Bank, Kodambakkam Branch, Chennai, India. Permission to receive remittances from abroad has been received from Reserve Bank of India. Such remittances can easily be done if made to "HSBC NEWYORK; 140-BROADWAY NEW YORK; A/c No.:000-03850-4. This then shall be immediately e-transferred to Catholic Syrian Bank A/c. of IWCC in India.
In the case of Corporate Houses, it has been decided to allow participation of two members in the meetings with voting rights restricted to 1 (One) if additional membership fee of Rs.5,000/- ($125) is not paid.