Industry captains turn AP brand ambassadors

The Global Investor Summit which began on a grand note here on Friday, saw industry captains acting as brand ambassadors of Andhra Pradesh.

Visakhapatnam: The Global Investor Summit which began on a grand note here on Friday, saw industry captains acting as brand ambassadors of Andhra Pradesh.

Addressing the delegates, the CEO of KNAUF India Sumit Bidani said that they had commissioned a state-of-the-art plant in Sri City which is one of the biggest in terms of capacity in India and the Andhra Pradesh government helped them establish the plant in record time.

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Masahiro Yamaguchi of Toray Industries acknowledged the strong infrastructure and industry support received in AP while the Kia India Chief Administrative Officer Kab Dong Lee described as `incredible’ the support they got from the AP government.

He added that KIA would play a key role in the development of Andhra Pradesh which has the largest coastline and rich in natural and skilled resources, ideal destination for investors.

Vice-chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Preetha Reddy recalled the services of former chief minister late Dr YS Rajashekhara Reddy in the health care sector. Andhra Pradesh had done a lot for people seeking good health care and YSR Aarogyasri is a stellar example of this. It is being implemented in other countries too, she noted.