CAPT SHAKIL AHMED

Capt Shakil Ahmed is a Military Veteran with over twenty-two years of Security and Brand Risk Management expertise. He has held leadership roles in Corporate Security, Brand Protection, Crisis Management and Business Continuity across Industry sectors, and has led cross-continent intelligence and investigations in Pharmaceuticals and FMCG. As a subject-matter expert on Anti-counterfeiting Strategy and Technology, Capt Ahmed advises industry/ government bodies on ways to improve the Intellectual Property Rights environment. He has trained Customs, Police and Excise Department personnel across India and South Asia. Capt Ahmed is a regular invitee to international conferences and seminars to speak on security management & brand protection. He was the Member of the National IPR Committee, FICCI for four years (2011-2015) and is currently a member of the National IP Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). Capt Ahmed is a recipient of the prestigious Sword of Honour from the Military Academy (Officers Training Academy, Chennai). He was also awarded the Silver Medal for Order of Merit. He served his Short Service Commission with the Corps of Army Air Defence. He was in the National Cadet Corps and was selected for the Youth Exchange Program as a Youth Ambassador to Canada in his college days. Capt Ahmed holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Sambalpur University and has done his Senior Management Program from the IIM- Calcutta. A keen sportsman, his other interests are matters relating to geopolitics, national security and nation building.