Office-bearers elected

KOCHI: Ajith Gulabchand and Antony Kunnel have been chosen as the president and secretary respectively of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors Associations at a function held in Hong Kong last week.Ajith Gulabchand is the chairman and managing director of Hindustan Construction Corporation. Antony Kunnel is the chairman and managing director of Kunnel Construction. Antony, the representative from Kochi, is the first Malayali and the third Indian to be appointed to this position. This is the third time Indians are elected office-bearers of this institution.