ICC chair in Dhaka

Maria Fernanda Garza, chairperson of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a global business organisation, arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a three-day visit.

The Mexican businesswoman was elected as chairperson of ICC for a two-year term, effective from July 1, 2022, making her the first woman to hold this position, ICC Bangladesh said in a press release.

She is also a part of the group of advisers and leaders of the B20 and the United Nations Internet Governance Forum.

Maria will call on Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi as well as the president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and other business leaders during her stay.

She will also hold a meeting with executive board members of ICC Bangladesh at the chamber's secretariat in the capital.

Maria was Mexico's employer delegate to the International Labour Organization Conference and appointed as vice-chair of Employers' at the 98th session of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

She is chief executive officer of Orestia, a home improvement-water solutions company with exports to USMCA region, Latin-America and Asia.

She is a board member of some of Mexico's leading business organisations such as COPARMEX, CCE and ALIARSE, among others.

Maria was chair of ICC México from 2014-2020 and regional coordinator for the ICC Regional Consultative Group for Americas during 2012-2020.

She is a member of the governing body of the International Court of Arbitration, the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Urbanization of the president of the UN General Assembly's and the International Advocacy Caucus of Indonesia B20.

She was appointed to serve on the United Nations Secretary-General's inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel for two years from 2022.