TORONTO: The elected members of the Board of Directors of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce unanimously nominated Tauseef Sheikh as the 33rd President of the Chamber at a meeting held on 4 June 2021.
Setting priorities for his tenure, Tauseef said: “Membership and Sponsorship are the two main focus areas for the Board. We have to understand that our Chamber is a community as well as a business institution that represents the aspirations and hope of the Indo-Canadian business community.
“My endeavour will be to make our membership more broadbased and work with new and existing sponsors to help them derive value for their sponsorship.”
One of the senior-most Board members, Tauseef has been associated with the Chamber for more than a decade, and was instrumental in launching the India Chapter of the Chamber in 2018. He has been on the ICCC Board for the last four years, and has held and handled varied positions and portfolios including Vice President and Corporate Secretary; Vice President, Membership Engagement; Director, Sponsorship, New Immigrants & Mentorship.
He is a seasoned, top-performing banking professional with experience in Global Banking, Retail Banking and Wealth Management. Tauseef’s journey in Canada began following an international secondment when he was sent to HSBC Bank in Canada from HSBC India as a part of the startup team of the NRI (Non-Resident Indian) office in Canada.
His association with the ICCC began immediately upon his arrival in Canada. He was responsible for building a North American platform for providing onshore and offshore banking products with particular focus on cross- border Private Banking services. subsequently, in 2018, he was again sent to India on an international secondment to set up crossborder business for global Indians.
He is also the Ambassador for Diversity and Inclusion with HSBC in Canada. He believes in giving back to the community. Following Tauseef Sheikh’s elevation to the President’s position, the Board appointed Vikas Sharma to the post of Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Vikas has been on the ICCC Board since 2020. Since 2006, Vikas has been the President and Owner of a post-industrial plastics recycling company in Toronto, Canada.
The firm specializes in trading a wide variety of secondary fiber, post-industrial plastics and raw material to build the efficiency and profitability of its customers recycling operations.
Vikas has significant experience in international trade and over the last two decades, Vikas has exported to China, India, Vietnam, Mexico and the USA. He specialises in India and North America trade.
Vikas is the President and Founder of the Care4Cause Foundation, which offers dignity, compassion and respect to individuals suffering poverty and unfortunate circumstances. Vikas joined the Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation in 2019 as Director and worked on expanding its Christmas Miracle on Main Street toy drive charity event to Brampton.