The Members of the Finland Chamber of Commerce in India (FINCHAM) convened their first plenary session on December 13, 2018 at the Embassy of Finland in New Delhi. The Meeting was well attended by members, including the honorary members - Her Excellency, Ms Nina Vaskunlahti, Ambassador of Finland in India, Mr Mikko Potsonen, Counsellor, Embassy of Finland, and Mr Jukka Holappa, Commercial Counsellor, Business Finland.

Mr Manoj K Bharti, Additional Secretary, Economic Diplomacy Division, MEA and Ms Nidhi Mani Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce were present. Appointments of the four existing Board Members—Mr Neeraj Sharma, (Managing Director & President, Wärtsilä India), Mr Amit Gossain, (Managing Director, KONE India), Mr Sanjay Aggarwal (Managing Director, Fortum, India), and Mr Sanjay Malik (Senior Vice President and Head of Nokia India) were approved. Mr Neeraj Sharma was nominated and appointed as the Chairperson and Mr Amit Gossain was nominated and appointed as the Vice Chairperson of FINCHAM. Additionally, two new members—Mr Ajey Mehta, (VP and Country GM, HMD Global) and Mr M C Suresh Kumar (Managing Director, Cargotec, India) were also nominated to the Board of Directors.