Mysore/Mysuru: Abhijna Rajiv, a  Marketing professional, personal branding consultant and a trainer-cum-coach, has taken over as the new Chairperson of the Confederation of Indian Industry  (CII) – Young Indians, Mysuru Chapter while Ankith Sonthalia, a finance enthusiast,  as its Co-chair.

Abhijna, who is currently the Managing Director of Raj Abhijna Property Developers, had her first stint with marketing at Dell India as a Marketing Consultant in Computer Sales.

After 5 years in Dell, she joined her family business, a Real Estate Company, as Marketing Head. Alongside, she pursued her PGDMA in Advertising Management & PR and Digital Marketing from MICA, Ahmedabad. She did her Master’s in Business Administration from Liverpool John Moores University, London.

She is also a professionally trained classical singer and Bharatanatyam dancer.

Ankith Sonthalia has worked as Customer Service Manager for 4 years in ICICI Bank, Mysuru. As he had a strong interest towards marketing and finances, he pursued MBA in Finance & Marketing from Sri Dharamsthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD), Mysuru. After MBA, he joined his family business (Akaashdeep) of wholesaling Electronic Appliances.

A Computer Science Engineering graduate from VTU, Ankith has created an Instagram Page @financialthinkers where he puts informative content in simple manner with respect to financial investment, stocks, mutual funds, banking and business.