Ajit H. Someshwar: Difference between revisions

}}'''Ajit H. Someshwar''' is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Canadian Indo-Canadian] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/entrepreneur entrepreneur], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/philanthropist philanthropist] and social activist based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada]. He is President & CEO of CSI Group of Companies.<ref></ref><ref></ref> As per the Canadian Immigrant (magazine) (owned by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Star Toronto Star]), he owns and has investments in dozens of others companies from custom draperies to real estate.<ref></ref> He is the co-founder and outgoing National Convenor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_India_Foundation Canada India Foundation] -- a public policy organization.<ref>[http://www.canadaindia.org/people/executives CIF Executives]</ref> Someshwar is appointee of the Government of Canada Board of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Development_Canada Export Development Canada]<ref></ref> -- Canada's export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. Prior to this, during the 2008-2009 global recession crises, Canadian finance minister [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Flaherty Jim Flaherty] appointed Someshwar to a 11-member advisory panel along with likes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lazaridis Mike Lazaridis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Verschuren Annette Verschuren] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Beattie Geoff Beattie] to advise him on the federal budget and the economy.<ref></ref> It was announced that Someshwar, along with the other 10 members were only paid a dollar a year for their insight.