Jo Ahmed, a partner at Deloitte in the north west, has been named one of the top 100 most influential people in 海角视频 when it comes to improving relations with India.
Now in its third edition, the top 100 list published by India Inc, recognises the contribution of senior 海角视频 figures in driving close relationships between India and the 海角视频.
For the first time ever, the list featured exclusively women influencers, with Jo one of only two north west leaders to be named.
As head of Deloitte鈥檚 Global Employer Services team in the region, Jo has over 20 years鈥 experience in global relations, working with a range of clients, from small to medium entrepreneurial businesses just engaging in overseas expansion, to large multinationals.
She is also a board member of the Manchester India Partnership (MIP), an initiative set up to strengthen trade, investment, cultural and educational links between Manchester and India.
Since its inception, MIP has enjoyed continued success, including the announcement of Indian IT-services firm Tech Mahindra鈥檚 new 鈥楬Q of the North鈥 at MediaCity, and winning 鈥楾rade and Investment Promotion Agency of the Year鈥 at the India Inc awards 2019 for the second consecutive year.
This is the latest recognition of Jo鈥檚 contribution to the north west鈥檚 global links, following her appointment as honorary consul of Japan in Manchester in January last year.
In this role, Jo works with the Japanese Government to boost the relationship of Manchester and Japan.
Jo said: 鈥淚 am extremely honoured to be recognised as one of the most influential people in India-海角视频 relations and look forward to work in partnership with city stakeholders to further enhance those links.
鈥淭here is a longstanding tradition of co-operation and close ties with India and the North West which we continue to celebrate as a region.鈥
She added: 鈥淭he importance of the relationship with India cannot be understated.
鈥淭he rapid growth of the Indian economy 鈥 predicted to be the fifth largest in the world in 2019 鈥 means that consolidating already strong ties is a priority for North West businesses.鈥
