Mr. Peter McMullin AM has taken over the helm of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), assuming the position from Mr. Samir Modi, who served as CACCI President for four years from 2018 to 2022.

Mr. McMullin was elected as head of the Confederation during the 95th CACCI Council Meeting held on November 29, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia in conjunction with the 36th CACCI Conference. He is a former President of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and currently sits on the International Chamber of Commerce (ICVC) Board in Australia. He was CACCI Vice President from 2014 until his election as President in November this year.

In his acceptance speech, Mr. McMullin said that “Despite the challenges we have in front of us, there is also great opportunity – the opportunity for chambers of commerce to support their members and the wider business community to truly build back better.”

“As economies emerge from the pandemic, the business community will be critical in ensuring peace, prosperity, prosperity, inclusion, and planetary health. We must make a just transition to a new economy,” Mr. McMullin said. “As a representative body of businesses in both developing and developed countries, CACCI will be at the forefront in an enabling business ecosystem that fosters greater partnership and collaboration,” the newly elected CACCI President pointed out.

Mr. Peter McMullin AM has an extensive legal and business career encompassing prominent toles in both the public and private sectors. Currently, he is Chairman and Director of McMullin Group, which provides strategic direction and financial management across a range of industries, He is also Special Counsel for Cornwall specializing in improving outcomes for the firm and its clients and facilitating meaningful connections between like-minded people in the area of business, politics, philanthropy and the arts within Melbourne and throughout Australia.

As an active philanthropist, Peter seeks to collaborate with other individuals and organizations to maximize the impact of his contributions.

Other representatives of CACCI Primary Members were also elected as CACCI Office-Bearers for the next two years. These included:

As Vice Presidents

• Hiroshi Oshima, President, Sembikiya Fruit Co. (Japan)
• Henry Kao, Chairman, I-Mei Foods Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)
• Ernest Yuen, Chairman, Kowloon CC (Hong Kong)
• Alireza Yavari, Deputy President, Int’l Affairs, ICCIMA (Iran)
• Sheikh Fazle Fahim, Chairman, Euro-Petro Product Ltd. (Bangladesh)
• Khurram Sayeed, CEO/Director M/s. Planet Energy Ltd.(Pakistan)
• Pradeep Kumar Shrestha, Managing Director, Panchakanya Group (Nepal)
• Rifat Hisarciklioglu, Chairman, Eskihisar Group of Companies (Turkey)

                Honorary Treasurer

• Leslie Wong, Permanent VP, Kowloon CC (Hong Kong)

Budget Commission

• Morris Li, Chairman, CTBC Bank (Taiwan)
• Sheikh Sultan Rehman, CEO, SR Twisting, SR Enterprises and Success Route (Pakistan)