Goutham Reddy Mereddy Elected CII Telangana Chairman; Gaurav Maheshwari Vice Chairman for 2026–27
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has elected Goutham Reddy Mereddy, vice chairman of Re Sustainability Ltd., as chairman of CII Telangana for 2026–27. Gaurav Maheshwari, group president – Asia Pacific at Signode, has been elected vice chairman of the industry body for the same period.
Hyderabad: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has elected Goutham Reddy Mereddy, Vice Chairman of Re Sustainability Ltd, as Chairman of CII Telangana for 2026–27. Gaurav Maheshwari, Group President – Asia Pacific at Signode, has been elected vice chairman of the industry body for the same period.
Goutham Reddy Mereddy brings over 27 years of experience in environmental services, waste management, real estate and infrastructure development. He began his career as an environmental scientist at the Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), where he worked on research and consulting in areas of environmental improvement, particularly industrial hazardous waste and municipal solid waste management.
He later joined Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd., now renamed Re Sustainability Ltd., where he has played a key role in expanding the company’s footprint in environmental and sustainability services. The company today operates more than 85 facilities across over 23 states in India and around 10 countries globally, making it one of Asia’s largest waste management firms.
Under his leadership, the company handles more than 7 million tonnes of waste annually and has established major waste-to-energy projects converting over a million tonnes of waste into about 100 MW of power. The company is also a major player in biomedical waste management, hazardous waste management, municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste management, as well as recycling and environmental services.
Gaurav Maheshwari, the newly elected vice chairman of CII Telangana, is a chartered accountant with more than 30 years of experience across finance, commercial operations and general management. With over 25 years at Signode, he has contributed to key initiatives including mergers and acquisitions, cost optimisation, supply chain efficiency, technology-driven transformation and organisational restructuring.
Before taking charge as Group President – Asia Pacific in January 2021, Maheshwari led the commercial function for Signode India and played a key role in driving business performance. In his current role, he oversees the company’s operations across multiple countries in the Asia Pacific region and focuses on long-term value creation and sustainable business practices.
