Ajay Patel

Ajay Patel is Chairman of Gujarat State Co-operative Bank and Ahmedabad District Co-Operative Bank.[1][2] Patel is also involved in sports associations, primarily as president of Gujarat State Chess Association[3] and vice president of the National Rifle Association.[4]

Ajay Patel
Ajay Patel
Born9 February 1962
Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India
SpouseDevangna Patel
WebsiteOfficial website

Personal life

Patel was born on 9 February 1962, in Ahmedabad. Born to a humble family who owned an electrical shop, Patel completed his schooling in Divan-Ballubhai School, and did his bachelor's degree in Civil engineering from Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering. Patel is married to Devangna Patel, and they have 3 children.

Career

Patel is currently serving multiple roles in the banking and the sports industry of India.

Organization Designation Industry
Gujarat State Co-operative Bank Chairman Bank
Ahmedabad District Co-operative Bank Chairman Bank
Co-operative Bank of India Chairman Bank
Indian Red Cross Society-Gujarat State Branch Chairman Social Welfare[5]
Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) President Commerce & Industry[6]
All India Chess Association President Sport industry
Asian Chess Federation President Sport industry
Indian Olympics Association Senior Vice President International Sports
National Rifle Association Vice President Sport industry
Karnavati Club Member of board of directors[7] Sport industry

As a Chairman of ADC Bank, he sponsored the Chess training programs in the schools of Gujarat.[8] As a President of Gujarat State Chess Association, he launched Sardar Patel Chess College,[9] First Ever Chess College in India, which is affiliated under Swarnim Gujarat Sports University.

Awards and honors

Patel has won recognition and appreciation awards from the National Federation of State Co-operative Banks limited (NAFSCOB), an apex body of state co-operative banks.[10]

He has also been given the Appreciation Award in Sahakar Bharti 5th National Conference for his active role as Chairman of ADC Bank.[11]

Ajay Patel also has been honoured with the Sahkarita Shiromani Awards for his contributions to the cooperative movement on the occasion of Kribhco's 36th Annual General Meeting.

References
  1. "Board of Directors - The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank". The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. "ADC Bank :: Board Of Directors". www.adcbank.coop.
  3. "GSCA - Gujarat State Chess Association". gsca.in.
  4. "The National Rifle Association of India" (PDF). www.thenrai.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. "Welcome to Indian Red Cross Society - Gujarat".
  6. "Ajay Patel will be the senior vice president of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry without a contest".
  7. "List of the Board Members". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. "Gujarat the first and only state government in India to start chess programs in Schools - Chess Forums - Chess.com".
  9. "GSCA - Gujarat State Chess Association". www.gsca.in.
  10. "GSCBank wins two awards for Resource Development & Profitability, awarded by NAFSCOB". 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  11. "GSCB Chairman Ajay Patel honoured - Indian Cooperative". www.indiancooperative.com. 8 December 2015.
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