Sheela Thomas takes over as Rubber Board Chairman

KOCHI (Commodity Online) : The Rubber Board is having a new Chairman in Sheela Thomas IAS who took over from V.J. Kurian on Monday.
V.J. Kurian, Chairman, Spices Board has been holding additional charge of the Rubber Board since November 2010. It was while serving as the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala that Sheela Thomas was appointed as Rubber Board Chairman.
A 1985 batch IAS officer, Sheela Thomas is a native of Kollakadavu near Mavelikkara and has served the Kerala Government as Director of Social Welfare, Kottayam District Collector, Managing Director of Civil Supplies Corporation, Director of Industries, Director of Census Operations, Special Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Transport, Secretary of NORKA and Secretary of Information and Public Relations Department.
Rubber Board is the official agency in India to take care of the cultivation and production of rubber and rubber products.

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