CHAMBER DIRECTORY
Chief Patron - H.E. Mr. Abhishek Shukla
H.E. Mr. Abhishek Shukla is the Honourable Ambassador of India to Serbia.
He is the Chief Patron of the INDIAN-SERBIAN CHAMBER OF BUSINESS & COMMERCE.
Mr. Abhishek Shukla joined the Indian Foreign Service in the year 2006.
His first foreign assignment was in the People’s Republic of China where he worked at the Embassy of India in Beijing from 2008 to 2013. While in Beijing, he learnt Chinese and subsequently handled the economic, trade and commercial work in the Embassy of India.
After Beijing, Mr. Abhishek Shukla was posted to the Indian High Commission in London where he served from 2013 to 2015 as First Secretary (Political). He was simultaneously the Staff Officer to the High Commissioner.
Upon returning from London, he joined as Deputy Chief of Protocol (Ceremonials) in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi in Mar. 2015 where he handled the engagements between the Prime Minister of India and other foreign leaders, both in India and abroad, as well as engagements of the External Affairs Minister of India with counterparts.
Mr. Abhishek Shukla subsequently served as Consul General of India in Cape Town from 2018 to 2019. After Cape Town, he returned to India to join the Prime Minister’s Office as Director from 2019 to 2022.
Mr. Abhishek Shukla returned to China in August 2022 and after a brief stint as Head of the Political Wing in the Embassy of India, assumed charge as the Deputy Chief of Mission with effect from July 2023 till completion of his tenure in Dec. 2025.
He assumed charge in Belgrade on 8th January 2026.
President - Mr. Shavikesh Goel
Mr. Shavikesh Goel is the President of INDIAN-SERBIAN CHAMBER OF BUSINESS & COMMERCE. Shavikesh is an Engineer and a Post-Graduate in Management. He is the Co-Founder & Director of FIRST BHARAT LTD DOO Novi Sad, Serbia.
He is an experienced Management Consulting and Executive Search professional, who has serviced clients on a variety of projects in attracting leadership talent and providing solutions across functions and industries in both - manufacturing and services sectors. Shavikesh has worked across functions and industries in leadership roles. He served as the India Managing Director for a renowned German Executive Search firm. He also worked at a German Business Consulting company where he led Business Management, Recruitment and Turnkey Project Management services for India market entry of European and American companies.
With over 26 years of corporate experience, including 21 years in international business, Shavikesh brings with him an excellent understanding of cross-border business dynamics.
Vice President - Lt. Col. Sanjivan Kumar (Retd.)
Lt. Col. Sanjivan Kumar (Retd.) is the Vice President of the INDIAN-SERBIAN CHAMBER OF BUSINESS & COMMERCE. Sanjivan is the Co-Founder & Director of FIRST BHARAT LTD DOO Novi Sad, Serbia. An army veteran of over two decades having rich experience of various field and leadership assignments across the length and breadth of India in most difficult terrains and challenging situations, Sanjivan is an expert in operational logistics with core competencies in effecting change management and executing paradigm shift in the approach and best practices for optimum resource utilization and outcomes.
He has managed large transport fleets to bulk oil and food installations and ensured the adoption and implementation of industry best practices. Sanjivan has vast expertise in the functions of supply chain management including planning, forecasting, procurement and financial management of goods and services.
Vice President - Mr. Goran Aleksić
Goran Aleksić is the Vice President of the INDIAN-SERBIAN CHAMBER OF BUSINESS & COMMERCE. Goran is the General Director of Srbijatransport Association Belgrade, Serbia.
With over 34 years of rich experience in total, he has over 22 years of work experience in the economy and has been successfully performing the duties of the General Director of the Business Association of Road Traffic "Srbijatransport" Belgrade for more than 10 years. During this period, he successfully represented the interests of employers and the profession of the transport industry of Serbia at professional conferences, gatherings and before institutions.
Goran has a large number of published professional and scientific papers at international conferences and gatherings in the field of road traffic, transport, safety, logistics, ecology, environmental protection, international cooperation and organization of business in transport.