Former Intel India country head Nivruti Rai joined Invest India as Managing Director and CEO on July 12, according to an official statement. She succeeds Manmeet K Nanda, Joint Secretary, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), who took on the additional responsibility of MD in March.

Rai joins Invest India after 29 years as a global business and technology leader at Intel.

Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), chairs the board of Invest India.

Other members of the board include P K Tripathi, Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat; Arti Bhatnagar, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, DPIIT; Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Anand Mahindra, Chairperson, Mahindra Group; Pankaj R Patel, Chairperson, Cadilla Healthcare; Harshvardhan Neotia, Chairperson, Ambuja Neotia Group; Rekha M Menon, Chairperson and Senior MD, Accenture; and Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM.

Invest India is an investment promotion organisation. It makes it easier for investors who want to invest in the country.