Suresh Chukkapalli – Honorary Consul General of Korea, joins ACN Editorial Advisory Board, an Asian Think Tank

NEW DELHI. Suresh Chukkapalli, Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Telangana, and Chairman Emeritus, Phoenix Group, Hyderabad has joined ACN Editorial Advisory Board – a Think Tank comprising industry leaders, management gurus, academicians, and intellectuals from South Korea, Japan, and India.

Mr. Chukkapalli also happens to be the Honorary Ambassador, Yonsei University, South Korea, Honorary Chairman, Institute of Directors (IOD), Hyderabad, Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell, English and Foreign Languages University, and Co-Chairman, TERI School of Advanced Studies, HBCC.

As the Honorary Consul General, Mr. Chukkapalli enables trade cooperation and facilitates economic relationships and commercial transactions between Telangana and the Republic of Korea.

He voluntarily heads a subdivision of the Consulate General of Mumbai to protect and provide support to Korean expatriates in Telangana. Additionally, he also promotes scientific and educational cross-cultural pursuits, enables Korean delegations to Telangana, and acts as a liaison between said delegations, industries, and government in his consular jurisdiction. (www.hcgkr.in).

Mr. Chukkapalli was made the headlines in August for hosting a welcome ceremony at the Honorary Consulate General of Hyderabad to commemorate the Olympic achievements of the Indian badminton player P V Sindhu, as well as her Korean coach Park Tae-sang.

On this occasion, Cha Jae-ho, Lee Jung-heon, POSCO’s Jang Eung-bin, and Hyundai Engineering’s Kim Sung-hee attended, Mr. Chukkapalli and his all family, many Phoenix staffs and British Consulate, gathered were present during this ceremony that witnessed a K-pop performance also.

Born in 1962, he is Mechanical Engineer from SIT, Tumkur, Bangalore University. In his pursuit of business goals, Mr.Suresh Chukkapalli has achieved many milestones. He is a dynamic leader who thinks big from the word go!

In addition to his role as the Chairman Emeritus of the Phoenix Group, he is also Managing Trustee of the Phoenix Foundation and Trustee of Chukkapalli Shankar Rao Charitable Trust.

Mr.Suresh Chukkapalli comes from a distinguished family of entrepreneurs and is well reputed for this business acumen, dynamism, and commitment to business social responsibility. With a diverse background and many achievements, he is one of the most noteworthy names in the Real Estate and Infrastructure Industry in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.

He chairs and holds highly acclaimed positions in several companies and elite bodies. He is a member of Governing Council – INDIC ACADEMY, Advisory Committee: Rouble Nagi Art Foundation, FICAC (World Federation of Consuls), HCCD India (Honorary Consular Corps Diplomatique, India), and CEO Clubs India.

Mr. Chukkapalli is the Managing Trustee, Phoenix Foundation, Hyderabad, and Trustee in Chukkapalli Sankara Rao Charitable Trust, Chukkapalli Sankara Rao Educational Society (Delhi Public School), and Film Nagar Daiva Sannidhanam, Film Nagar, Hyderabad. He is also a Director on the Board of Nice Org, and a Member of Governing Council: Rtambhara Wellness.

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The list of acclaimed awards received for CSR by the PHOENIX GROUP and by Mr.Chukkapalli includes the CMO Asia Smart Cities Award under “Smart CSR Initiative” for Mahaprasthanam Crematorium from Ned Mody (Head of business for Warren Buffet and MD of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC in August 2017.

Phoenix Foundation‟s Vaikunta Mahaprasthanam initiative received the “HMA CSR Award of the Year” in August 2017 again. Mr. Aakash Chukkapalli, Director of Phoenix Group received the award from Mr. ESL. Narasimhan Hon’ble Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Chukkapalli was also named Real Estate Professional of the Year 2017 at the Summit. On the other hand, Phoenix Foundation, thriving under Mr. Suresh Chukkapalli, won the honor for “Best CSR Practices in Real Estate Sector” and received several praises for Mahaprasthanam and Arena initiatives.

In 2017, Phoenix Foundation won the “Best Philanthropic Initiative” award for Vaikunta Mahaprasthanam and Phoenix Arena initiatives, under ACEF (Asian Customer Engagement Forum) Awards for Excellence in CSR.

Mr. Aakash Chukkapalli and Mr.Nilesh Jani, Directors, Phoenix Group received the Award in 2017.

Phoenix Group was presented with an Award for “Excellence in Social and Community Initiatives” at the prestigious Indywood CSR Excellence Awards 2017 held at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad in December 2017.

In 2019, the “Phoenix Avance” won the “Commercial Project of the Year” award for the H09 Building in Real Estate. The same year, “Phoenix Foundation” won the “Asia’s Best CST Practice Award” award for Vaikunta Mahaprasthanam under the category of Innovation in CSR.

In the year 2019, the Phoenix Infocity won the “Golden Peacock Award”, Vaikunth Dhamma, Guntur won the “Best Community Affairs” award, and in January 2020, Mr. Suresh Chukkapalli was awarded “Champions of Change – 2019”, by the former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at a distinguished gathering on 20th January 2020 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. In February 2020 again, “Phoenix Foundation” won the “Special Achievement Award” on 15th February 2020.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board welcomes Mr. Chukkapalli to this Think Tank, which will be greatly benefitted from his rich experience of Indo-Korean bilateral relations for the betterment of the two countries.

About ACN Editorial Advisory Board:

Promoted by Asian Community News (ACN) Network – a real-time and online non-political news-media agency dedicated to Indo-Asian affairs with a special focus on key Asian majors like Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN members, the ACN Editorial Advisory Board aims at bringing like-minded experts from various Asian countries together on a common platform for strengthening the Indo-Asian relationship and bilateral ties through the media and advocacy initiatives.

The invitation for joining the Board is sent to the prominent personalities from Asian countries who have been doing an extremely commendable job in promoting bilateral relations between India and Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN for the past many years.

The membership to the Board rests is strictly by invitation only with sole discretion lying with the Asian Community News (ACN) Network.

The board members have the privilege of writing self-authored articles and contribute to various news stories developing from time to time as expert commentators. They could advise the ACN Editorial team on various topics & issues – current and evolving pertaining to Asian developments.

The board also offers an opportunity to the members to take up issues of common concerns through discussions, deliberations, and brainstorming sessions during physical and virtual meetings.

The Board plans to take the delegation of its members to various heads of state/union governments to discuss various Indo-Asian matters, and prepare Advisory Document and submit the same to the government.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board also offers an opportunity to participate in Webinars/Seminars organized by ACN in which the government representatives/bureaucrats/ministers/Corporate leaders, Academicians/intellectuals from various countries could be invited to participate.