PANJIM: The State government on Tuesday issued an order appointing Ashton Godinho as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board (IPB) for a period of five years. He is expected to take charge in two days.
The Cabinet had on August 4 approved the appointment of Godinho as CEO of the Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board, following a recommendation made by the Selection Committee.
He will be paid a monthly consolidated fixed pay of Rs 2 lakh. He will replace interim CEO Srinet Kotwale.
Godinho was employed as the profit centre head leading a team of over 350 personnel with a national company. As CEO of the IPB, Godinho will have to interact with captains of industry in the country and abroad and convince them to invest in the State.
IPB, notified in November 2014, has granted approval to 46 new projects with total investments of Rs 3752 crore and potential to generate 8863 jobs.
With a major focus on Information Technology (IT), the IPB aims at Rs 5000 crore investment in the State in 2015, with a total investment of Rs 15,000 crore and 30,000 job creations by 2017 end.
