<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">FIRST VICE PRESIDENT</div><div dir="ltr">A.P. Singh, of Kolkata, India, was elected to serve as First vice president of Lions Clubs</div><div dir="ltr">International at the association’s 106th International Convention, held in Melbourne, Australia,</div><div dir="ltr">from June 21 through June 25, 2024.</div><div dir="ltr">Vice President Singh is a practicing chartered accountant and has family business interests in</div><div dir="ltr">automobile dealerships.</div><div dir="ltr">A Lion since 1984 and a member of the Calcutta Vikas Lions Club, Vice President Singh has</div><div dir="ltr">held many positions within the association, including district governor and council chairperson.</div><div dir="ltr">He has served as GMT international coordinator for four years and as a member on a number of</div><div dir="ltr">ad hoc board committees. </div><div dir="ltr">He was chairperson for the 2017 DGE seminar in Chicago, USA, and</div><div dir="ltr">has served as faculty at more than 50 ALLIs/RLLIs, RLLIs, FDIs, and LCIP certification</div><div dir="ltr">programs.</div><div dir="ltr"> He has also served as multi-national coordinator for Campaign SightFirst II, CA</div><div dir="ltr">leader for Campaign 100, member of the LCIF Steering Committee as chairperson of the</div><div dir="ltr">National SightFirst Committee of India.</div><div dir="ltr">Vice President Singh has participated in and presented seminars at Area Forums in all</div><div dir="ltr">constitutional areas. He was the co-chairperson of the Organizing Committee for the ISAAME</div><div dir="ltr">Forum in Kolkata, India.</div><div dir="ltr">In recognition of his service to the association, Vice President Singh has received numerous</div><div dir="ltr">awards, including multiple International President’s Awards, as well as the Ambassador of Good</div><div dir="ltr">Will Award, The highest honor the association grants its members. He is a major gift donor for</div><div dir="ltr">Campaign SightFirst II and Campaign 100, and a progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In addition to his Lions activities, Vice President Singh is accredited with the initiation of</div><div dir="ltr">various service programs in collaboration with other trusts, foundations, and corporate houses.</div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;">He&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;">has worked on establishing a web-based Lions leadership development platform,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;"> a micro-finance&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;">program, and has organized multiple large-scale online events to keep Lions engaged.</span></div><div dir="ltr">Vice President Singh is blessed with three children.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>