Former Presidents
| Presidents | Firm | Election |
| Mr. R. H. Cockerell |
--- | 1834 |
| Mr, J. Stewart |
--- | 1835 |
| Mr. R.H. Cockerell |
--- | 1836 |
| Mr. John Jackson |
--- | 1837 |
| Mr. K. R. Mackenzie |
--- | 1838 |
| Mr. R. H. Cockerell |
--- | 1839 |
| Mr. N. Alexander |
--- | --- |
| Mr. K. R. Mackenzie |
--- | 1840 |
| Mr. John Storm |
--- | 1841 |
| Mr.J.P. McKilligin |
--- | 1842 |
| Mr. T. Leach |
--- | 1843 |
| Mr. John Storm |
--- | 1844 |
| Mr.J. Beckwith |
--- | 1845 |
| Mr. C. J. Richards |
--- | 1846 |
| Mr. W.F. Ferguson |
--- | 1847 |
| Mr. Henry Cowie |
--- | 1848 |
| Mr. C. B. Skinner |
--- | 1849 |
| Mr. John Allan |
--- | 1850 |
| Mr. J.J.Mackenzie |
--- | 1851 |
| Mr. John Cowie |
--- | 1852 |
| Mr. Jas. J. Mackenzie |
Mackillop, Stewart Co. | 1st May 1853 |
| Mr. Jas. J.Mackenzie |
Mackillop, Stewart Co. | 18th May 1854 |
| Mr. David Cowie |
Cowie & Co. | 21st May 1855 |
| Mr. David Cowie |
Cowie & Co. | 27th May 1856 |
| Mr. David Cowie |
Cowie & Co. | 27th May 1857 |
| Mr. D. Mackinlay |
Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Co. | 29th May 1858 |
| Mr. D. Mackinlay |
Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Co. | 28th May 1859 |
| Mr.J.N. Bullen |
Kettlewell, Bullen & Co. | 19th May 1860 |
| Mr.W.S. Fitzwilliam |
Chartered, Mercantile Bank | 6th May 1861 |
| Mr.J.N. Bullen |
Kettlewell, Bullen&Co. | 6th May 1862 |
| Mr.W.M. Maitland Hon. |
Mackillop, Stewart & Co. | 1st May 1863 |
| Mr.J.N. Bullen Hon. |
Kettlewell, Bullen & Co. | 18th May 1864 |
| Mr.J.N. Bullen |
Kettlewell, Bullen & Co. | 3rd June 1865 |
| Mr. F. Schiller |
Borradaile, Schiller & Co. | 28th May 1866 |
| Mr. R. Scott-Moncrieff |
Steel, Mcintosh & Co. | 31st May 1867 |
| Mr. Henry Crooke |
Crooke, Rome & Co. | july 1867 |
| Mr. Jas. Rome |
Crooke, Rome & Co. | 1st june 1868 |
| Mr. Jas. Rome |
Crooke, Rome & Co. | 31st May 1869 |
| Mr. R.J. Bullen Smith |
Jardine, Skinner & Co. | Shortly after, no date |
| Hon. Mr R.J. Bullen Smith |
Jardine, Skinner & Co. | 31st May 1870 |
| Hon. Mr. R.J. Bullen Smith |
Jardine, Skinner & Co. | 31st May 1871 |
| Mr. J.C. Murray |
Kettlewell, Bullen & Co. | 31st May 1872 |
| Mr. J.C. Murray |
Kettlewell, Bullen & Co. | 31st May 1873 |
| Hon. Mr. H.H. Sutherland |
Begg. Dunlop & Co. | Jan. 1874 |
| Hon. Mr. B. D. Colvin |
Cowie & Co. | March 1874 |
| Mr. J.C. Murray |
Kettlewell, Bullen & Co. | 8th Aug. 1874 |
| Mr. E. C. Morgan |
Ashburner & Co. | 8th May 1875 |
| Mr.J. C. Murray |
Kettlewell, Builen & Co. | 31st May 1876 |
| Hon. Mr. B. D. Colvin |
Colvin, Cowie & Co. | 30th May1877 |
| Mr. Duncan Mackinon |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 1878 |
| Mr. Geo. Yule |
Andrew Yule & Co. | 31st May 1878 |
| Mr. Geo. Yule |
Andrew Yule & Co. | 31st May 1879 |
| Hon. Mr. A. B. Inglis |
Begg. Dunlop & Co. | January 1880 |
| Mr.W.E. Crum |
Graham & Co. | 31st May 1881 |
| Mr.A.B. Inglis |
Begg. Dunlop & Co. | 31st May 1881 |
| Mr. R. Miller |
Hoare, Miller & Co. | April 1882 |
| Mr.J.J. Keswick |
Jardine Skinner & Co. | 7th Aug. 1883 |
| Mr.J.J. Keswick |
Jardine Skinner & Co. | 29th May 1884 |
| Mr.J.J. Keswick |
Jardine Skinner & Co. | 1885 |
| Hon. Mr. D. Cruickshank |
Begg Dunlop & Co. | 29th May 1886 |
| Mr. H.B.H. Turner |
Turner, Morrison & Co. | 22nd April 1887 |
| Hon. Mr. R. Steel |
R. Steel & Co | 14th June 1887 |
| Sir Alex Wilson, Kt. |
Jardine Skinner & Co. | 29th Feb. 1888 |
| Sir Alex Wilson, Kt. |
Jardine Skinner & Co. | 28th Feb. 1889 |
| Mr.Jas. L. Mackay |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 28th Feb. 1890 |
| Hon. Mr. Jas. L Mackay, C.I.E. |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 9th Feb. 1891 |
| Hon. Mr. Jas. L Mackay, C.I.E. |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 29th Feb. 1892 |
| Hon. Mr. Jas. L Mackay, C.I.E. |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 28th Oct. 1893 |
| Hon. Mr. P. Playfair |
Barry & Co. | 6th Oct. 1893 |
| Mr. Allan Arthur |
Finlay, Muir & Co. | 26th Feb. 1894 |
| Hon. Mr. P Playfair |
Barry & Co. | 28th Feb. 1895 |
| Hon. Mr. P. Playfair, C.I.E. |
Barry & Co. | 29th Feb. 1896 |
| Hon. Mr. Allan Arthur |
Ewing & Co. | 12th March 1897 |
| Hon. Mr. M.C.Turner |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 17th May 1898 |
| Hon. Mr. Allan Arthur |
Ewing & Co. | 21st Feb. 1899 |
| Mr. G.H.Sutherland |
Begg. Dunlop & Co. | 20th Feb. 1900 |
| Hon. Mr. M.C.Turner |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 26th Feb. 1901 |
| Hon. Mr. M.O.Turner |
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | 25th Feb. 1902 |
| Sir E. Cable, Kt. |
Bird & Co. | 27th Feb. 1903 |
| Hon. Mr.A.A. Apcar |
Apcar & Co. | 29th Feb. 1904 |
| Hon. Mr.A.A. Apcar |
Apcar & Co. | 28th Feb. 1905 |
| Hon.Mr.A.A. Apcar C.S.I. |
Apcar & Co. | 28th Feb. 1906 |
| Hon.Mr.A.A. Apcar C.S.I. |
Apcar & Co. | 27th Feb. 1907 |
| Mr. W. Brown |
Finlay, Muir & Co. | 28th Feb. 1908 |
| Hon. Mr. C. W.N.Graham |
GrahamS Co. | 26th Feb. 1909 |
| Mr. A. M. Monteath |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 3rd March 1910 |
| Hon. Mr. C. W. N. Graham |
Graham & Co. | 24th Feb. 1911 |
| Mr. A.M. Monteath |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. |
27th Feb. 1912 |
| Hon. Mr. A. M. Monteatn |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 27th Feb. 1913 |
| Hon. Mr. R.G. Monteath |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 27th Feb. 1914 |
| Hon. Mr. F. H. Stewart. C.I.E. |
Gladstone Wyllie & Co. | 26th Feb. 1915 |
| Hon. Mr. F. H. Stewart, C.I.E. |
Gladstone Wyllie & Co. | 29th Feb. 1916 |
| Hon. Mr. E. H. Bray |
Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. | 28th Feb. 1917 |
| Hon. Mr. W. Ironside |
Bird & Co. | 26th Feb. 1918 |
| Hon. Mr.W.E. Crum. O.B.E. |
Graham & Co. | 28th Feb. 1919 |
| Mr. A.R. Murray, C.B.E. |
Thomas Duff & Co. Ltd. | 27th Feb. 1920 |
| Mr. P. M.Watson Smyth, M.L.C. |
Turner, Morrison & Co. Ltd. | 25th Feb. 1921 |
| Mr. C W. Rhodes, C.B.E., M.L.A |
Hoare, Miller & Co. Ltd. | 28th Feb. 1922 |
| Mr. W.L Carey, M.L.C. |
Bird & Co. | 6th Mar. 1923 |
| Mr. William C. Currie |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 29th Feb. 1924 |
| Mr. Kenneth Campbell, M.L.C |
Shaw Wallaces Co. | 27th Feb. 1925 |
| Hon. Mr. J. W.A.Bell |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 26th Feb. 1926 |
| Mr. B. E. G. Eddis |
Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. | 25th Feb. 1927 |
| The Hon'ble Sir George Godfrey |
Bird & Co. | 24th Feb. 1928 |
| Hon. Mr. J.H. Fyfe, M.L.C. |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 22nd Feb. 1929 |
| Mr. R.B. Laird, M.L.C |
Thomas Duff & Co. Ltd. | 28th Feb. 1930 |
| The Hon'ble Sir Philip Browne, C.B.E |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 27th Feb. 1931 |
| The Hon'ble Sir E. C. Benthall |
Bird & Co. | 24th Feb. 1932 |
| Hon. Mr. J. S. Henderson |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 24th Feb. 1933 |
| Hon. Mr. S.D. Gladstone |
Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. | 23rd Feb. 1934 |
| Sir George Campbell |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 15th Feb. 1935 |
| Sir Edward Benthall |
Bird & Co. | 28th Feb. 1936 |
| Hon. Mr. J. Reid Kay |
James Finlay & Co. Ltd. | 26th Feb. 1937 |
| Sir George Campbell, M.L.A. |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 25th Feb. 1938 |
| Mr.H.H. Burn |
McLeod & Co.Ltd. | 3rd Mar. 1939 |
| Hon. Mr. J. H. S. Richardson |
Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. | 23rd Feb. 1940 |
| Mr. G.B. Morton, O.B.E..M.C. |
Bird & Co. | 28th Feb. 1941 |
| Hon. Mr. R.R. Haddow |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 27th Feb. 1942 |
| Hon. Mr. J. H. Burder. |
Jardine Skinner & Co. | 26th Feb. 1943 |
| Hon. Mr. K.W. Mealing |
Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. | 25th Feb. 1944 |
| Hon. Sir Renwick Haddow |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. | 23rd Feb. 1945 |
|
Hon. Mr. H.D. Townend
|
Shaw Wallace & Co. | 28th Feb. 1946 |
| Sir Hugh Cumberbatch
|
Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. | 28th Feb. 1947 |
|
Mr.A.P.Benthall
|
Bird & Co. Ltd. | 27th Feb. 1948 |
| Mr.A.J. EIkins. C.B.E. |
Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd. | 23rd Feb. 1949 |
| Mr. A. L.Cameron |
Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. | 21st Feb. 1950 |
| Sir Paul Benthall. K.B.E. |
Bird & Co. Ltd. | 21st Apr. 1950 |
| Mr. A. R. Eliott Lockhart, C.I.E. |
Gladstone Lyall & Co. Ltd. | 23rd Feb. 1951 |
| Mr. C.A. Innes |
Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. | 27th Feb. 1952 |
| Mr.E.J. Pakes |
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. Ltd. | 26th Feb. 1953 |
| Mr. G.M. Mackinlay |
Jardine Henderson Ltd. | 26th Feb. 1954 |
| Mr. G. A. S. Sim |
Andrew Yule & Co.Ltd. | 25th Feb. 1955 |
| Mr. O.T. Jenkins |
Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. | 25th Feb. 1956 |
| Mr.W.H.S. Michelmore |
Bird& Co. (Private) Ltd. | 22nd Feb. 1957 |
| Mr. D. F. Macmillan |
Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. | 21st Feb. 1958 |
| Mr.J.D.K. Brown |
Jardine Henderson Ltd. | 12th Nov. 1958 |
| Mr.J.D.K. Brown |
Jardine Henderson Ltd. | 27th Feb. 1959 |
| Mr. H.M.L. Williams |
Guest Keen Williams Ltd. | 26th Feb. 1960 |
| Mr. N. Stenhouse |
Andrew Yule & Co.Ltd. | 24th Feb. 1961 |
| Mr. H. MackayTallack |
Macneill & Barry Ltd. | 16th Feb. 1962 |
| Mr. A. R. Foster |
Imperial Chemical Industries(India) Private Ltd. | 22nd Feb. 1963 |
| Mr. A. D. Ogilvie |
Andrew Yule & Co.Ltd. | 21st Feb. 1964 |
| Mr. H. K.S. Lindsay |
The Metal Box Co. of India Ltd. | 19th Feb. 1965 |
| Mr. J. V. Jardine Paterson |
Jardine Henderson Ltd. | 25th Feb.1966 |
| Mr. C. A. Pitts |
I.C.I. (India) Private Ltd. | 22nd Feb. 1967 |
| Mr.J. M. Parsons |
Macneill& Barry Ltd. | 23rd Feb. 1968 |
| Mr. J. M. Parsons |
Macneill& Barry Ltd. | 21st Feb. 1969 |
| Mr. A. K. Sen |
Indian Oxygen Ltd. | 20th Feb. 1970 |
| Mr. Bhaskar Mitter |
Andrew Yule & Co.Ltd. | 12th Feb. 1971 |
| Mr. A. N. Haksar |
India Tobacco Co. Ltd. | 25th Feb. 1972 |
| Mr. A.W.B. Hayward |
Shaw Wallaces Co. Ltd. | 16th Feb. 1973 |
| Mr.D.P. Goenka |
Octavius Steel & Co. Ltd. | 21st Feb. 1974 |
| Mr. A. L Mudaliar |
Alkali & Chemical Corporationof India Ltd. | 21st Feb. 1975 |
| Mr.J. Sengupta |
Chloride India Ltd. | 20th Feb. 1976 |
| Mr.J. Sengupta |
Chloride India Ltd. | 4th Feb. 1977 |
| Mr.P.Z. Baldik |
Bata India Ltd. | 22nd Mar. 1978 |
| Mr. S. K. Mehera |
Tata-Finlay Ltd. | 17th Mar. 1979 |
| Mr.H.D. Wahi |
Assam Co. (India) Ltd. | 26th Mar. 1980 |
| Mr. R. S. Mamak |
The General Electric Co. of India Ltd. | 11th Mar. 1981 |
| Mr. S. P. Acharya |
Shaw Wallace & Co. Ltd. | 13th April 1982 |
| Mr.T.D. Sinha |
Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd. | 11th April 1983 |
| Mr. A. Mazumdar |
Tractors India Ltd. | 27th Mar. 1984 |
| Mr. S. D. Singh |
Indian Oxygen Ltd. | 10th April 1985 |
| Mr. R. S. Sikand |
Reckitt & Colman of India Ltd. | 9th April 1986 |
| Mr. P. K. Gupta |
Phillips Carbon Black Ltd. | 27th April 1987 |
| Mr. Samir Ghosh |
ITC Limited | 26th April 1988 |
| Mr. K. S. B. Sanyal |
Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. | 26th July 1989 |
| Dr. Abhijit Sen |
Nicco Industries Ltd./Telelink NiccoLtd. | 26th July 1990 |
| Mr. Mumtaz Ahmad |
Williamson Magor & Co. Ltd. | 20th Aug, 1991 |
| Mr. Biji K. Kurien |
Berger Paints India Ltd. | 22nd Oct, 1992 |
| Mr. K. C. Mehra |
The Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. | 11th Aug, 1993 |
| Mr. P. B. Ghosh |
CESC Limited | 8th Aug. 1994 |
| Mr. P. K. Dutt |
Clarion Advertising Service Ltd | 21st Sept. 1995 |
| Mr. H. P. Barooah |
B & A Plantations and Industries Ltd. | 17th Oct, 1996 |
| Mr. S. S. Prasad |
BOC India Limited | 9th Sept. 1997 |
| Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee |
Duncans Industries Ltd. | 27th Oct. 1998 |
| Mr. B. D. Bose |
Birla Eastern Limited | 25th Nov. 1999 |
| Mr. S. B. Ganguly |
Exide Industries Limited | 21st Nov. 2000 |
| Mr.S.K. Dhall |
Hindustan Lever Limited | 20th Nov. 2001 |
| Mr. Sumit Mazumder |
TIL Limited | 28th Nov. 2002 |
| Mr. Biswadip Gupta |
Vesuvius India Limited | 26th Dec. 2003 |
| Mr. A. Lahiri |
ABP Pvt. Ltd. | 28th Dec. 2004 |
| Mr. Aloke Mookherjea |
Flakt India Limited | 27th Dec. 2005 |
| Mr. S. Radhakrishnan |
DPSC Limited | 26th Dec. 2006 |
| Mr. S. Radhakrishnan |
DPSC Limited | 28th Dec. 2007 |
| Mr. Anup Singh |
ITC Ltd. | 25th Sept. 2008 |
| Mr. Sandipan Chakravortty |
Tata Steel Processing And Distribution Limited | 23rd Sept. 2009 |
| Mr. Sandipan Chakravortty |
Tata Steel Processing And Distribution Limited | 23rd Sept. 2010 |
| Mr. Harsh K Jha |
Tata Metaliks Limited | 23rd Sept. 2011 |
| Mr. Kallol Datta |
Andrew Yule & Company Limited | 28th Sept. 2012 |
| Mr. Kallol Datta |
Andrew Yule & Company Limited | 23rd Sept. 2013 |
| Dr. Alok Roy |
Medica Group of Hospitals | 25th Sept. 2014 |
| Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta |
KPMG Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. | 10th Sept. 2015 |
| Mr. Sutanu Ghosh |
Ghosh, Bose & Associates Pvt. Ltd. | 14th Sept. 2016 |
| Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh |
Bandhan Bank Ltd. | 12th Sept. 2017 |
| Mr. Indrajit Sen |
Managing Director, International Combustion (India) Ltd. | 12th Sept. 2018 |
| Mr. B B Chatterjee |
Director, ITC Infotech India Limited | 23rd Sept. 2019 |
| Mr. Deb A Mukherjee |
Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited | 7th Nov. 2020 |
| Mr. Abraham Stephanos |
Managing Director, Tata Steel Downstream Products Limited | 29th Sept. 2021 |
| Mr. Subir Chakraborty |
MD & CEO, Exide Industries Limited | 29th Sept. 2022 |
| Mr. Gautam Ray |
President - Corporate, RPSG Group | 29th Sept. 2023 |