California Governor appoints Indian American to Structural Pest Control Board

WASHINGTON: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of appointments across state agencies, including the appointment of Indian American business executive Yogesh “Yogi” Chugh to the Structural Pest Control Board, according to an official statement released by the Governor’s office.

Chugh, a resident of Fremont, “has been appointed to the Structural Pest Control Board,” the statement said.

According to the release, Chugh “has been an Executive Managing Director of S5 Advisory since 2013.” Before that, he held two positions at PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment Media Inc. from 1996 to 2012, including “Senior Leadership Customer Relationship Management Technologies from 2001 to 2012 and Consumer Services Leadership Management from 1996 to 2001.”

The Governor’s office said Chugh was also “a Business Services Manager at Boston Consulting Group from 1993 to 1996.”

The statement noted that Chugh “is a member of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs and a member of the Foundation for India and Diaspora Studies.”

It added that he “earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, San Jose and a Bachelor of Science degree in Sciences from Delhi University.”

The appointment “does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem,” the statement said, adding that Chugh “is a Democrat.”