Harsh Goenka
Harsh Vardhan Goenka | |
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Born | 10 December 1957 Calcutta, India | (age 66)
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Titel | Chairman of RPG Group |
Spouse | Mala Goenka |
Harsh Vardhan Goenka (born 10 December 1957) is the current chairman of US$3.80 billion worth RPG Group conglomerate. He is the eldest son of Dr. R. P. Goenka and is chairman of RPG Group since 1988. He is listed as 77th richest Indian and number 1281 among world billionaire by Forbes.[1][2] He graduated in economics from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata and thereafter pursued his MBA from the International Institute for Management Development. He has one younger brother Sanjiv Goenka with whom he amicably divided the business assets under advice from their father.[3]
He has held positions as president of Indian Merchants' Chamber and member-executive committee at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry.[4] He is a member of the board of governors of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), one of the leading technical educational institutes in India.[4] He is also a member of foundation board of International Institute for Management Development, Switzerland, his alma matter.[5]
Earlier, at an age of 28, he was specially appointed member of Estimates Committee for 1985–86 set up by Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Central Board Excise And Customs.[6] In 2018, when Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visited Mumbai, he was one of the 10 corporate leaders of India, who held power break-fast meet with him on bi-lateral trade with India in various sectors of industry.[7]
References
- ^ "Harsh Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Embrace digital or perish: Harsh Goenka". The Economic Times. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Datta, Aveek (27 December 2011). "Goenkas split rest of RPG group". livemint.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Harsh Goenka: Read latest news from Moneycontrol journalist/contributor Harsh Goenka | Page 1". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Malhotra, Deepak (2017-11-10). Hungry People Better Results: Unleash The Fire Within To Win Continually In Life. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-86606-99-0. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ TWENTY-SECOND REPORT ESTIMATES COMMITTEE
- ^ Jan 18, PTI / Updated (18 January 2018). "Benjamin Netanyahu: Benjamin Netanyahu meets business leaders over power breakfast – Times of India". The Times of India. TOI. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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- Living people
- 1957 births
- Businesspeople from Kolkata
- Indian industrialists
- Rajasthani people
- Businesspeople from Mumbai
- St. Xavier's College, Kolkata alumni
- RPG Group
- International Institute for Management Development alumni
- Goenka Family
- Businesspeople in information technology
- Businesspeople in agriculture
- Businesspeople in coffee
- Indian billionaires
- Businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry