Analjit Singh
Analjit Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1954年01月11日) 11 January 1954 (age 71) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | The Doon School Shri Ram College of Commerce Boston University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, Max Group Founder, Leeu Collection Non-Executive Chairman Vodafone India (till 2018) |
| Spouse | Neelu Analjit Singh |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Bhai Mohan Singh |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2011) Knight Commander of the Order of Queen Isabella (2014) |
Analjit Singh (born 11 January 1954) is the founder chairman of Max Group,[1] a conglomerate with interests in life insurance, healthcare,[2] and real estate. He is also the founder of Leeu Collection,[3] an international collection of boutique hotels.[4] He was also the Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone India.[5]
Early life and education
[edit ]Analjit Singh was born in New Delhi, the son of Bhai Mohan Singh and Avtar Kaur. His father was the founder of Ranbaxy Laboratories.[6] Singh was the youngest of three sons.[7]
Singh spent his formative years in The Doon School. He then studied economics at Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.[8] [9] [10] before going for his MBA at Boston University.[11]
Career
[edit ]Singh served as the chairman of Vodafone India from February 2012 to August 2018.[12] He has been the key spokesperson of Vodafone in India and was the main representative of the company during the Vodafone's retrospective taxation controversy with the Government of India.[13] [14]
Singh is founder of Leeu Collection, an international collection of boutique Hotels in South Africa, Europe and Asia.[3] [15] [16]
Singh serves on the Founder Executive Board of Indian School of Business.[17] He is the patron of Max Institute of Healthcare Management, one of the partner institutes at the ISB's Mohali campus.[18] He served as Chairman of Mohali Campus Advisory Board of ISB.[19]
He is on the board of Sofina SA, a Belgian holding company, headquartered in Brussels which invests in several industrial sectors.[20]
He served on the board of Tata Global Beverages and resigned in December 2016.[21] He had voted against the resolution moved for Cyrus Mistry's ouster as Chairman of the company.[21] [22] In his resignation letter he said that he lamented at the overall lack of transparency surrounding the sacking of Cyrus Mistry.[23] [24]
He served as the Chairman of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee,[25] from 2011 to 2014. He serves on the Prime Minister's UK-India CEO Forum,[26] where he is the co-chair of Ease of Doing Business Committee along with Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP plc. He has also served as a member of Prime Minister's Indo-US CEO Forum.[27] He has served as Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) national committee on insurance and pensions.[28]
Diplomatic associations
[edit ]Singh served as the Honorary Consul General of Republic of San Marino in India from November 2007 to August 2018.[29] He also served as the co-chair of Prabodhan, a forum for facilitating engagement between prominent European and Indian.[30]
Honours and awards
[edit ]- In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country.[31]
Personal life
[edit ]Singh has three children.[32] [33]
References
[edit ]- ^ Amrit Raj (8 April 2016). "Analjit Singh's next big bet: Max Ventures". Livemint.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Shabana Hussain. "Analjit Singh to head Vodafone India". forbesindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Max India's Analjit Singh Builds Grand Estate in South Africa". Forbes.
- ^ Bobby Jordon. "How an Indian tycoon accidentally bought Franschhoek". The Sunday Times. South Africa. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Three wise men who exited Vodafone India just in time to make millions". Business Insider. India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Bhandari, Bhupesh (14 June 2013). "LUNCH WITH BS: Analjit Singh". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "#73 Analjit Singh". Forbes. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Srcc Alumni Association". Srccalumni.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Forbes India Magazine – Analjit Singh's Future-Proof Strategy". Forbesindia.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "India's best Commerce colleges : Best Colleges". India Today. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Speaker Profiles » India 2010 » Boston University". Bu.edu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Analjit Singh to head Vodafone India". The Hindu. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Vodafone's Analjit Singh meets finance secy over tax issue". firstpost.com. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Ashwin Mohan (6 August 2012). "Vodafone may settle tax issue with government: Analjit Singh, non-executive chairman". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Methil, Renuka (1 June 2017). "Indian Billionaire Singh Not Done Yet In South Africa". Forbes Africa. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Prince Mathews (24 January 2018). "Analjit Singh builds on his hospitality dream". www.moneycontrol.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "BENEFACTOR". isb.edu. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Singh, Analjit (30 November 1999). "Chandigarh: One million people, infinite promise". India Today. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Analjit Singh". UK India Business Council. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Our Board of Directors". sofina.be.
- ^ a b Zachariah, Reeba (21 December 2016). "Analjit Singh resigns from Tata Global board". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Cyrus Mistry loses another round, no longer TGBL chairman". The New Indian Express. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Mohit Bhalla (22 December 2016). "Analjit Singh slams Mistry ouster in resignation". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Bidya Sapam (20 December 2016). "Analjit Singh resigns from Tata Global Beverages board after Mistry ouster". livemint.com.
- ^ "New Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Roorkee, PadmaVibhushan Shri Analjit Singh". iitraana.net. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "FIRST MEETING OF THE UK-INDIA CEO FORUM". ukibc.com. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Reconstituted India-US CEOs' Forum to meet PM, Obama". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Viswanath Pilla (26 February 2015). "Firms can appoint agents without insurance regulator's licence". livemint.com.
- ^ "Diplomatic Representations of San Marino". esteri.sm. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Max Financial Services - Annual Report 2018-2019: Powering Profitable Growth" (PDF). Max Financial Services. 2019. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "MR. ANALJIT SINGH Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Max Group" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "TARA SINGH VACHANI TO BECOME EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF ANTARA SENIOR LIVING". Max India. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Vana Wellness Retreat in Northern India, the World's Finest in Decadence and Design". Forbes. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
