Sanjiv Goenka

Indian industrialist (born 1961)

SpousePreeti Goenka[3]ChildrenAvarna and Shashwat [4]Parents
  • Rama Prasad Goenka (father)
  • Sushila Devi Goenka (mother)
[5]RelativesHarsh Goenka (brother)AwardsBanga Bibhushan (2015)[6]

Sanjiv Goenka (born 29 January 1961)[7] is an Indian Billionaire entrepreneur.[8] He is the founder and chairman of RPSG Group and an early-stage investor. With a US$6 billion asset base and US$4.3 billion revenue, this multinational conglomerate is headquartered in Kolkata. He also owns the IPL cricket team Lucknow Super Giants[9] and the ISL football team Mohun Bagan Super Giant.[10] As per the Forbes 2022 report,[11] he is the 83rd richest person in India and overall 1238th in the world. He was also a member of Padma award committee 2023.[1]

Early life

Goenka was born to Sushila Devi Goenka and Rama Prasad Goenka a business man in a Marwari Family and raised in Kolkata.

Education

An alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Goenka received his Bachelor of Commerce Degree in 1981.[12]

Board memberships

References

  1. ^ a b "Board Of Governors". International Management Institute, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sanjiv Goenka". Firstsource. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Preeti Goenka". www.wef.org.in. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka's son gets married, India Inc turns up in full strength". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Sushila Goenka, wife of RPG, passes away". The Times of India. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka felicitated by Bengal". Business Line. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka – Profile". CESC Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  9. ^ "If you hire right people for right job, 80 percent work is done: Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka". The Times of India. 22 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  10. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan to change name to Mohun Bagan Super Giants". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka receives St Xavier's college top award". Business Standard. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Board Of Governors". IIT Kharagpur. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

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