Ajay Kalsi | |
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Born | October 1960 (age 63) |
Citizenship | Indian |
Education | The Scindia School, Gwalior |
Alma mater | London School of Economics (BSc) University of Cambridge (MPhil) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder and CEO, Indus Gas |
Board member of | Indus Gas |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Ajay Kalsi (born October 1960) is an Indian billionaire businessman, the owner of a range of companies in oil and gas, footwear, commodity trading, real estate and business process outsourcing.
Ajay Kalsi was born in October 1960, [1] educated at the Scindia School,[ citation needed ] and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics followed by a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University. [2] [3]
Kalsi inherited a shoe business in Kanpur, India from his family. [2]
Kalsi founded Indus Gas, and is its CEO. He is the chairman of Focus Energy Limited. He has been a director of Indus Gas since April 2008 and is a director of Focus Energy Limited. Kalsi was a director of Phoenix International Ltd from April to December 2006. He is a member of the World Economic Forum, where he has been designated a "Global Leader of Tomorrow".[ citation needed ]
As of November 2011, Kalsi and his wife owned 70% of Indus Gas, having sold 30% in January 2011, following a listing on London's Alternate Investment Market. [3]
As of March 2015, Kalsi's net worth is estimated to be $1.2 billion, according to Forbes . [2]
Kalsi is married and lives in Delhi, India. [2] In 2011, he was building a new wave pool for his daughter, the size of four Olympic swimming pools. [3]
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