Ajit Gulabchand

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Ajit Gulabchand
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Ajit Gulabchand at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Jakarta, 2011
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Ajit Gulabchand (born 1948) [1] is an Indian industrialist. Gulabchand is the chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Construction Company. Gulabchand serves as chairman of the board of governance at National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR) and as chairman of Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli. [2]

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Early life

Gulabchand was born to a Jain family settled in Solapur, where he possesses ancestral property. [3] He is the son of Gulabchand Hirachand.

Career

Gulabchand has been a Director of Indian a Hume Pipe since 1993. He serves as Director of Hindustan Finvest, HCC Infotech, Hincon Technoconsult, Hincon Realty, Hincon Holdings, Ucchar Investments, Western Securities, LAVASA Corporation, Motorsports Association of India, Constructmall.com, Champali Garden, Shalaka Investment, Gulabchand Foundation and as an independent, non-executive Director of Bajaj Electricals.

He is a founding member of the World Economic Forum's Disaster Resource Network and a member of the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is a promoter of the Lavasa township, intended to be India's first new hill station since independence. [4]

Education

Gulabchand graduated from Sydenham College, Mumbai University with a Bachelor's degree in commerce. [5]

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References

  1. "We create entrepreneurship against odds: HCC chief Ajit Gulabchand". Business Today. 19 August 2012.
  2. "Web forum biography".
  3. Gopalan, Krishna. "Wine and wondering with Ajit Gulabchand". The Times Of India.
  4. "When scribes got Ajit Gulabchand's goat". DNA India. 22 January 2011.
  5. "Newsmaker: Ajit Gulabchand". Business Standard. 3 July 2009.