Analjit Singh

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Analjit Singh
Born (1954-01-11) 11 January 1954 (age 71)
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
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)
SpouseNeelu Analjit Singh
Children3
ParentBhai 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]

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Early life and education

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

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

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

Personal life

Singh has three children. [32] [33]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Shabana Hussain. "Analjit Singh to head Vodafone India". forbesindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Max India's Analjit Singh Builds Grand Estate in South Africa". Forbes.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Bhandari, Bhupesh (14 June 2013). "LUNCH WITH BS: Analjit Singh". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "#73 Analjit Singh". Forbes. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Srcc Alumni Association". Srccalumni.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Forbes India Magazine – Analjit Singh's Future-Proof Strategy". Forbesindia.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "India's best Commerce colleges : Best Colleges". India Today. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Speaker Profiles » India 2010 » Boston University". Bu.edu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Analjit Singh to head Vodafone India". The Hindu. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "BENEFACTOR". isb.edu. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  18. ↑ Singh, Analjit (30 November 1999). "Chandigarh: One million people, infinite promise". India Today. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Analjit Singh". UK India Business Council. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "Our Board of Directors". sofina.be.
  21. 1 2 Zachariah, Reeba (21 December 2016). "Analjit Singh resigns from Tata Global board". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Cyrus Mistry loses another round, no longer TGBL chairman". The New Indian Express. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ Bidya Sapam (20 December 2016). "Analjit Singh resigns from Tata Global Beverages board after Mistry ouster". livemint.com.
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ "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.
  27. ↑ "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.
  28. ↑ Viswanath Pilla (26 February 2015). "Firms can appoint agents without insurance regulator's licence". livemint.com.
  29. ↑ "Diplomatic Representations of San Marino". esteri.sm. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  30. ↑ "Max Financial Services - Annual Report 2018-2019: Powering Profitable Growth" (PDF). Max Financial Services. 2019. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  31. ↑ "MR. ANALJIT SINGH Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Max Group" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  32. ↑ "TARA SINGH VACHANI TO BECOME EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF ANTARA SENIOR LIVING". Max India. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  33. ↑ "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.
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