Anand Burman

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Anand Burman
Born
Anand Ashok Chand Burman

1952 (age 71–72)
Kolkata, India
Education St. Paul's School, Darjeeling
Alma mater University of Wisconsin (BS, MS)
University of Kansas (PhD)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Dabur
SpouseMinnie Burman
Children2

Anand Ashok Chand Burman (born 1952) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and chairman of Dabur a leading consumer goods company. [1] With a net worth of $5.8 billion, he is among the Top 20 richest Indians and on the Forbes list. [2]

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Early life

Burman was born in Kolkata in 1952, [3] in a Punjabi Khatri business family. [4] [5] His father was Ashok Chand Burman, chairman emeritus of Dabur. [6] He finished his initial school education at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling, India. Burman completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and his master's degree and a doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry, both from the University of Kansas. [3] [7]

Dabur

Anand joined the family business Dabur as manager of the research and development department in 1980. He came on the company's board in 1986 and became chairman in 2007. [8]

Other associations

Anand is the co-founder of an Asian healthcare fund and is on the board of directors for 33 companies including Hero Motocorp, Aviva Life Insurance, Ester Industries, and Interx Laboratories. He has been the chairman of Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd and an independent non-executive director of Hindustan Motors Ltd. [9] Anand started a non-profit organisation Sundesh working for healthcare, education. [10]

Awards and recognitions

Personal life

Anand is married to Minnie, and they have two children, son Aditya, and daughter Anisha. [14]

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