Gautam Singhania

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Gautam Singhania
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Gautam Singhania delivering the keynote address at the Indian Navy-ITTA Clothing and Footwear Seminar Cum Exhibition
Born (1965-09-09) 9 September 1965 (age 58)
Alma mater Cathedral and John Connon School
St. Mary's School, Mumbai
Occupation(s)Chairman and MD Raymond Group
Known forChairman and MD Raymond Group
Spouse
Nawaz Modi Singhania
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(m. 1999;div. 2023)​
ChildrenNiharika Singhania, Nisa Singhania
Parents
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Gautam Vijaypat Singhania (born 9 September 1965) is an Indian billionaire industrialist. He is the chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group, the world's largest producer of suiting fabric. [1]

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Biography

Gautam Singhania was born in an Marwari industrialist family, to Vijaypat Singhania [1]

He is an alumnus of St. Mary's School, Mumbai and Cathedral and John Connon School. He is also an alumnus of H.R. College in Churchgate, Mumbai

Gautam Singhania joined the Singhania family's JK Group of companies in 1986. He later joined the family's Raymond Group, becoming a director in 1990, the managing director in July 1999, and the chairman in September 2000. He restructured the group and sold Raymond's non-core businesses (synthetics, steel and cement). [2] Under him, the group moved its focus to fabrics, apparel brands, prophylactics (KamaSutra condoms), and men's toiletries. He has also focused on international partnerships for Raymond, including joint ventures with UCO Textiles of Belgium (denim) and Gruppo Zambaiti of Italy (shirting). [1] In 2005, Singhania opened a nightclub named Poison in Bandra, with DJ Aqeel. [1] As of 2012 Singhania's net worth is estimated to be around $1.4 billion. [3]

Personal life

Gautam Singhania was married to Nawaz Modi Singhania, a Parsi. Nawaz is the daughter of solicitor Nadar Modi. [4] The couple has two daughters named Niharika (born 10 December 2005) and Nisha. [1] [5] He divorced Nawaz in November 2023. [6]

He has suffered from vitiligo (loss of skin pigmentation) since a young age. Its progression accelerated when he was in his early 30s, as a side effect of medication. [7]

Gautam Singhania's father gave him 37% of the company as per family understanding. [8]

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  8. ↑ Mandavia, Megha; Kalesh, Baiju (29 August 2017). "Gautam Singhania bluntly dismisses father's sob story, says he's the victim, not Vijaypat". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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