Namita Thapar | |
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Born | Pune, Maharashtra, India | 21 March 1977
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Fuqua School of Business , Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce |
Occupation | Businessperson |
Years active | 1996–present |
Organization | Emcure Pharmaceuticals |
Television | Shark Tank India (2021–present) |
Spouse | Vikas Thapar (m. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Namita Thapar (born 21 March 1977) is an Indian entrepreneur, business executive, and angel investor. [1] She is the Executive director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals. [2] She has also been a prominent investor in Shark Tank India investing in over 100 companies. She is also the founder of Thapar Entrepreneur Academy.
Namita is the daughter of businessman Satish Ramanlal Mehta. [3] [4] She completed her MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 2001 and is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI. [5]
After completing her MBA, she ventured to the US, to take the role of Business Finance head at Guidant Corporation. Later, she relocated to India, where she took the role of CFO at Emcure Pharmaceuticals. [6] She was later appointed as the Executive director of the company.
Namita has been a “Shark” on the SonyLiv reality program Shark Tank India in Seasons 1, 2 and 3.
She is married to Vikas Thapar. [7] they are parents to two boys- Jai and Vir. [8]
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