Raaja Kanwar

Kanwar Raaja
Born	1970 (age 54–55)
Education	Drexel University
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Chairman and Managing Director, Apollo International Group
Parent	Onkar Kanwar (father)
Relatives	Neeraj Kanwar

Raaja Kanwar is an Indian businessman. ^[1] He co-founded UFO Moviez ^{[2] [3]} and is the chairman and managing director, Apollo International Group. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} He Is one of the influential personality and also recognised among the top three CEO and founders of companies in India. ^[8]

The Honourable Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong presented him Global Entrepolis at Singapore Award 2007. ^[9]

He was instrumental in evolving the business of digital cinema in India that gained acknowledgement from then Honorable Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh. ^[10]

Early life

Raaja was born in 1970. His father  Onkar Kanwar  is a businessman and founder of  Apollo Tyres, an Indian public listed company. ^[11] Raaja was educated at  St. Columba's School, Delhi  and thereafter graduated in engineering from  Drexel University, Pennsylvania, US. ^[12]

Career

Raaja is the chairman and managing director, Apollo LogiSolutions ^{[13] [14] [15]} which set up a 20,000 sq ft facility in Hyderabad, for packaging boxes for temperature sensitive vaccines, pharmaceuticals and biologics and has a global network in over 100 countries. ^{[16] [17]}

In 2007, He was nominated for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. ^[18] In 2017, He won Best Logistics CEO of the Year. ^[19]

He previously held the position of Member of Young Presidents' Organization (Mumbai), Member of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Chairman at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Member of International Chamber of Commerce (France) and Member The Economic Times India Leadership Council (ETILC). ^{[20] [21]}

References

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2. "ufo moviez promoter kanwar settles insider trading case". moneycontrol.com. 11 July 2007.
3. "Satellite revolutionises film distribution". The Economic Times . 27 July 2007.
4. "A raaja kanwar md apollo logisolutions". wap.business-standard.com. 13 February 2017.
5. "building on the legacy". transreporter.com. 14 December 2015.
6. "budget 2022 heres what a leading logistics player wants for the industry". businesstoday.in. 24 January 2022.
7. "How Apollo Supply Chain's technological focus is bringing about a paradigm shift in supply chain management". The Indian Express. 12 January 2023.
8. "Exceptional asians who have extended their influence beyond their country". vanguardngr.com. 13 December 2022.
9. "Kanwar Raaja begs awards". oneindia.com. 14 November 2007.
10. Ng, Nbt Live (17 April 2020). "the life of an entrepreneur". nbtlive.ng.
11. "family feud ii". businesstoday.in. 12 November 2007.
12. Pricewaterhousecoopers (1 March 2019). "family business survey". pwc.in.
13. "Apollo logisolutions limited als". businessconnectindia.in. 7 June 2015.
14. "i barge into a crisis head on". The Times of India . 7 June 2015.
15. "can raaja kanwar become the infosys of logistics". wap.business-standard.com. 1 March 2018.
16. "energy storage pluss and apollo". etn.news. 9 July 2021.
17. "pollo logisolutions set up packaging boxes facility for temperature sensitive vaccines". thehindubusinessline.com. 7 July 2021.
18. "shortlisted for ninth eoy awards". wap.business-standard.com. 11 February 2007.
19. "Apollo LogiSolutions Wins Two Awards at the Global Logistics Show 2017 in Mumbai". bwdisrupt.businessworld.in. 11 February 2017.
20. "uscsupplychain". 9 May 2020.
21. "tech balanced infra government intervention key for supply chain rehaul say etilc members". 9 September 2021.