Jojar S Dhinsa

Jojar Singh Dhinsa is a British businessman. At age 29, the magazine of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants mentioned an estimate of £40 million in 2004.[1]

Early life

The youngest of 6 children, Dhinsa was raised by Punjabi parents, Joginder and Gurmej Dhinsa who came to Britain from India in the 1960s. Whilst still at school, he set about starting a business using scrap components that he found discarded, and selling them for a profit. By the time he was 16, he had made £500,000 without missing a day of school.[2]

Recognition

Dhinsa was nominated in the businessman category for the Sikh Awards which were held on 10 October 2010.[3] He has also been listed in Debrett's People of Today.[4]

In The Media

Coventry takeover

In 2004 Dhinsa was included in National news coverage amidst discussions with Coventry City Football Club with a bid to take it over, with backing from Russian oil investors.[5][6] However, no agreement was reached with the club.

Other coverage

In 2006, Dhinsa was included in a Discovery Channel programme about Europe's wealthiest entrepreneurs.[7]

Charity Work

In June 2006, Dhinsa was a sponsor along with others such as including Prince Charles and Lord Robin Russell of Mark Shand's Elephant Family charity at a fundraising ball.[8] The ball had a 340 strong A-list guest list including Kate Moss and Stephen Fry.[9]

Athlone Group

Founded by Dhinsa in 2000, Athlone Group delivers a multitude of services to support businesses worldwide. The group has a clear vision to combine business success with a positive global impact, and with combined annual sales exceeding $15 Billion, Athlone proudly redirects much of its profits back into humanitarian and charitable projects across the globe.

This has included charity and humanitarian work, such as a 10,000 house development in North Africa.

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References
  1. Financial management (PDF). Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. 2004. p. 19.
  2. Fiona Harrold (2006). Seven Rules of Success. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-1-4447-1768-6. ISBN 1-4447-1768-5.
  3. "Nominees - The Sikh Business Awards, The worlds first Sikh Business Awards Ceremony". 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "Debrett's People of Today, Jojar S Dhinsa, Esq Profile".
  5. BBC (16 November 2004). "Coventry braced for buy-out bid". BBC News.
  6. BBC (28 June 2004). "Coventry buy-out on track". BBC News.
  7. SkirtingBoards-com (2010-04-01), Joe (Jojar) Dhinsa - 2006 Europe's Richest People, retrieved 2019-05-16
  8. http://www.elephantfamily.org/uploads/files/Elephant%20Family%20Annual%20Report%202006.pdf
  9. "Husain is Prince Charles' guest for durbar". DNA. 2006.
  10. "Athlone Group Managed By Jojar S. Dhinsa". Athlone Group. Retrieved 2019-05-16.


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