Narotam Sekhsaria
Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria is an Indian businessman and philanthropist.[1] Born in Gujarat (India) business family involved into the Cotton trade.[2] He left his family business and together along with his family friends Suresh Kumar Neotia, Vinod Neotia entered into the cement business and established Ambuja Cements private ltd in 1983.[3]
Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria | |
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Born | India |
Alma mater | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
Occupation | Industrialist Entrepreneur Philanthropist |
Known for | Ambuja Cements Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation |
Children | Pulkit Sekhsaria Padmini Somani |
Website | Website of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation |
Early life
Narotam Sekhsaria obtained a chemical engineer degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Career
He was placed as the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.[4] His current net worth was estimated to over $590 million. He is the chairman of ACC Limited[5] and the former chairman of Ambuja Cements.[6] Sekhsaria's son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is the managing director of Gujarat Ambuja Cements and his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, Salam Bombay, which works in the sector of child welfare.[2]
Narotam Sekhsaria has started an NGO, Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation, to support students for overseas education.[7] He is passionate about collecting works of art.[2]
References
- "N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements". Business Standard. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria". ReDiff. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria". Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- "#40 Narotam Sekhsaria". Forbes India. 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Board of Directors". ACC Limited. 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "History of the Group". Ambuja Neotia. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation". Cambridge Trust. 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links
- Meenaz Kassam; Femida Handy; Emily Jansons (21 March 2016). Philanthropy in India: Promise to Practice. SAGE Publications. pp. 225–. ISBN 978-93-5150-753-6.