Narotam Sekhsaria
| Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation |
Industrialist Entrepreneur Philanthropist |
| Known for |
Ambuja Cements Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation |
| Children | A son and a daughter |
| Website | Website of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation |
Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria is an Indian businessmen 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 Sekhsaria is chemical engineer from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai and 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, Padmani 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 June 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria". ReDiff. 29 January 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria". Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "#40 Narotam Sekhsaria". Forbes India. 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". ACC Limited. 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "History of the Group". Ambuja Neotia. 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation". Cambridge Trust. 2016. Retrieved June 23, 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.