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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ajit Gulabchand<br />
| image = Ajit Gulabchand - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2011.jpg<br />
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| caption = Ajit Gulabchand at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Jakarta, 2011<br />
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| occupation = [[Industrialist]]<br />
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| father = [[Gulabchand Hirachand]]}}<br />
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'''Ajit Gulabchand''' (born 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/ajit-gulabchand-hcc-interview/1/186619.html|title=We create entrepreneurship against odds: HCC chief Ajit Gulabchand|date=2012-08-19|publisher=Business Today}}</ref> is an [[India]]n [[industrialist]]. Gulabchand is the [[chairman]] and [[Managing Director]] of [[Hindustan Construction Company]]. Gulabchand serves as chairman of the board of governance at [[National Institute of Construction Management and Research|National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR)]] and as chairman of [[Walchand College of Engineering]], [[Sangli]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Web forum biography| url=http://www.weforum.org/contributors/ajit-gulabchand?fo=1}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Gulabchand was born to a [[Jain]] family settled in [[Sholapur|Solapur]], where he possesses ancestral property.<ref>{{Cite news| title=Wine and wondering with Ajit Gulabchand| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-leisure-lounge/wine-and-wondering-with-ajit-gulabchand-of-hindustan-construction/articleshow/3173736.cms | work=The Times Of India | first1=Krishna| last1=Gopalan}}</ref> He is the son of [[Gulabchand Hirachand]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Gulabchand has been a Director of Indian a Hume Pipe since 1993. He serves as Director of Hindustan Finvest, HCC Infotech, Hincon Technoconsult, Hincon Realty, Hincon Holdings, Ucchar Investments, Western Securities, LAVASA Corporation, Motorsports Association of India, Constructmall.com, Champali Garden, Shalaka Investment, Gulabchand Foundation and as an independent, non-executive Director of [[Bajaj Electricals]].<br />
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He is a founding member of the World Economic Forum's Disaster Resource Network and a member of the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is a promoter of the [[Lavasa]] township, intended to be India's first new hill station since [[Indian Independence Act 1947|independence]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_when-scribes-got-ajit-gulabchands-goat_1497514|title=When scribes got Ajit Gulabchand's goat|date=2011-01-22|publisher=DNA India}}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
Gulabchand graduated from [[Sydenham College]], [[Mumbai University]] with a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[commerce]].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/newsmaker-ajit-gulabchand-109070300075_1.html|title=Newsmaker: Ajit Gulabchand|date=2009-07-03|newspaper=Business Standard}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[[Hindustan Construction Company]]. [http://www.hccindia.com/media_pack/CMDs_Executive_Biography_August_2009.pdf Executive Biography: Ajit Gulabchand]<br />
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Businesspeople in construction]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian Jains]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati people]]<br />
[[Category:Walchand family]]<br />
[[Category:Construction industry of India]]<br />
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