Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajasthan, India |
| Alma mater | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
| Occupation | Industrialist Entrepreneur Philanthropist |
| Known for | Ambuja Cements Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | Nalini Sekhsaria |
| Children | Pulkit Sekhsaria Padmini Somani |
Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria is an Indian businessman and philanthropist.[1]
Early life
Born in Rajasthan, India into a Marwari Business family predominantly trading Cotton.[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 in 1983.[3] Narotam obtained a chemical engineer degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.[4]
Career
He was nominated among the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.[5] His net worth as of 2016 was estimated to be over $590 million. He is the chairman of ACC Limited[6] and the former chairman of Ambuja Cements.[7] Sekhsaria's son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is the managing director of Gujarat Ambuja Cements and his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, Salaam Bombay, which works in the sector of child welfare.[2]
As a philanthropic initiative, Sekhsaria has founded Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation, a NGO to support students for overseas education.[8][9] 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria". ReDiff. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria". Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com". in.wallmine.com.
- ↑ "#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.
- ↑ "Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Announces The Post Graduate Scholarship Programme 2020". BW Education. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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.
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