C J George
Chenayappillil John George is an Indian businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and managing director of Geojit Financial Services.[1]
C J George | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Shiny George |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Personal lifeEdit
George was born in Pothanikkad, a suburb of Ernakulam in the south Indian state of Kerala.[2][3] He is married to Shiny George and the couple has two sons, Jones George and Jyotis Abraham George.[2][4]
CareerEdit
While pursuing a part-time LLB in Delhi, George began working as an analyst with Batliwala and Karani Securities (B&K Securities). Later George dropped out from his LLM course and moved to Cochin to join B&K Securities' Cochin office.[5] George's founding partner, Mr. Ranajit Kanjilal, was then a client of B&K. Together, in 1987, they set up the firm Geojit & Co, by combining the names of both partners ("Geo" from George and "Jit" from Renajit)[6][7][8][1] Mr. Kanjilal retired from the firm in 1991 selling his shares to Mr. George, thereby bringing Geojit under his sole proprietorship.[9]
AssociationsEdit
George is also the Executive committee member of the National Stock Exchange of India, National Securities Depository Limited, Managing committee member of ASSOCHAM, Director of V-Guard Industries[10] and former Director of Federal Bank[11] and Joyalukkas.[12] He is also a charter member of the Financial Planning Standards Board India.[13]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taking stock". The Hindu. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pramod Thomas (5 March 2017). "C J George: The Accidental Entrepreneur from Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Data". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Brokerage promoters raise own stake in bear market". Business Standard. No. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Handholding women investors". Business Line. No. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "It is where Kochiites learned greed is good". The Hindu. No. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "How C J George of Geojit BNP Paribas transformed a small company into a big brokerage firm". The Economic Times. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Deep discount broking is here to stay". Business Line. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Success in the backwaters". The Economic Times. No. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kochouseph Chittilappilly: Founder of V-Guard Industries does 'unconventional' things". The Economic Times. No. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "ICICI Bank gets stay on Federal Bank AGM decisions from CLB". Outlook India. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Joyalukkas IPO – Will it be a Good Investment Opportunity?". Seasonal Magazine. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Data". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 May 2018.[dead link]