Hari Mohan Bangur

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Hari Mohan Bangur
Born1952/1953 (age 72–73)[1]
NationalityIndian
EducationIIT, Mumbai
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Shree Cement
Children1 son
Parent(s)Benu Gopal Bangur

Hari Mohan Bangur (born 1952/53) is an Indian businessman, who is currently the Managing Director of Shree Cement.

Early life[edit | edit source]

He is the son of Benu Gopal Bangur, and great grandson of Mugnee Ram Bangur.[2]

He studied chemical engineering at IIT, Mumbai.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Bangur has been a director of Shree Cement since 1992, and is its CEO.[1]

In 2002 Shree Cement was in deep trouble, and he nearly agreed a 50/50 merger with the French cement company Vicat.[3] With his father's approval, he declined the merger and turned things around, increasing capacity ten-fold over a decade, and with the share price rising from Rs 45 ten years ago to Rs 4,500.[3]

As of 2016, the Bangur family owns 65% of Shree Cement.[2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

He has a son, Prashant, who is the joint managing director.[3][2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stocks. "Executive Profile: Hari Mohan Bangur". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Shree Cement's Bangurs Break Tradition To Emerge Among Asia's Richest". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "How HM Bangur Turned Around Shree Cement". Forbes India. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2017.