Harshavardhan Neotia
Harshavardhan Neotia (born 19 July 1961) is the chairman of the Ambuja Neotia Group, a conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata.[1][2]
Harshavardhan Neotia | |
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| Born | 19 July 1961 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College |
| Occupation | Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group |
| Spouse(s) | Madhu Neotia |
| Website | ambujaneotia.com |
Life and careerEdit
Harshavardhan Neotia was born and brought up in Kolkata in a Marwari family.[3] He attended La Martiniere Calcutta for Boys and graduated in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.[4] He has completed HBS's Executive Education Programme - Owner President Management Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School.[5]
He is the founder of one of the first joint sector companies in India, “Bengal Ambuja Housing Development Limited” in partnership with the Government of West Bengal.[6] The idea behind this joint sector venture was to promote social housing development in urban India.[7] Under his guidance, Ambuja Realty Group has developed many properties across India. Harshavardhana Neotia's maiden project, “Udayan” was declared a ‘Model Housing Project’ by the union government.[8] He is also the pioneer of modern Public–private partnership (PPP) housing system in Kolkata. He also serves as a member on ‘Board of Governors' of IIM Calcutta.[4] His company Ambuja Realty Group has developed many modern real estate projects in West Bengal including Udayan, The Condoville / Swissotel Kolkata, Neotia Vista and Ganga Kutir.[citation needed]
AwardsEdit
He was conferred the Padmashri in the year 1999 for his outstanding initiative in the field of social housing.[8] He has been awarded with Young Presidents' Organization YPO Legacy of Honor Award and works as the Honorary Consul of Israel in West Bengal.[9]
ReferencesEdit
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- ↑ Agarwal, Surabhi (12 June 2008). "My Life has been a series of accidents". THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "My Life has been a series of accidents". The Financial Express. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Reddi, C.V. Narasimha (2 November 2009). 1. Effective Public Relations And Media Strategy. PHI publisher. p. 158. ISBN 9788120336469.
- ↑ Harshavardhan Neotia (25 July 2011). "Harshavardhan Neotia: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.