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'''Sanjeev Gupta''' (born September 1971) is an Indian-born British businessman, and the founder of [[Liberty House Group]].<ref name="guardian_1">{{cite news|last1=Doshi|first1=Vidhi|title=Sanjeev Gupta: from college dorm deals to UK steel's great hope|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/06/sanjeev-gupta-uk-steel-tata|accessdate=10 April 2016|publisher=The Guardian|date=6 April 2016}}</ref> He is the CEO and chairman of [[GFG Alliance]], an international conglomerate that operates primarily in the steel and mining industries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gfgalliance.com/about-us/|title=About Us {{!}} GFG Alliance|work=GFG Alliance|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> Following the collapse of [[Greensill Capital]] in 2021, Sanjeev Gupta has been under scrutiny for his ties to the failed company, which involved opaque financing and sales invoices that Greensill's administrator has been unable to verify. | '''Sanjeev Gupta''' (born September 1971) is an Indian-born British businessman, and the founder of [[Liberty House Group]].<ref name="guardian_1">{{cite news|last1=Doshi|first1=Vidhi|title=Sanjeev Gupta: from college dorm deals to UK steel's great hope|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/06/sanjeev-gupta-uk-steel-tata|accessdate=10 April 2016|publisher=The Guardian|date=6 April 2016}}</ref> He is the CEO and chairman of [[GFG Alliance]], an international conglomerate that operates primarily in the steel and mining industries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gfgalliance.com/about-us/|title=About Us {{!}} GFG Alliance|work=GFG Alliance|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> Following the collapse of [[Greensill Capital]] in 2021, Sanjeev Gupta has been under scrutiny for his ties to the failed company, which involved opaque financing and sales invoices that Greensill's administrator has been unable to verify.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Browning |first1=Jonathan |title=UK to investigate audits into Greensill and Gupta’s bank |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/uk-to-investigate-audits-into-greensill-and-gupta-s-bank-20210628-p5851y.html |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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===Awards and recognition=== | ===Awards and recognition=== | ||
The HRH Prince of Wales appointed Gupta as an official HRH Ambassador for Industrial Cadets in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Prince Charles appoints Indian-origin steel tycoon as UK skills ambassador |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/prince-charles-appoints-indian-origin-steel-tycoon-as-uk-skills-ambassador/articleshow/63214043.cms |date=8 March 2018 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> | The HRH Prince of Wales appointed Gupta as an official HRH Ambassador for Industrial Cadets in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Prince Charles appoints Indian-origin steel tycoon as UK skills ambassador |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/prince-charles-appoints-indian-origin-steel-tycoon-as-uk-skills-ambassador/articleshow/63214043.cms |date=8 March 2018 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Controversies== | |||
=== Ties to Greensill Capital === | === Ties to Greensill Capital === | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Gupta's wife Nicola is from [[Canvey Island]], Essex, and was the treasurer of his company.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|last=Meechan |first=Brian |date=12 April 2016 |title=Who is Sanjeev Gupta? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36016578 |website=BBC |access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> Gupta had kept | Gupta's wife Nicola is from [[Canvey Island]], Essex, and was the treasurer of his company.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|last=Meechan |first=Brian |date=12 April 2016 |title=Who is Sanjeev Gupta? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36016578 |website=BBC |access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> Gupta had kept his relationship with Nicola Crumpton secret for seven years before they married in 2008, the family's first cross-cultural marriage.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Pagano |first=Margareta |date=1 February 2016 |title=Putting the steel back into British industry |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/sanjeev-gupta-interview-putting-the-steel-back-into-british-industry-a6847896.html |website=The Independent |access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> Gupta and his wife own [[Wyelands]], a country house estate near [[Chepstow]] in Wales and have a residence in Sydney, Australia ([[Bomera and Tarana|Bomera]], a 19th-century home in [[Potts Point, New South Wales|Potts Point]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Nila |date=15 October 2019 |title=Sanjeev Gupta buys Potts Point trophy home |url=https://www.afr.com/property/residential/sanjeev-gupta-buys-potts-point-trophy-home-20191015-p530ts |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> They have three children.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto3"/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||