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{{Short description|An Indian Solar Brand}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} | ||
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| predecessor = | | predecessor = | ||
| successor = | | successor = | ||
| foundation = 1977 | | foundation = {{Start date and age|1977||}} | ||
| founder = [[Kochouseph Chittilappilly]] | | founder = [[Kochouseph Chittilappilly]] | ||
| defunct = <!-- {{End date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | | defunct = <!-- {{End date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | ||
| | | location_city = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]] | ||
| location_country = India | |||
| locations = | | locations = | ||
| area_served = | | area_served = | ||
| key_people = | | key_people = | ||
{{Unbulleted_list|Kochouseph Chittilappilly<br>{{small|([[Chairperson]])}}|Mithun Chittilappilly<br>{{small|([[Managing director]])}}}} | |||
| products = | | products = | ||
| services = | | services = | ||
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| homepage = {{URL|www.vguard.in}} | | homepage = {{URL|www.vguard.in}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''V-Guard Industries Ltd''' is a major electrical appliances manufacturer in [[India]], and the largest in the state of [[Kerala]] with an annual turnover of {{ | '''V-Guard Industries Ltd''' is a major electrical appliances manufacturer in [[India]], and the largest in the state of [[Kerala]] with an annual turnover of {{currency|23.21|INR}} billion ({{currency|340|USD}} million) in [[Fiscal year#India|financial year]] 2017–18.<ref name=finances/> The company manufactures [[Voltage regulator|voltage stabilizer]]s, [[electrical cable]], electric [[pump]]s, [[electric motors]], [[Water heating|geysers]], solar water heaters, [[electric fans]] and [[Uninterruptible power supply|UPS]]s. It was founded in 1977 by [[Kochouseph Chittilappilly]] as a small voltage stabilizer manufacturing unit. | ||
Kochouseph Chittilappilly also founded other establishments held as subsidiaries<ref>Public disclosure of V-Guard http://www.sebi.gov.in/dp/vguardfinal.pdf</ref> such as [[V-Star Creations]], an Indian manufacturer of innerwear for men, women, and children, and [[Wonderla]], a chain of amusement parks in South India.<ref>[http://www.vguard.in/about-voltage-stabilizers/water-pumps/ V-Guard Industries Official Website.]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/investment-world/stock-insight/article2580221.ece The Hindu BusinessLine. Stock Insight: V-Guard Industries.]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
V-Guard is a consumer goods company with diversified product offerings. Headquartered in the city of [[Kochi]], Kerala, the company has over 500 distributors, 40,000 retailers and 31 branches across India as of March 2019. It | V-Guard is a consumer goods company with diversified product offerings. Headquartered in the city of [[Kochi]], Kerala, the company has over 500 distributors, 40,000 retailers and 31 branches across India as of March 2019. It is listed with the [[National Stock Exchange of India|NSE]] and [[Bombay Stock Exchange|BSE]] since 2008. Over the years V-Guard has sold into domestic, industrial and agricultural electronic goods and appliances category taking the total company revenue to over {{currency|2150|INR}} crore in 2016–17 | ||
The company started in 1977, when Kochouseph Chittilappilly set out to build a brand in the Indian electric and electronic goods industry The company started with a small manufacturing unit for voltage stabilizers, a capital of | The company started in 1977, when Kochouseph Chittilappilly set out to build a brand in the Indian electric and electronic goods industry The company started with a small manufacturing unit for voltage stabilizers, a capital of {{currency|100000|INR}} and two employees. The Kangaroo logo was created by artist V. A. Sreekandan (Mani). | ||
The company's current managing director, Mithun Chittilappilly is a Post Graduate in Management from the [[University of Melbourne|University Of Melbourne]] | The company's current managing director, Mithun Chittilappilly is a Post Graduate in Management from the [[University of Melbourne|University Of Melbourne, Australia]]. In the year 2006, he joined V-Guard as the executive director and in 2012, he was appointed as the managing director of the company. Mithun Chittilappilly has previously worked with leading MNCs like [[Deloitte]] & [[Hewlett-Packard|Hewlett Packard]]. | ||
Chairman and founder, Kochouseph Chittilappilly was born in 1950 in Thrissur | Chairman and founder, Kochouseph Chittilappilly was born in 1950 in [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], into a family traditionally engaged in agriculture. He holds a master's degree in Physics and began his career as a Supervisor in an electronics company. He is one of the founder promoters and was also the acting managing director of the company till in April 2012, he passed the baton on to his son Mithun Chittilappilly. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:1977 establishments in Kerala]] | [[Category:1977 establishments in Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1977]] | [[Category:Indian companies established in 1977]] | ||
[[Category:Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India]] | |||
[[Category:Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange]] | |||
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