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Vivek Chaand Sehgal

Vivek Chaand Sehgal (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian-Australian billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. Sehgal is the chairman and co-founder of Samvardhana Motherson Group, an auto parts manufacturer.

Vivek Chaand Sehgal
Born (1957-02-01) 1 February 1957 (age 68)[1]
Dehli, India
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Delhi
OccupationBusinessman; entrepreneur
Years active1975–date
Known forMotherson Sumi Systems
Net worth
Board member ofMotherson Sumi Systems Ltd
Parent(s)
  • Swaran Lata Sehgal (mother)
AwardsEY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016

Early lifeEdit

Sehgal was born on 1 February 1957 in Dehli, India.[1] He did his schooling from Birla Public School in Pilani, Rajasthan.[citation needed] Sehgal earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi.[3]

CareerEdit

Sehgal’s grandfather was a well-known jeweller. In 1975 Sehgal co-founded Samvardhana Motherson Group with his mother, and entered the silver trade.[1][4] Samvardhana Motherson Group's future in the silver industry was placed in jeopardy after a competitor faced bankruptcy.[1] Samvardhana Motherson Group became a manufacturer of auto components instead, eventually forming a partnership with Sumitomo Electric[1] and acquired eleven companies in twelve years.[5] Sehgal served as managing director from 1975 until 1995 and stepped back from the day-to-day operations of the business,[1] and has subsequently served as chairman of the group.[6]

In 2016 Sehgal was awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award, India.[7][8]

Personal lifeEdit

Seghal is married, with two children, and lives in Delhi, India.[3]

Net worthEdit

As of May 2021, Financial Review Rich List estimated Seghal's net worth was A$4.76 billion.[2] Meanwhile, Forbes estimated his net worth was US$3.7 billion in the same month.[3][clarification needed]

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Year Financial Review
Rich List 		Forbes
India's 100 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2017[9][10][11] n/a not listed
2018[12][3] 9   $5.88 billion   $6.00 billion
2019[13][14] 12   $5.50 billion  
2020[15][16] 14   $4.63 billion   71   $2.30 billion  
2021[2] 18   $4.76 billion  

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Vivek Chaand Sehgal Success Story". Success story. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Vivek Chaand Sehgal". Forbes. 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "High Speed Driver". Business Today. 5 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "How VC Sehgal-led Motherson Sumi could manage 11 acquisitions in 12 years". The Economic Times. India. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Bailey, Michael, ed. (24 May 2019). "What lies ahead for Australia's unknown billionaire". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Vivek Chaand Sehgal : Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Award Winner at YouTube
  8. ↑ "Vivek Chaand Sehgal". Nikkei Asia 300 Global Business Forum. Nikkei Inc. 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ↑ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  13. ↑ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  15. ↑ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Karmali, Naazneen (7 October 2020). "2020 India's 100 Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 22 December 2020.


 

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