Harshavardhan Neotia
Harshavardhan Neotia | |
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Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 19 July 1961
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College |
Occupation(s) | Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group |
Spouse | Madhu Neotia |
Website | ambujaneotia.com |
Harshavardhan Neotia (born 19 July 1961) is the chairman of the Ambuja Neotia Group, an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Harshavardhan Neotia was born and brought up in Kolkata in a Marwari family.[2] He attended La Martiniere Calcutta for Boys and graduated in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.[3] He has completed HBS's Executive Education Programme - Owner President Management Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School.[4]
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.[5] The idea behind this joint sector venture was to promote social housing development in urban India.[6] Neotia's maiden project, Udayan was declared a "Model Housing Project" by the union government.[7]
He is a member of the board of governors' of IIM Calcutta.[3]
Awards
[edit]He was conferred the Padma Shri in the year 1999 for his initiative in the field of social housing.[7] He has been awarded with Young Presidents' Organization YPO Legacy of Honor Award and works as the Honorary Consul of Israel in West Bengal.[8]
References
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- ^ "Bibs bulletin". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Indian Advertising, Media, Marketing, Digital, Advertising Agencies - afaqs!". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Kader, Syed Ameen (4 May 2011). "Top 20 entrepreneurs of construction industry". Construction Week Online: 1. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.[dead link ]