Analjit Singh
| Analjit Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 January 1954 New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | The Doon School Shri Ram College of Commerce Boston University |
| Occupation | Founder Chairman Emeritus Max Group Founder Leeu Collection Non-Executive Chairman Vodafone India |
| Spouse(s) | Neelu Analjit Singh |
| Children | Pia Singh (Daughter), Veer Singh (Son), Tara Singh Vachani (Daughter) |
| Parent(s) | Bhai Mohan Singh |
| Relatives | Sahil Vachani (Son-in-Law) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2011) Knight Order of Queen Isabella |
Analjit Singh (born 11 January 1954) is the Founder Chairman Emeritus of Max Group.[1] A multi business conglomerate, Max Group has interests in life insurance (Max Life), healthcare (Max Healthcare), health insurance (Max Bupa), Senior Living (Antara),[2] Speciality packing (Max Speciality Films), Real Estate (Max Estates). He is the founder of Leeu Collection,[3] an international collection of boutique hotels.[4] He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone India.
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Early life[edit]
Analjit Singh was born in New Delhi, to Bhai Mohan Singh and Avtar Mohan Singh. Bhai Mohan Singh (1917-2006) was the founder of Ranbaxy Laboratories. Analjit Singh was the youngest of three sons of Bhai Mohan Singh—Parvinder Singh and Manjit Singh were the two elder brothers.[5]
Analjit Singh spent his formative years in The Doon School. He then studied Economics at Shri Ram College of Commerce University of Delhi.[6][7][8] before going for his MBA at Boston University.[9] He has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Amity University.[10]
Other Boards and Associations[edit]
Analjit Singh serves on the Founder Executive Board of Indian School of Business.[11]He is the patron of Max Institute of Healthcare Management, one of the partner institutes at the ISB’s Mohali campus. He served as Chairman of Mohali Campus Advisory Board of ISB.
He is on the Board of Sofina SA, a Belgian holding company, headquartered in Brussels which invests in several industrial sectors.[12]
He served on the Board of Tata Global Beverages and resigned in December 2016. He had voted against the resolution moved for Cyrus Mistry’s ouster as Chairman of the company. In his resignation letter he said that he lamented at the overall lack of transparency surrounding the sacking of Cyrus Mistry.[13][14]
He served as the Chairman of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee,[15]from 2011 to 2014. He serves on the Prime Minister’s UK-India CEO Forum,[16]where he is the co-chair of Ease of Doing Business Committee along with Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP Plc.He has also served as a member of Prime Minister’s Indo-US CEO Forum.[17]He has served as Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) national committee on insurance and pensions.[18]
Honours and awards[edit]
| Year | Name | Awarding organisation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Honorary Doctorate | Amity University | [19] |
| 2014 | Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Ernst & Young | [20] |
| 2014 | The Knight Commander of the Order of Queen Isabella | Government of Spain | [21] |
| 2014 | Distinguished Alumni Award | Boston University | [22] |
| 2013 | Global Leadership Award | U.S.-India Business Council | [23] |
| 2012 | Golden Peacock Award | Institute of Directors (India) | [24] |
| 2011 | Padma Bhushan | President of India | [25] |
| 2007 | Outstanding Achiever | Senator Hillary Clinton on behalf of Indian American Centre for Political Awareness | [26] |
Personal life[edit]
Analjit Singh was married to Neelu Singh on 30th December 1979. The couple has three children, Pia Singh, Veer Singh and Tara Singh Vachani. Pia works for Max Healthcare. Veer is the founder and owner of Vana Retreats.Tara is the MD and CEO of Antara Senior Living.[27][28] Tara is married to Sahil Vachani, who is the MD of Max Ventures and Industries Limited (MVIL)[29]
See also[edit]
- Max Life Insurance
- Max Healthcare
- Max Bupa
References[edit]
- ^ Amrit Raj. "Analjit Singh's next big bet: Max Ventures". Livemint.com.
- ^ Shabana Hussain. "Analjit Singh to head Vodafone India". forbesindia.com.
- ^ Forbes. "Max India's Analjit Singh Builds Grand Estate In South Africa". forbes.com.
- ^ Bobby Jordon. "How an Indian tycoon accidentally bought Franschhoek". sundaytimes.co.za.
- ^ "#73 Analjit Singh". Forbes.com.
- ^ "Srcc Alumni Association". Srccalumni.org.
- ^ "Forbes India Magazine – Analjit Singh's Future-Proof Strategy". Forbesindia.com.
- ^ "India's best Commerce colleges : Best Colleges – India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Speaker Profiles » India 2010 » Boston University". Bu.edu.
- ^ Mr. Analjit Singh. "Analjit Singh | MAX". Maxindia.com.
- ^ "BENEFACTOR". isb.edu.
- ^ "Our Board of Directors". sofina.be.
- ^ Mohit Bhalla. "Analjit Singh slams Mistry ouster in resignation". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
- ^ Bidya Sapam. "Analjit Singh resigns from Tata Global Beverages board after Mistry ouster". livemint.com.
- ^ "New Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Roorkee, PadmaVibhushan Shri Analjit Singh". iitraana.net.
- ^ "FIRST MEETING OF THE UK-INDIA CEO FORUM". ukibc.com.
- ^ "Reconstituted India-US CEOs' Forum to meet PM,Obama". hindustantimes.com.
- ^ Viswanath Pilla. "Firms can appoint agents without insurance regulator's licence". livemint.com.
- ^ "MR. ANALJIT SINGH Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Max Group" (PDF).
- ^ "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2011 winners announced". 2015-04-23. Retrieved 23 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Max India Ltd (MAID.NS)". uk.reuters.com.
- ^ "MEET OUR ALUMNI". bu.edu.
- ^ "Analjit Singh conferred with US-India Business Council Award". indiainfoline.com.
- ^ "Analjit Sing". Golden Peacock Awards.
- ^ "Vodafone buy out: Who is Analjit Singh". DNA India. Retrieved 31 Dec 2013.
- ^ "Analjit Singh BS, BA, MBA". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Tara Singh Vachani: Building the future". Forbes India. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Vana Wellness Retreat in Northern India, the World's Finest in Decadence and Design". Forbes. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Son-in-law rises in the Max group". Business Standard. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
