Anil Rai Gupta (born 20 April 1969) is an Indian businessman. He is the chair and managing director of

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India.

Early life and education

Gupta was born on 20 April 1969 in Delhi."Leader in the spotlight , Anil Rai Gupta"
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was the founder of Havells. Gupta attended

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in Delhi. He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from Sriram College of Commerce, and an MBA from Wake Forest University,

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Business career

Gupta joined his father's company in 1992 as a non-executive director. He led Havells' acquisition of the European lighting company Sylvania and its restructuring as

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. After his father's death in November 2014, Gupta succeeded him the chairman and managing director of Havells. He has focused on expanding the company's range of electrical

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and improving its

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Other activities and recognition

Gupta is one of the founders of

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, a

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in Haryana. He wrote a biography of his father, ''Havells: The Untold Story of Qimat Rai Gupta'' (2016), which was well received. Gupta was awarded an

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by his ''alma mater'' Wake Forest University in 2017. and the

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's Emerging Business Leader (2017). In FY 17–18 Anil Rai Gupta has also been honoured with ET Family Business of the year. Anil has also been named as "Entrepreneur for the year 2019"

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Forbes India Leadership Award. He has been bestowed Business Today Best CEO in Consumer Durabale Category consecutively for 2019 & 2020

Personal life

Gupta is married to Sangeeta Rai Gupta. They have two children."Leader in the spotlight , Anil Rai Gupta"
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References

External links

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