Karan Singh Thakral (born April 7, 1955) is the Executive Director of the Thakral Group of companies, a family business. The group is 117 years old with businesses in real estate, technology, consumer product distribution, manufacturing, and retail. The group is headquartered in

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and has offices running across 30 countries.

Business career

Karan serves as

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and Director of several companies in Thakral Group. His primary focus is on

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and

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. He is Singapore's

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. Previously, he served as Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. He has held positions for both private and government sectors in Singapore. He has served on the board of various Singapore Government related organizations.

Early and personal life

Karan is married and has five children and seven grandchildren.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thakral, Karan Singh Singaporean people of Indian descent Singaporean businesspeople Living people Singaporean people of Punjabi descent 1955 births