Ratul Puri is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Hindustan Powerprojects.
Biography
Ratul is an alumnus of
Carnegie Mellon University, the Pittsburgh-based global research university with a
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
in
computer engineering,
mathematics, and
computer science
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.
Ratul in 2008 started the business of power generation with
Hindustan Powerprojects. Puri is the nephew of
Congress
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party politician and former
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
Chief Minister
Kamal Nath
Kamal Nath (born 18 November 1946) is an Indian politician who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for approximately 15 months and resigned after a political crisis. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Le ...
.
Recognition
In 2002, Puri was the
Ernst & Young
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"Entrepreneur of the Year" award for his contribution towards manufacturing industry in India. He is part of the many think tanks that are evolving solutions to usher energy sufficiency in India and was part of the World Economic Forum as one of the Young Global leaders. In 2007, ''
Business Today'' rated him among the "Top 21 Young Leaders" in the country who could shape India’s destiny in the 21st century. ''
Dataquest
''Dataquest'' is an Indian magazine focused on information technology related articles. The magazine is published monthly by Cyber Media India Ltd, South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geogr ...
'' magazine has named him amongst the "Young Brigade in the IT Industry".
He was declared CMO Asia CEO of the Year award. In 2014, Ratul Puri was recognized as the ‘CEO of the year’ by World Brand Congress and acknowledged for his contribution to the infrastructure sector by ET Infrastructure.
In News
In November 2019, the Enforcement Directorate filed a charge sheet against Puri and his company
Moser Baer
Moser Baer was an Indian multinational manufacturer of optical discs, storage devices, CDs, DVDs, based in New Delhi. The company was present in over 100 countries, serviced through 15 marketing offices and representatives, and had tie-ups ...
for money laundering and bank fraud in the Agusta Westland chopper scam.
References
External links
Exempt power producers from payment of MAT ""Economic Times"" 7 July 2014
Personal Blog Website
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Living people
Indian business executives
1972 births