Gautam Thapar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gautam Thapar
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Dec 7, 1960(1960-12-07)
Age	64
Birthplace	India
Country	India
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Gautam Thapar Biography

Gautam Thapar is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on December 7, 1960 in India, India.

Thapar had responsibility to turn around the BILT’s chemical division, which was suffering losses due to labour agitations and shortage of water and power. Gautam showed profits within a year, by scrapping the company’s expansion plans, selling off a few assets and dealing firmly with the labour.The family’s assets were divided into four in 1999, with Gautam’s older brother Karan parting ways in 2005. became the Chairman of Crompton Greaves on 22 July 2004.

When Lalit Mohan Thapar retired, he chose his nephew Gautam over Vikram. In 2005, Lalit Mohan handed over the reins of the business empire to Gautam along with his voting rights, shares and most of his personal effects in his will. Gautam became the Chairman of the Group on 1 July 2006.

Gautam Thapar Net Worth

Gautam Thapar is one of the richest Businessperson from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gautam Thapar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gautam Thapar (born 7 December 1960) is an Indian businessman.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gautam Thapar Dating?

According to our records, Gautam Thapar married to Rajkumari Preeti Devi (m. ?–1993), Stephanie Thapar. As of December 1, 2023, Gautam Thapar’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Larry Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Gautam Thapar celebrates birthday on December 7 of every year.

Top Facts about Gautam Thapar

1. Gautam Thapar is an Indian businessman and industrialist.
2. He was born on December 7, 1960, in Kolkata, India.
3. Thapar is the founder of Avantha Group, a conglomerate with interests in paper, power transmission and distribution equipment, food processing and chemicals.
4. He has been ranked among the richest people in India by Forbes magazine.
5. Thapar holds a degree in chemical engineering from Pratt Institute in New York City.
6. In 2019, he was removed as chairman of CG Power due to financial irregularities.
7. Thapar’s net worth is estimated at $1 billion USD (as of 2021).
8. He has served on various boards including ICICI Bank and Ballarpur Industries Limited.
9. Thapar is known for his philanthropic work through the Avantha Foundation.
10. He has received several awards for his contributions to business and industry in India.

Is Gautam Thapar owner of Thapar University?

Non-business activities Thapar is the President of Thapar University and former Chairman of the Ananta Aspen Centre.

Are Gautam Thapar and Karan Thapar related?

Thapar Group: Division of businesses Brij Mohan Thapar got Crompton Greaves, BILT Chemicals and Bharat Starch. Other than that, Greaves Cotton, Premium Transmission Limited and English Indian Clays went to Gautam’s younger brother Karan Thapar.

What happened Thapar group?

After Lalit Mohan Thapar’s death in 2007, his nephew Gautam Thapar (son of Brij Mohan Thapar and grandson of Karam Chand Thapar) formed Avantha Group and took the reins of BILT , which is the flagship company of the group.

Who is the owner of Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology?

TypeDeemed-to-be-University
Established| 1956
Founder| Karam Chand Thapar
Director| Prof. Prakash Gopalan
Location| Patiala , Punjab , India

What went wrong with Ballarpur Industries?

Soon, he got an additional assignment to nurture the chemicals division of Ballarpur Industries, the group’s new export-oriented paper and pulp manufacturing business. It was going through losses due to labour, water and power issues.