Ajay Kalsi
Ajay Kalsi | |
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| Born | Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day India |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Indus Gas, Chairman of Focus Energy Limited |
Ajay Kalsi (born October 1960) is an Indian entrepreneur and billionaire with business ventures spanning oil and gas, footwear manufacturing, commodity trading, real estate, and business process outsourcing.
Early life
Born in October 1960, Kalsi received his education at the Scindia School. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics and completed a master's degree in economics at Cambridge University.
Career
Kalsi took over a footwear enterprise based in Kanpur, India. He is the founder and CEO of Indus Gas and holds the position of chairman at Focus Energy Limited. Since April 2008, he has been serving as a director of Indus Gas while also directing Focus Energy Limited. His previous roles include a directorship at Phoenix International Ltd in 2006. Kalsi is affiliated with the World Economic Forum and was honored as a "Global Leader of Tomorrow".
In January 2011, following Indus Gas's listing on London's Alternate Investment Market, Kalsi and his spouse divested 30% of their shares, maintaining a 70% stake as of November 2011.
By March 2015, Forbes estimated Kalsi's net worth to be approximately $1.2 billion.
Personal life
Kalsi lives in Delhi, India with his wife. In 2011, he was undertaking the construction of an extensive wave pool for his daughter, with dimensions equivalent to four Olympic-sized swimming pools.