Sanjiv Goenka

Sanjiv Goenka
Sanjiv Goenka
	Goenka at 2009 World Economic Forum
Born	29 January 1961 (age 64); Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
Occupation(s)	Chairman, RPSG Group Investor of Mohun Bagan, Lucknow Super Giants
Board member of	International Management Institute; Firstsource;
Spouse	Preeti Goenka
Children	Avarna Goenka and Shashwat Goenka
Parents	Rama Prasad Goenka (father); Sushila Devi Goenka (mother);
Relatives	Harsh Goenka (brother)
Awards	Banga Bibhushan (2015)

Sanjiv Goenka (born 29 January 1961)^[7] is an Indian billionaire Businessman.^[8] He is the founder and chairman of RPSG Group and an early-stage investor. With a US$6 billion asset base and US$4.3 billion revenue, this multinational conglomerate is headquartered in Kolkata. He also owns the IPL cricket team Lucknow Super Giants^[9] and the ISL football team Mohun Bagan.^[10] As per the Forbes 2022 report,^[11] he is the 83rd richest person in India and overall 1238th in the world. He was also a member of Padma award committee 2023.^[12]

As per Forbes 2024 list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, Sanjiv Goenka was ranked 65th with a net worth of $4.9 Billion.^[13]

Early life

Goenka was born to Sushila Devi Goenka and Rama Prasad Goenka a business man in a marwari family and raised in Kolkata.

Education

An alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Goenka received his Bachelor of Commerce Degree in 1981.^[14]

Board memberships

Controversy

He was embroiled in an alleged controversy in the aftermath of his team Lucknow Super Giants heavy defeat in IPL 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad where he was filmed having an animated conversation with captain KL Rahul.^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b "Board Of Governors". International Management Institute, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sanjiv Goenka". Firstsource. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Preeti Goenka". www.wef.org.in. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Sanjiv Goenka's son gets married, India Inc turns up in full strength". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Sushila Goenka, wife of RPG, passes away". The Times of India. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Sanjiv Goenka felicitated by Bengal". Business Line. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Sanjiv Goenka – Profile". CESC Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "If you hire right people for right job, 80 percent work is done: Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka". The Times of India. 22 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "ATK Mohun Bagan to change name to Mohun Bagan Super Giants". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/PadmaAwardsCommittee_13042023.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "India's 100 Richest". Forbes.
^ "Sanjiv Goenka receives St Xavier's college top award". Business Standard. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Board Of Governors". IIT Kharagpur. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Disquiet in LSG over not-so-happy chat in public between owner Sanjiv Goenka and captain KL Rahul after crushing defeat". Indian Express. 10 May 2024.

External links

Profile at CESC Limited
Profile at Forbes

[imi-1] "Board Of Governors". International Management Institute, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[first-2] "Sanjiv Goenka". Firstsource. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[marriage-3] "Preeti Goenka". www.wef.org.in. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[child-4] "Sanjiv Goenka's son gets married, India Inc turns up in full strength". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[5] "Sushila Goenka, wife of RPG, passes away". The Times of India. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[Banga_Bibhushan-6] "Sanjiv Goenka felicitated by Bengal". Business Line. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[dob-7] "Sanjiv Goenka – Profile". CESC Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[Businessman-8] "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[9] "If you hire right people for right job, 80 percent work is done: Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka". The Times of India. 22 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[10] "ATK Mohun Bagan to change name to Mohun Bagan Super Giants". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[11] "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[12] ttps://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/PadmaAwardsCommittee_13042023.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[13] "India's 100 Richest". Forbes.

[quote-14] "Sanjiv Goenka receives St Xavier's college top award". Business Standard. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[iitkgp-15] "Board Of Governors". IIT Kharagpur. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[16] "Disquiet in LSG over not-so-happy chat in public between owner Sanjiv Goenka and captain KL Rahul after crushing defeat". Indian Express. 10 May 2024.

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