Achal Bakeri is an Indian entrepreneur and founder, chairman and managing director of

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Early life and education

Bakeri was born in

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, Maharashtra, to father Anil Bakeri, a real estate businessman, and mother Hansabahen. Bakeri completed his diploma in architecture from

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, located in Ahmedabad, and a

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in the United States from the

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, located in Los Angeles, California.

Career

He returned to India and started working with his father's real estate business in Ahmedabad.

Symphony

In February 1988, Bakeri started Symphony Limited in Ahmedabad with a seed capital of INR 100,000. The company was about to go bankrupt in 2002, but after purchasing a majority stake in a Mexico company, Bakeri claims it became the world's largest air-cooler manufacturing company. In February 2017, Symphony launched air cooler with multiple features like touch screen, voice assist, mosquito repellent.

Awards and recognitions

Bakeri is the recipient of awards including:

Associations

Bakeri also serves as a director of Symphony Limited, Sanskrut Tradecom Private Limited, Bakeri Engineering & Infrastructure, Harmony Holdings Private Limited, Oras Investments Private Limited, Paratam Investments Private Limited and Bakeri Urban Development.

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