Anil Rai Gupta (born 20 April 1969) is an Indian businessman. He is the chair and managing director of
Havells
Havells India Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment company, based in Noida, India. It was founded by Late Sh. Haveli Ram Gandhi, later sold to Gupta who was his distributor. This company manufactures home appliances, lighti ...
India.
Early life and education
Gupta was born on 20 April 1969 in Delhi.
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''. Retrieved 18 November 2014. His father
Qimat Rai Gupta
Qimat Rai Gupta (also known as Q R Gupta and QRG) was an Indian people, Indian entrepreneur, Entrepreneur, founder, former chairman and managing director of Havells, a global electrical company. Gupta was among the 100 richest Indians, and on Fo ...
was the founder of Havells.
Gupta attended
St. Xavier's School
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in Delhi. He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from
Sriram College of Commerce, and an
MBA from
Wake Forest University,
North Carolina
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.
Business career
Gupta joined his father's company in 1992 as a
non-executive director. He led Havells' acquisition of the European lighting company
Sylvania and its restructuring as
Havells Sylvania Havells Sylvania (now Feilo Sylvania) and formerly SLI (Sylvania Lighting Inter