Arun Firodia (born 1943) is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of

Kinetic Group Kinetic Group (stylised as K''I''NET''I''C; formerly known as AATS Group) is an Australian-based multinational bus company that wholly owns a number of bus operations in Australia and New Zealand, including the SkyBus business, which operates ...

, India's leading manufacturers and exporters of two wheelers. Arun Firodia obtained his B.Tech with distinction in Electrical Engineering from

IIT Bombay The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT- Bombay or IIT-B) is a Public university, public research university and Institute of technology, technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. IIT Bombay is mainly known for the hig ...

in 1965. He later went to US and obtained his

M.S. A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medicine ...

in Electrical Engineering from

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and sc ...

. He completed his

in Management from

Sloan School of Management The MIT Sloan School of Management (branded as MIT Sloan) is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT Sloan offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs ...

. He was awarded the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

, fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2012.

Personal life

Arun Firodia is the son of late Shri. H.K. Firodia, founder of

Kinetic Engineering Limited Kinetic Engineering Limited is an Indian automotive manufacturer. The company was founded in the year 1972 by H. K. Firodia. Today it is an automotive component manufacturer which formerly sold two-wheelers under the brand names Kinetic Honda a ...

, married to Dr Jayshree Firodia who is a renowned Pediatrician.They have one son Ajinkya Firodia and three daughters Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Vismaya Firodia and Kimaya Firodia.

References

External links

Arun Firodia Kinetic Groups's chairman profile

Kinetic Honda – The Break-Up: Break-Up Blues

Arun Firodia
1943 births Living people Businesspeople from Maharashtra Recipients of the Padma Shri in trade and industry IIT Bombay alumni {{India-business-bio-stub