Keshav Bansal is an Indian

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. He is the director of

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, an Indian consumer durables, which is India's second-largest selling mobile phone and IT accessories manufacturer company. He was the owner of the dissolved

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-based team, Gujarat Lions in the

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. He is also the youngest owner of an

Team.

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named him as #9 among the ''50 Most Influential Young Indians'' for 2016. Early life and educationBansal was born and brought up in

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and he did his schooling from The Heritage School in

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. He is the son of Narendra Bansal, who founded Intex Technologies in 1996. Currently, Keshav Bansal, is the active director of the company. He pursued

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at IILM Institute for Higher Education in

after spending a year at the Alliance Manchester Business School. He is also a fitness enthusiast, former state-level tennis player

Business career

Bansal started with the Logistics Department of

(owned by his father Narendra Bansal) in the year 2012. He later worked with the marketing department and took over as director in the year 2013. In 2016, Bansal bought the

based IPL franchise Gujarat Lions. The acquisition made him the youngest owner of an IPL team.

Awards/recognition

* 2016 #9 on the list of Top 50 most influential young Indians by

* 2016 Amity Leadership Award for Business Excellence, 2016 by Amity Education Group * 2016 Extraordinaire Award for The Dynamic Young Leader by

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* 2013 Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 by NCN Magazine

References

External links

Official website

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Business career

Awards/recognition

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