Thakral Corporation Ltd. () is a diversified company listed on the Singapore stock exchange () involved in manufacturing, logistics and property development in
India
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,
China
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and
south-east Asia
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.
Kartar Singh Thakral is the Executive Chairman of the Board — he joined his family's trading business in 1949, which now includes Singapore-listed Thakral Corp., which distributes tech gear such as iPods in China and India, and Australian property group Thakral Holdings. Son Inderbethal helps run the business. ''Forbes'' ranked him as the 25th richest person in Singapore in 2006, with a fortune of $175 million.
The company is engaged in the
supply chain
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management in the consumer electronics sector,
electronic manufacturing services (EMS), creation of technology products, as well as property and equity investments. It has four core activities:
supply chain management
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,
marketing
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and brand building; EMS; property holding division, and others. Its brand portfolio includes
Apple
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, Asus, Canon, Casio, Cisco, Fuji, Kodak, Lenovo, Nikon, Nokia, Olympus, Orion, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung and Sony. Some of the products distributed under these brands include digital video cameras, digital still cameras, plasma televisions, desktop and notebook computers, personal digital assistants, data projectors, electronic accessories, mobile phones and audio products, including Moving Picture Experts Group layer-3 audio/ Moving Picture Experts Group layer-4 audio/ Moving Picture Experts Group layer-5 audio (MP3/MP4/MP5) players. It also creates and markets consumer products under its own brand name, YES.
Chinese subsidiary
CAV Thakral Home Entertainment Co, Ltd. (Chinese: 中录德加拉家庭娱乐有限公司) is a Chinese company that distributes
DVD
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s,
VCD
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s and
CDs. It has released many DVDs and VCDs with movies from
Disney
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,
Warner Bros. Pictures
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,
MGM
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,
20th Century Studios
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and
Paramount Pictures
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. It is the largest distributor of
Hollywood
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films on video in China.
A Tale of Piracy: How the Chinese Stole the Grinch
- New York Times
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In 2006, CAV Thakral was defunct and absorbed into Excel Media.
See also
* Karan Singh Thakral
References
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External links
Official website
Conglomerate companies of Singapore
Privately held companies of China
Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange