Achal Bakeri
| Achal Bakeri | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1960 (age 55–56) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Alma mater |
CEPT University University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Achal Bakeri (born 1960) is an Indian entrepreneur and founder, chairman and managing director of Symphony Limited, the world's largest air-cooler manufacturing company.[1]
Early life and education
He was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, to father Anil Bakeri, a real estate businessman, and mother Hansabahen.[2]
Bakeri completed his diploma in architecture from CEPT University, located in Ahmedabad, and a Master of Business Administration in the United States from the University of Southern California, located in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Career
He returned to India and started working with his father's real estate business in Ahmedabad.[3]
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 was revived as world's largest air-cooler manufacturing company.[4]
Awards and recognitions
Bakeri is the recipient of awards including:
- Rotary International Entrepreneur of the year 1992[5]
- India Young Business Achiever Award 1995
- Finalist World Young Business Achiever in London
- EY Entrepreneur of year Award 2014 Finalist[6]
- Forbes List of Billionaires 2015[7]
Associations
Bakeri also serves as a director of Symphony, Symphony Designer Properties, Bakeri Engineering & Infrastructure, Harmony Holdings, Oras Investments, Paratam Investments and Bakeri Urban Development.[8]
Personal life
Bakeri has a brother, Paavan, and a sister, Pawani. Paavan is involved with his father real estate business.
See also
- Forbes list of Indian billionaires
- List of people from Ahmedabad
- List of University of Southern California people
References
- ↑ Bakeri, Achal (as told to Srivastava, Samar) (9 August 2012). "Symphony's Achal Bakeri on How to Make Your Company Great". Forbes India. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ Trivedy, Ketan (undated). "Jewels of India: Anil Bakeri" (PDF). Chitralekha. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 Vyas, Jwalit (26 April 2014). "India's Biggest Value Creators: Achal Bakeri's Net Worth Jumps from Rs 2 Cr to Rs 2k Cr in Just a Decade". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Shanbaug, Amit (28 May 2012). "Selling Coolers: How Achal Bakeri Made 'Symphony' into a Rs 300 Crore Business". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ Staff (undated). "Achal Bakeri". Brand Owner's Summit. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ Staff (undated). "EOY 2014 Finalists – Innovative Game Changers". EY. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ Staff (undated). "Achal Bakeri". Forbes. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ Database (undated). "Achal Anil Bakeri MBA". BloombergBusiness. Retrieved 16 June 2015.