Sunil Kanoria
Sunil Kanoria | |
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| Born | 4 May 1965 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Co founder of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited |
| Spouse | Sunita Kanoria |
Sunil Kanoria is a Kolkata-based Indian businessman. He is a co-founder Srei Infrastructure Finance. He is currently the Honorary Consul of Spain in Kolkata.[1][2] He has served as the president of ASSOCHAM.[3] He has held the position of a Member in the Construction Sector during the tenth Five-Year Plan as part of the Planning Commission within the Government of India. In a nomination by the Government of India,[4] he served as a Council Member at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is the former President of the Agri Horticultural Society of India.[5][6]
Personal life
Sunil Kanoria was born on May 4, 1965,[citation needed] in Kolkata, India, into a Marwari Hindu family. He is the son of Hari Prasad Kanoria and Champa Devi Kanoria and is the third of five siblings.[7]
Career
Sunil co-founded Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd. in 1989, in collaboration with his brother Hemant Kanoria. According to The Hindu report, Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd. has established itself as an infrastructure equipment finance company in India, holding a market share of over 30% over the years.[8][9][10] focusing on the leasing and financing of infrastructure equipment and projects. Additionally, in 2009, he formed a joint venture with Tata Teleservices, resulting in the formation of Viom Networks, a telecom tower company.[11][12] Subsequently, in 2016, Srei's stake in Viom Networks was acquired by the American Tower Corporation.[13] Through Srei, he launched Quippo in 2002 as an equipment rental business. He was serving as vice chairman of Srei when Reserve Bank of India removed him along with the board, citing governance concerns and payment delays.
He was a nominated member to the 23rd council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, but stepped down in 2021 during RBI's investigation of Srei. He has served on the boards of several companies.
In 2015, he succeeded Rana Kapoor as the president of The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) [14]
References
- ^ Banerjee, Sudeshna (11 October 2022). "Spanish volunteers in the city let their hair down at Red Lounge". Telegraph India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Chakraborty, Rohini (30 June 2023). "Diplomat Night at Westin Kolkata was a warm meet and greet of different city diplomats". Telegraph India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Sunil Kanoria takes over as Assocham president". BusinessLine. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Pruthi, Rupali (26 November 2015). "Sunil Kanoria appointed as President of ASSOCHAM". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Sunil Kanoria Global Development Policy Center". 6 June 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (19 June 2019). "Kolkata: AHSI partners Singapore Botanical Gardens to promote environmental protection". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "::Marwar::". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Roy, Shobha (8 September 2022). "Accept bids at the earliest and allow Srei companies to start operations by October: Hemant Kanoria". BusinessLine. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Sunil Kanoria takes over as Assocham president". The Economic Times. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Srei inks JV with BNP Paribas". Telegraph India. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Guha, Romit (6 May 2015). "Viom revives stake sale talks, plans IPO by year-end". ETTelecom.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "India's Viom Networks open to telecom tower co buys-director". U.S. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Reghu Balakrishnan, P.R. Sanjai (21 October 2015). "American Tower to buy 51% stake in Viom Networks for Rs7,635 crore". mint. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ ANI (25 November 2015). "Sunil Kanoria is new ASSOCHAM President". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 May 2017.