Sneha Girap (Editor)

Rajinder Gupta

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Nationality
  
Indian

Spouse(s)
  
Madhu Gupta


Name
  
Rajinder Gupta

Rajinder Gupta httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Born
  
2 January 1959 (age 65) (
1959-01-02
)
Bhatinda, Punjab, India

Residence
  
Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Occupation
  
Chairman of TridentGroup

Children
  
Abhishek Gupta, Neha Gupta

Parents
  
Smt Maya Devi, Shri Nohar Chand Gupta

Alma mater
  
Harvard Business School

Weaving his own success story rajinder gupta


Rajinder Gupta (Punjabi- ਰਾਜਿੰਦਰ ਗੁਪਤਾ)(Hindi- राजिंदर गुप्ता); (born January 2, 1959), is an Indian businessman. Gupta is Chairman of TridentGroup, a business conglomerate headquartered in Ludhiana, Punjab, and Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board of Trident Limited. TridentGroup primarily deals in Home Textiles, Paper Manufacturing, Chemicals and Power. They are one of the largest yarn spinners in India, one of the world’s largest terry towel manufacturers and the world’s largest wheat straw based paper manufacturer.

Contents

Rajinder Gupta httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons33

In 2007, Gupta received the Padma Shri Award from the then President of India in recognition of distinguished service in the field of Trade and Industry.

Gupta presently holds the office of Vice Chairman, Punjab State Planning Board, in the Rank of Cabinet Minister, and also attached with Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, for advising on matters related to Government Reforms, Employment, Skill Development, Technical Education, Industrial Investment & Infrastructure. He is also a representative of Trade, Industry & Commerce on the Board of Governors of Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion and is Chairman of Advisory Council of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Himachal Pradesh of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).

Mr rajinder gupta trident group promo episode 2


Business career

In 1985, Gupta entered the business of chemicals and fertilizers with an investment of INR 6.5 crore. In 1990, when the business diversified into yarn, paper and terry towels. With an annual compounded growth of 35 per cent in sales over the last 10 years, the TridentGroup has also adopted quite a few modern and eco-friendly practices under the leadership of Gupta. He has led the Group to successfully execute projects worth INR 36000 million over last 5 years.

Gupta is also the Vice Chairman of CII Punjab State Council for 2006-07, Director of Punjab Technical University and Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training.

Besides being member of several trade and management bodies, he is also actively associated with several philanthropic ventures.

References

Rajinder Gupta Wikipedia