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Lalit Khaitan

India 83 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
alcohol
Residence
Delhi

Assets

  • Radico Khaitan
    53,829,000 shares @ -
    -
    532497-IN

Biography

Liquor baron Lalit Khaitan is chairman of publicly traded spirits maker Radico Khaitan.

The Delhi-based company started off as a bottler before expanding into making bulk alcohol and eventually branded spirits.

Radico Khaitan has a range of brands including 8 M whisky, Contessa rum and Magic Moments vodka.

Khaitan inherited the liquor business from his later father G.N.Khaitan in 1995 after a family division.

About

Khaitan's son Abhishek runs Radico Khaitan as managing director.

The company used to be called Rampur Distillery and Chemical Company.