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Onkar Kanwar

India 83 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Tires
Industry
Automotive
Residence
Delhi
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • Apollo Tyres Ltd.
    223,808,000 shares @ -
    -
    500877-IN
  • Artemis Medicare
    92,431,000 shares @ -
    -
    542919-IN
  • PTL Enterprises Ltd.
    92,431,000 shares @ -
    -
    509220-IN

Biography

Onkar Kanwar is chairman of Apollo Tyres which makes tires for cars, trucks, farm vehicles and two-wheelers.

It sells under the Apollo and Vredestein brands in India, Europe and Asia.

He took control of the company in 2002 after a public battle with his father, the late Raunaq Singh, who started the company in 1976.

Neeraj Kanwar, the younger of his two sons, is vice-chairman and managing director.

About

The company's Vredestein brand supplies tires for luxury cars.

He enjoys learning about modern management practices and applying them to his business