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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 Medicare92,431,000 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