Ajay Kalsi

Ajay Kalsi (born October 1960) is an Indian billionaire businessman, the owner of a range of companies in oil and gas, footwear, commodity trading, real estate and business process outsourcing.

Early life[]

Ajay Kalsi was born in October 1960,^[2] educated at the Scindia School,^{[citation needed]} and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics followed by a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University.^[1][3]

Career[]

Kalsi inherited a shoe business in Kanpur, India from his family.^[1]

Kalsi founded , and is its CEO. He is the chairman of . He has been a director of Indus Gas since April 2008 and is a director of Focus Energy Limited. Kalsi was a director of from April to December 2006. He is a member of the World Economic Forum, where he has been designated a "Global Leader of Tomorrow".^{[citation needed]}

As of November 2011, Kalsi and his wife owned 70% of Indus Gas, having sold 30% in January 2011, following a listing on London's Alternate Investment Market.^[3]

As of March 2015, Kalsi's net worth is estimated to be $1.2 billion, according to Forbes.^[1]

Personal life[]

Kalsi is married and lives in Delhi, India.^[1] In 2011, he was building a new wave pool for his daughter, the size of four Olympic swimming pools.^[3]

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