Analjit Singh appointed as non executive chairman at Vodafone India
Updated: February 10, 2012 15:38 IST
On Friday 10, February 2012, Vodafone Group named Analjit Singh as its non-executive chairman for Vodafone India.The move marks a return to the mobile telephony space for Singh, who was the founder and chairman of Max Telecom, which today is Vodafone India.
On Friday 10 February 2012, Vodafone Group named Analjit Singh as its non-executive chairman for Vodafone India.
The move marks a return to the mobile telephony space for Singh, who was the founder and chairman of Max Telecom, which today is Vodafone India.
Analjit Singh comes from one of India's leading business families – his father Bhai Mohan Singh owned Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals.
However, after the division of the family assets, Ranbaxy went to his eldest brother Parvinder Singh.
An alumnus of The Doon School, Dehra Dun, Analjit is known as a serial entrepreneur, and was one of the early players in the Indian wireless telephony market with Max Telecom.
After selling his stake in the mobile phone company for Rs 550 crore, Singh went on to enter the healthcare and insurance space with Max New York Life Insurance Company Ltd, Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd, and Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.
Singh also came close to picking up a large stake in East India hotels, which operates the Oberoi chain of hotels, but the deal fell through after other Oberoi family members raised objections.
