Gautam Singhania
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Gautam Singhania at Monaco Grand Prix Screening
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| Born |
Gautam Hari Singhania 9 September 1965 |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Alma mater |
The Cathedral & John Connon School St. Mary's School, Mumbai |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Chairman and MD Raymond Group |
| Net worth |
 $1.9 billion |
| Spouse(s) | Nawaz Modi Singhania |
| Children | Niharika Singhania |
| Parent(s) | Vijaypat Singhania and Ashabai Singhania |
| Website | twitter |
Gautam Hari Singhania (born 9 September 1965) is an Indian Industrialist. He is the Chairman & Managing Director of the Raymond Group, the world's largest producer of worsted suiting fabric.
Gautam Singhania was born in a marwari industrialist family, to Vijaypat Singhania and Ashabai Singhania.
He is an alumnus of St. Mary's School, Mumbai and The Cathedral & John Connon School.
Gautam Singhania joined the Singhania family's JK Group of companies in 1986. He later joined the family's Raymond Group, becoming a director in 1990, the managing director in July 1999, and the chairman in September 2000. He restructured the group and sold Raymond's non-core businesses (synthetics, steel and cement). Under him, the group moved its focus to fabrics, apparel brands, prophylactics (KamaSutra condoms), and men's toiletries. He has also focused on international partnerships for Raymond, including joint ventures with UCO Textiles of Belgium (denim) and Gruppo Zambaiti of Italy (shirting). In 2005, Singhania opened a nightclub named Poison in Bandra, with DJ Aqeel. As of 2012 Singhania's net worth is estimated to be around $1.4 Billion. Singhania is currently constructing a skyscraper ten stories taller than the Antilia constructed by Mukesh Ambani. The 30 story mansion, called JK House, will be a combination of a private residence and textile showroom.
Gautam Singhania is married to Nawaz Modi Singhania, a Parsi. The couple has a daughter named Niharika (born December 2005).
He has suffered from vitiligo (loss of skin pigmentation) since a young age. Its progression accelerated when he was in his early 30s, as a side effect of medication.
Gautam Singhania is passionate about fast cars, boats, planes and nightclubs. He has driven a Formula 1 car in France, a Ferrari 360 Modena in a road and track rally across Europe, and a Lamborghini Gallardo in Europe's . He has also formed the first ever super car club in India. Singhania owns M Y Ashena, a tri-deck luxury yacht constructed entirely out of Burma Teak wood. The yacht was designed by traditional boat builders from a village in Gujarat. In relation to the construction of the boat, he faced trial for cutting 586 trees on his estate in Thane. The Ashena was later used by Liz Hurley for her wedding. He also owns the luxury yacht Moonraker , launched 2014, his second of that name after the Moonraker launched 1992, as well as a traditional three-masted Arabian sailing dhow Shazma, four speedboats named after the James Bond movies Octopussy, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Golden Eye, and some other speedboats called Smokin Joe and Raymond. Singhania also owns a Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet and three helicopters.
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