Harsh Goenka

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Harsh Vardhan Goenka (born 10 December 1957) is the current chairman of Mumbai-headquartered RPG Enterprises (popularly known as RPG Group), which consists of over fifteen companies across core sectors of the economy, accrediting a turnover of over US$4.7 billion. Companies in the group include KEC International, CEAT, Zensar Technologies, RPG Lifesciences, Harrisons Malayalam, Raychem RPG and Spencer International Hotels Ltd.

Goenka is the eldest son of R. P. Goenka and has been the chairman of RPG Group since 1988. He stands at number 1045 in the Forbes list of world billionaires. He has a younger brother Sanjiv Goenka, with whom he amicably divided the business assets, with their father's advice.

As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated 9 October 2024, Harsh Goenka is ranked 76th with a net worth of $4.1 billion.

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Education and early life Harsh Goenka graduated in Economics from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, and thereafter pursued his MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and has since been inducted to the Board of IMD, Lausanne. He is married to Mala Goenka

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Career After completing his education, Harsh Goenka pursued his career in Mumbai. He became the Managing Director of CEAT in 1983, at the young age of 24. He became the chairman of RPG Group in 1988 taking over the reins from his father. Harsh Goenka was instrumental in a string of mergers and acquisitions by the group in the 80s and 90s. He also played a key role in several joint ventures and partnerships that the group ventured into. The RPG group, with its modern management philosophy, familiarity with global business practices, and focus on quality and operating efficiency, was a preferred joint venture partner for global corporations. At one time the group had joint ventures with 13 major Fortune 500 companies that had begun operations in India including Goodyear, Dupont, Columbian Chemicals, Sulzer, Vodafone, Fujitsu, Phelps Dodge, Yokohama, Rolls-Royce etc.

Harsh Goenka is a past President of the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) and is presently a member of the Executive Committee of FICCI, the country’s premier industry forum.

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Interests As a connoisseur of contemporary art, one that embraces several genres and styles, Harsh Goenka has been host to several art exhibitions in Mumbai for over two decades and continues to support and encourage young artists.

Goenka also has a keen interest in cricket, which is India’s most popular sport. He promotes the CEAT Cricket Ratings for International and Domestic cricket which is a rating system that rewards outstanding cricketers around the world ¹⁴.

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Philanthropy As trustee of RPG Foundation and RPG Art Foundation, Goenka champions several social causes, including primary education, women empowerment, health, city beautification etc.

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Board memberships

• Former president, Indian Merchants' Chamber
• Chairman of the board, KEC International Ltd, CEAT Limited, Zensar Technologies Ltd, RPG Life Sciences Ltd, Spencer International Hotels Ltd
• Member- Executive committee, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. ¹⁵
• Former member of the board of governors, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE),
• Member of the foundation board, International Institute for Management Development, Switzerland, his alma mater ¹⁶
• Trustee, Breach Candy Hospital Trust ¹⁸

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