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Mr. Mehul Choksi, CMD Gitanjali Group
Mr. Mehul Choksi is Chairman and Managing Director, Gitanjali Group, one of the largest integrated diamond and jewellery manufacturer-retailers in the world and a leading name in the global gem and jewellery industry.
He is a visionary who from the mid-80s has led the expansion and diversification of the company. In the early 1990s, he pioneered the development of branded jewellery in India, launching Gili in 1994, and since then has developed a large portfolio of renowned jewellery brands for different consumer segments and needs, which are retailed both in India and overseas. Today, brands from the Gitanjali Group including Nakshatra, Gili, D’damas, Asmi, Sangini and others are among the most visible and largest selling in India.
Under him the group has expanded to international markets and now owns and operates two large retail chains (Rogers and Samuels) in the USA, and has retail operations in Japan, China, Italy, Middle East and other countries through acquisitions and tie-ups.
Mr. Choksi is now spearheading the expansion of the group into the luxury lifestyle segment in India and abroad, and the development of sector specific SEZs for the gem and jewellery industry.
Mr. Choksi is a member of the National Executive of FICCI and the Chairman of the FICCI Gems & Jewellery Committee. He is also closely associated with other trade and industry associations like Assocham, CII and The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), of which he is a former chairman. |
