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Raaja Kanwar

Raaja Kanwar

Indian businessman

Raaja Kanwar is an Indian businessman .[1][2] He co-founded UFO Moviez[3][4] and is the chairman and managing director, Apollo Green Energy Limited (formerly known as Apollo International Limited).[5][6][7][8] He Is one of the influential personality and also recognised among the top three CEO and founders of companies in India.[9]

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The Honourable Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong presented him Global Entrepolis at Singapore Award 2007.[10]

He was instrumental in evolving the business of digital cinema in India that gained acknowledgement from then Honorable Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.[11]

Early life

Raaja was born in 1970. His father Onkar Kanwar is a businessman and founder of Apollo Tyres, an Indian public listed company.[12] Raaja was educated at St. Columba's School, Delhi and thereafter graduated in engineering from Drexel University, Pennsylvania, US.[13]

Career

Raaja is the chairman and managing director, Apollo LogiSolutions[14][15][16] which set up a 20,000 sq ft facility in Hyderabad, for packaging boxes for temperature sensitive vaccines, pharmaceuticals and biologics and has a global network in over 100 countries.[17][18]

In 2007, He was nominated for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[19] In 2017, He won Best Logistics CEO of the Year.[20]

He previously held the position of Member of Young Presidents' Organization (Mumbai), Member of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Chairman at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Member of International Chamber of Commerce (France) and Member The Economic Times India Leadership Council (ETILC). [21][22]

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