Anand Burman Explained

Anand Burman
Birth Name:Anand Ashok Chand Burman
Birth Place:Kolkata, India
Occupation:Businessman
Chairman, Dabur
Alma Mater:University of Wisconsin (BS, MS)
University of Kansas (PhD)
Education:St. Paul's School, Darjeeling
Spouse:Minnie Burman
Children:2

Anand Ashok Chand Burman (born 1952) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and chairman of Dabur a leading consumer goods company.[1] With a net worth of $5.8 billion, he is among the Top 20 richest Indians and on the Forbes list.[2]

Early life

Burman was born in Kolkata in 1952,[3] in a Punjabi Khatri business family.[4] [5] His father was Ashok Chand Burman, chairman emeritus of Dabur.[6] He finished his initial school education at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling, India. Burman completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and his master's degree and a doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry, both from the University of Kansas.[3] [7]

Dabur

Anand joined the family business Dabur as manager of the research and development department in 1980. He came on the company's board in 1986 and became chairman in 2007.[8]

Other associations

Anand is the co-founder of an Asian healthcare fund and is on the board of directors for 33 companies including Hero Motocorp, Aviva Life Insurance, Ester Industries, and Interx Laboratories. He has been the chairman of Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd and an independent non-executive director of Hindustan Motors Ltd.[9] Anand started a non-profit organisation Sundesh working for healthcare, education.[10]

Awards and recognitions

Personal life

Anand is married to Minnie, and they have two children, son Aditya, and daughter Anisha.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Anand Burman. 1 September 2015. Wall Street Journal.
  2. Web site: Anand Burman & family . Forbes.com . 28 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Anand Burman . Harvard Business School . 21 January 2022.
  4. News: Bhandari. Bhupesh. 2009-09-29. Lunch with BS: Anand Burman. Business Standard India. 2020-05-24.
  5. News: Bhandari. Bhupesh. 2009-09-29. Lunch with BS: Anand Burman. Business Standard India. 2021-09-17.
  6. News: Dabur Group's Ashok Burman dies. 1 September 2015. Indian Express.
  7. News: Dr. Anand Burman. 1 September 2015. EY. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095627/http://hvglaw.nl/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/EOY-2011-India-finalist---Anand-Burman. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  8. News: Dabur India Anand Burman. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100025/http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=DABU.BO&officerId=268445. dead. 4 March 2016. 1 September 2015. Reuters.
  9. News: Anand Chand Burman Phd. 1 September 2015. Bloomberg.
  10. Web site: The Asian Awards Honouring Asian Excellence Anand Burman Business Awards Asian Business Awards . 2023-11-16 . www.theasianawards.com.
  11. Web site: Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011. EY. 1 September 2015. 26 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226232746/http://www.ey.com/in/en/about-us/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-of-the-year/eoy-2011-india-finalists. dead.
  12. Web site: Top 50 Family Business Leaders. Ernst & Young. 1 September 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095314/https://familybusiness.ey-vx.com/pdfs/campden-fb---top-50.pdf. dead.
  13. Web site: Winners of the 9th Asian Awards . The Asian Awards.
  14. Web site: Anand Burman – One of the leading industrialists in India.. Indian Billgates. 1 September 2015.

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