Kapil Mohan Explained

Kapil Mohan
Birth Date:16 July 1929
Birth Place:India
Death Date:6 January 2018
Death Place:Narinder Mohan Hospital, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad
Occupation:Entrepreneur
Spouse:Pushpa Mohan
Known For:Old Monk Rum, Solan No.1, and Golden Eagle
Children:1[1]
Awards:Padma Shri
Vishisht Seva Medal

Kapil Mohan was an Indian entrepreneur and the chairman and managing director of Mohan Meakin, a brewer and distiller based in Ghaziabad.[2] [3] He was a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal and had served as a brigadier until the time of his retirement from the Indian Armed Forces.[4]

Holder of a doctoral degree (PhD) and a former managing director of Trade Links Private Limited (1956-1966), Mohan was also a director of other group companies such as Arthos Breweries Limited, Mohan Rocky Springwater Breweries Limited, Sagar Sugars and Allied Products Limited, R. R. B. Energy Limited and Solchrome Systems India Limited. He was also the patron of General Bhumihar Brahman Sabha, an organisation of the Bhumihar Brahman community.[5] He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2010, with the fourth-highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[6]

Personal life

Mohan was married to Pushpa Mohan.[5] Mohan was unwell over the last few years of his life, and had handed over day-to-day functioning of the various companies to his nephews, Hemant and Vinay Mohan.[7] He died due to cardiac arrest on 6 January 2018.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Money Control . Money Control . 2010 . 10 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Official web site of Mohan Meakin . Mohan Meakin . 2014 . 21 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Business Week . https://archive.today/20141221145009/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=25020597&privcapId=20356817 . dead . 21 December 2014 . Business Week . 2014 . 21 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Naukri . Naukri . 2014 . 21 December 2014.
  5. News: Kapil Mohan: 5 Facts About The Man Behind The Iconic Rum, Old Monk. NDTV.com. 2018-01-31.
  6. Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2014 . 11 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
  7. News: Kapil Mohan, the man who kept traditions alive at Mohan Meakin passes away. Subramanian. N. Sundaresha. 9 January 2018. Business Standard India. 2018-01-09.
  8. News: Kapil Mohan, man behind 'Old Monk', dies at 88. The Times of India. 2018-01-09.