Talk:Hemant Kanoria

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Hemant Kanoria (born August 5, 1962) is the Chairman and Managing Director of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited ("Srei") . It is one of India's largest holistic infrastructure institutions with USD 5.5 billion of consolidated assets under management ("AUM"). Hemant is also a Trustee of Kanoria Foundation, which under its umbrella has entities with a total asset base of USD 10 billion.

 Early life  Hemant was born to Dr. Hari Prasad and Champa Devi on August 5, 1962, in Kolkata, India. He grew up with four younger siblings, Sanjeev, Sunil, Sujit, and Manisha Lohia. At the age of 17, he took to managing two family-owned flour mills post which, he went on to become an entrepreneur in the field of infrastructure equipment finance.

 Business Career  Hemant along with his brother Sunil, conceptualised Srei in 1989. The initiative marked the entry of private sector in the field of infrastructure. Srei launched its initial public offering ("IPO") in 1992 and was listed on all major stock exchanges. Five years later, foreign development finance institutions such as IFC, FMO and DEG became strategic equity partners. Srei also became one of the first non-banking finance institutions to get listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Hemant is also the Chairman of India Power Corporation Limited ("India Power"), previously known as DPSC Limited. The company has a diversified portfolio, with renewable and conventional modes of power generation, distribution and power trading.

 Creating Employment through Entrepreneurship  Hemant has been actively involved in driving rural entrepreneurship in India. He created a business model under the brand 'Sahaj' to make services like e-governance, e-commerce and e-learning accessible to people in remote geographies. The initiative has opened up revenue opportunities for over 60,000 village level entrepreneurs ("VLEs") who are providing these services through IT-enabled Sahaj service centers across India.

 Boards and Committees  Hemant has over three decades of experience in infrastructure and financial services businesses. He is currently serving as Board Member in the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati, The Neotia University and New Delhi Institute of Management. He is also a Member of the India-Russia CEOs Council.

Hemant has held several other positions such as President of Calcutta Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the FICCI National Committee on Infrastructure and also served on the Board of Governors of Indian Instituted of Management, Calcutta ("IIM-C"). He has also been a Member of the Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Government of India.

 In the News 
 * Featured in The Economic Times' ET Profile
 * Profiled in Business Standard's - Lunch with BS column
 * Interviewed by CNBC TV-18 at the World Economic Forum
 * Appeared on the cover of Business India
 * Featured in The Financial Express

NilankaG (talk) 13:19, 18 April 2017 (UTC)


 * No, we're not going to replace this article with your extra promotional version. If you have factual changes to make, please do call those out (one or two at a time, please), with sources, but we're not going to just swap out the article for a hagiography. - MrOllie (talk) 20:00, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Changes suggested in 1st para, Early Life & Infobox
Hemant Kanoria (born August 5, 1962) is the Chairman and Managing Director of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited ("Srei"). It is one of India's largest holistic infrastructure institutions with USD 5.5 billion of consolidated assets under management ("AUM"). Hemant is also a Trustee of Kanoria Foundation, which under its umbrella has entities with a total asset base of USD 10 billion.

Early Life
Hemant was born to Dr. Hari Prasad and Champa Devi on August 5, 1962, in Kolkata, India. He grew up with four younger siblings, Sanjeev, Sunil, Sujit, and Manisha Lohia. At the age of 17, he took to managing two family-owned flour mills post which, he went on to become an entrepreneur in the field of infrastructure equipment finance.

NilankaG (talk) 11:53, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * This is basically similar to above. Declined as promotional. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 04:23, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Edits required in first para
Hemant Kanoria is the Chairman and Managing Director of Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd.   He is also the Chairman of India Power CorporationLtd.(IPCL)  and on the Board of Trustees for Kanoria Foundation, which has assets worth USD 10 billion,. Hemant is currently serving as a Board Member at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati, the Neotia University, and the New Delhi Institute of Management.

Shreya11 (talk) 10:43, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * There are several sources in the current version that would be removed if this paragraph was used instead of what's already there. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 04:26, 11 July 2017 (UTC)