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M. S. Banga

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Manvinder 'Vindi' Banga
Born
Manvinder Singh Banga

Simla, Punjab, India (now in Himachal Pradesh)
SpouseKamini
Children2
RelativesAjay Banga (brother)

Manvinder "Vindi" Singh Banga is an Indian businessman who had executive roles at Unilever. He now holds non-executive positions, and since 2021 has been chair of UK Government Investments.

Early life

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Vindi was born in 1954 in Simla (then in the state of Punjab), the son of Lt.Gen. Harbhajan Singh Banga, of the Indian Army, and his wife, Jaswant.[1] His older brother Ajay Banga is also a business executive.

He earned a master in business administration from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A).[2]

He worked at Unilever for 33 years, where was on the Unilever Executive Board and he held roles including Chairman and CEO of Hindustan Unilever and President of the Global Foods, Home and Personal Care businesses.[3]

He subsequently became a partner at private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice. He has served as a senior non-executive director at Marks & Spencer and at GlaxoSmithKline. He serves as the Chairman of Marie Curie and as a non-executive director of The Economist Group.[4]

In September 2021 he was appointed as chair of UK Government Investments, the governance and corporate finance arm of the UK Government.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ."India's Banga Brothers". Forbes.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of Kedaara Capital Investment Managers Limited: Manvinder Singh Banga". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ Sen, Sudeshna (19 March 2010). "Vindi Banga to change Hindustan Unilever after 33 years". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Team | Clayton Dubilier & Rice, LLC". www.cdr-inc.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ CollierWright, Frances (2 August 2021). "Vindi Banga appointed as new Chair of UK Government Investments". UK Government Investments (UKGI). Retrieved 25 July 2023.