Sanjiv Goenka Age, Wife, Children, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Industrialist • Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Global Leader for Tomorrow award by World Economic Forum (WEF) (1993) • The Legacy Honour by the Young Presidents Organisation (2002) • Nihil Ultra Award by by St. Xaviers College (2012) • Honorary Life Fellowship by All India Management Association (AIMA) (2012) • Indian Business Leader of the Year Award (2013) • Banga Bibhushan Award by the Government of West Bengal (2015) • Selected as the Businessman of the Year at Hello! Hall of Fame (2016) • Distinguished Fellowship Award by the Institute of Directors (2016) • An Honourary Degree of Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa D Litt) by University of North Bengal (2018) • Asian Leadership Award the Asian Association of Management Organisations (2019) • Honorary Doctoral Degree in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (2019) • Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) from Amity University (2019) • Indian Business Leader of the Year award by AIMA (2021) • Ranked 23 in the Top 50 Most Powerful People in India list of India Today (2021) • Named 83rd richest person in India and overall 1238th in the world by Forbes (2022) • Most Visionary Businessman award from Hurun (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 January 1961 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Kolkata, West Bengal
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata
School	St Xavier’s Collegiate School
College/University	St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Educational Qualification	A bachelor's degree in commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata (1981)
Religion	Hinduism
Political Inclination	All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC)
Address	Goenka Niwas, 19 Belvedere Rd, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal-700027
Controversies	Accused of corruption for acquiring coal blocks In September 2022, the CBI registered a case against the companies of RP-Sanjiv Goenka group including RPG Industries, RPG Enterprises and Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited on charges of corruption, cheating, and criminal conspiracy for acquiring coal blocks during 1993-1995. Before 2012, the Central Vigilance Commission was handling the case. After the preliminary enquiry made by CBI, it was found that RPG Group and CESC had provided wrong information to Coal Ministry about the actual company that would construct and operate the powerplants at Sarisatoli, Tara West, and Deocha Pachami. Later, the CBI revealed that both the companies applied interchangeably in 1995 to get clearance from the Rajasthan government for acquiring coal mines in Dholpur, Rajasthan. [1]NDTV Criticized for misbehaving with cricketers In May 2024, he was caught into a controversy after a video went viral on the internet in which he was seen scolding KL Rahul in the stadium, after the defeat of LSG by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Many netizens reacted on it and criticized Goenka’s behaviour. Some expert commentators also said that these kind of conversation should not be taken place in public place or “should be happening behind closed doors.” Sanjiv Goenka was also noticed having an animated conversation with MS Dhoni in 2017, when Goenka was the chairman of Rising Pune Supergiant team. He also removed Dhoni from the captaincy and appointed Steve Smith for the position at that time.
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Preeti Goenka (interior designer)
Children	Son- Shashwat Goenka (business executive; Director of RPSG Group) Daughter- Avarna Jain (business executive)
Parents	Father- Rama Prasad Goenka (businessman; died on 14 April 2013) Mother- Sushila Devi Goenka (deceased)
Siblings	Brother- Harsh Vardhan Goenka (chairman of the RPG Group) Sister- None
Other Relatives	Great-grandfather- Badridas Goenka (businessman) Grandfather- Keshav Prasad Goenka (businessman)
Favourites
Chocolate	Lindt (Swiss chocolate)
Filmmaker	Karan Johar
Singer	Kishore Kumar
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	• A three-story bungalow named Goenka Niwas in Kolkata • A mansion in Lutyens' Delhi
Net Worth (approx.)	$ 3.4 Billion (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjiv Goenka

• Sanjiv Goenka belongs to a Rajasthani Marwari family of businessmen.

• After completing his bachelor’s degree, he started working at Deccan Fibre in Hyderabad, a fibreglass unit, established by his father.

• In 1984, he became the deputy managing director of Dunlop India Ltd. He worked there for almost four years.

• On 30 October 1986, he was appointed as the director of Phillips Carbon Black Limited.

• When he was 26 years old, he started working at his father’s company RPG Group.
  

  An old photograph of Sanjiv Goenka with Rajiv Gandhi

• In 1989, he took over the electricity generation company ‘The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (India) Limited’ and renamed it as ‘CESC Limited.’ He acquired the company against his father’s wish. In 2011, the company became a flagship of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group.

• Goenka assumed the position of the director of Spencer And Company Limited on 5 May 1989.

• In 1991, he was appointed director of India’s oldest music label company ‘Saregama India Limited.’

• He was appointed as the director of Spencer International Hotels Limited on 29 September 1999.

• Sanjiv Goenka became the youngest President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in April 2001. He was a member of the CII National Council on Corporate Governance and Regulatory Affairs for the year 2013–14.

• He has also been the youngest President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

• He has been a member of the National Foundation for Corporate Governance.

• In 2002, he became the chairman of the board of governors at IIT-Kharagpur. He remained in the position for four straight terms. He has also been the head of the board of governors at IIT-Gandhinagar.

• In 2010, his father decided to divide his business group ‘RPG Group’ among his sons Sanjiv and Harsh Goenka after which he founded the multinational conglomerate ‘RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group’ (RPSG Group) on 13 July 2011.

• The RPSG Group includes power and energy businesses, carbon black manufacturing, retail, IT-enabled services, FMCG, media and entertainment, infrastructure and education.

• He acquired CESC Ltd, Phillips Carbon Black Ltd, Spencer’s Retail Ltd, and Saregama India Ltd upon the division of RPG Group.

• In the field of entertainment and media, the RPSG Group has Open magazine, Fortune India magazine, and digital news player Editorji, under its flagship.

• Some other companies owned by him under the RPSG Group include Nature’s Basket, Spencer’s Retail, and Harrisons Malayalam Limited.
  

  The companies owned by Sanjiv Goenka under the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG Group)

• He was made the chairman of International Management Institute, New Delhi in 2010.

• He has also been the chairman of the Board of Directors of Woodlands Medical Centre Limited in Kolkata.

• On 3 December 2012, he was made the director of Firstsource Solutions Limited, a  business process management company.

• In 2016, he bought the franchise of the IPL team ‘Rising Pune Supergiants.’

• In 2020, the Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) signed an ownership deal with ATK led by Sanjiv Goenka, after he bought 80 per cent of stakes of Mohun Bagan FC. Later, both the clubs were merged and named as ATK Mohun Bagan.
  

  Sanjiv Goenka holding a Mohun Bagan Super Giant jersey

• A year later, he bought the IPL team Lucknow Supergiants for Rs 7,090 crore.
  

  Sanjiv Goenka in the jersey of Luchnow Super Giants

• In 2022, he formed the South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team ‘Durban’s Super Giants,’ which played for the first time in SA20 tournament in the 2022–23 season.

•  He has been the President of the All-India Management Association (AIMA). He has also been appointed as the Honourary Consul of Canada in Kolkata.

• He considers the chief of All India Trinamool Congress party Mamata Banerjee to be one of her close confidantes.

• He is a sports lover and has a keen interest several sports such as football, cricket, lawn tennis, and table tennis.