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20 Jun 2019
Five Chartered Accountant entrepreneurs in India to know about
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In India, Chartered Accountancy (CA) is one of the most sought-after professional courses. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) provides the three-level CA program comprising Foundation, Intermediate, and Final courses.
CA is a prestigious and respected profession. There are also some Chartered Accountants in the country who went on to become successful entrepreneurs.
Here are some CA entrepreneurs to know about.
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Radhe Shyam Agarwal is a CA who co-founded Emami
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Radhe Shyam Agarwal is one of the most famous entrepreneurs in the country. He is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Emami Group.
He is not only a Chartered Accountant from the ICAI but is also a Company Secretary from Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
He graduated from Kolkata's St. Xavier's College and had also pursued LLB and MCom from Calcutta University.
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Nirmal Jain, the founder of India Infoline Group
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Nirmal Jain is a billionaire businessman in the country. He is the founder and Chairman of the India Infoline (IIFL) Group, a financial conglomerate based in Mumbai.
He is a certified Chartered Accountant from the ICAI. He had pursued Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from Mumbai University's Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics and then did a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.
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CA Sonia Singal launched a recruitment portal for Chartered Accountants
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Sonia Singal, a Chartered Accountant herself from the ICAI, launched CA Job Portal (cajobportal.com) - India's first job recruitment portal exclusively dedicated for CAs - in 2013.
She co-founded the CA recruitment portal along with her husband, Anurag. Sonia, who began her career as a Consultant at Deloitte, had pursued the CA program furring 2006-10 from ICAI.
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#4: Rajesh Magow, co-founder of MakeMyTrip, is also a CA
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Rajesh Magow is a Co-Founder and CEO (India) of MakeMyTrip, a leading Indian online travel company that is headquartered in Gurugram. He is a Chartered Accountant from the ICAI. He is also an Independent Director at FlipKart.com, the country's leading e-commerce company.
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Dhruv Shringi, a Co-founder and CEO of Yatra Online
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Dhruv Shringi is another popular Indian entrepreneur who is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of another leading online travel company, Yatra Online, based in Gurugram.
He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant from the ICAI; he had pursued the CA program during 1994-97. He holds a BCom (Honors) degree from the Delhi University and an MBA degree from INSEAD.
