RPG Group
Bhargav Maniar has extensive experience in investment management and corporate finance, currently serving as General Manager at the Group Chairman's Office of RPG Group since April 2020, where responsibilities include governance, strategy, and communications. Previously, as General Manager and Head of Investor Relations at CEAT, Bhargav oversaw M&A, capital raising, and strategic projects. Bhargav's career started at ICICI Bank as Senior Manager in the Global Investment Banking Group, followed by a role as an Investment Banker at ICICI Securities, focusing on M&A and capital markets in the Food & Agri and Industrials sectors. Bhargav holds a PGDRM in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management Anand and a Company Secretary degree from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, alongside a diploma in Commercial Practice from AV Parekh Technical Institute.
RPG Group
RPG Group, established in 1979 and headquartered in Mumbai, is one of India's fastest growing business groups with a turnover in excess of US$ 4.4 billion. The Group has a presence in the core sectors of the economy - Infrastructure (KEC International), Automotive Tyres (CEAT), Information Technology (Zensar), Pharmaceuticals (RPG Life Sciences), Energy (Raychem) and Plantations (HML). The Group, through its venture capital fund RPG Ventures, invests in cutting-edge startups and has invested in ShieldSquare, a BOT mitigation technology company; MedsOnWay, a chronic medicine e-pharmacy. The Group's Vision is Unleash Talent, Touch Lives, Outperform and Be Happy. The brand essence and tagline is captured in the phrase 'Hello Happiness'. It is the culmination of the Group's Vision tenets. It embodies the essence of the RPG spirit and evokes much of what the Group believes and stands for.