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Karan Singh Thakral
Born (1955-04-07) April 7, 1955 (age 69)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleExecutive Director, Thakral Group
SpouseDevinder Kaur
Children5

Karan Singh Thakral is the Executive Director of the Thakral Group of companies, a family business.[1] The group is 117 years old with businesses in real estate, technology, consumer product distribution, manufacturing, and retail. The group is headquartered in Singapore and has offices running across 30 countries.[2]

Business career

Karan serves as Chairman and Director of several companies in Thakral Group.[3] His primary focus is on India, Singapore and Indonesia.[4]

He is Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Denmark. Previously, he served as Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka.[5] He has held positions for both private and government sectors in Singapore. He has served on the board of various Singapore Government related organizations.[6][7]

Early and personal life

Karan is married and has five children[8] and seven grandchildren.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Karan Singh Thakral: An Executive Director Of His billion $ Biz". HatchSquare. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. ^ "Karan Singh Thakral's schedule for TIECONCHD". tieconchd.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. ^ "NRI businessman is Singapore's non-resident HC to Lanka". Hindustan Times. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. ^ "Karan Singh Thakral's schedule for TIECONCHD". tieconchd.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  5. ^ "Singapore appoints Indian-origin businessman as ambassador to Denmark". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  6. ^ Samachar, Asia (2017-08-24). "Karan Singh Thakral: Serving with distinction". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  7. ^ "Singapore Angel Network | e27". e27.co. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  8. ^ "Karan Singh Thakral appointed as Singapore's Ambassador to Denmark!". The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  9. ^ "3 Indians in Singapore's rich list". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.