Mr. Gautam Hari Singhania took over the reins of Raymond Limited as Chairman & Managing Director in September 2000. Since then he has steered the destiny of Raymond Limited with a single-minded focus of making Raymond an internationally reputed fibre to fashion player. He has been responsible for the strategic decision of restructuring the Group, initiating the divestment of its noncore businesses of Steel, Cement and Synthetics. Post divestment, the Group has consolidated its position with a focused market oriented approach.
With a drive for creating new Brands, Mr. Singhania has taken active interest in the launch of new services and products. He was instrumental in the successful launch of the brand Kama Sutra in 1991. In the year 1996, he launched a new division called Million Air, providing quality Air-Taxi charter services. It was under his leadership that the fashion casual wear brand Parx and Raymond Premium Apparel were launched. In the year 2001, Mr. Gautam Hari Singhania introduced the concept of corporatization of designer wear in India. He was also instrumental in Raymond’s acquisition of Color Plus, a leading menswear brand. Under his leadership, the Raymond Group has become an internationally reputed premium fibre to fashion player with immense strength in worsted suiting, high value cotton shirting, denim, garmenting, owning market leading brands with a deep distribution network across the country and a premium international client base.
Mr. Gautam Hari Singhania aged 57 years, is a commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai and has nearly 36 years of experience in the field of Industry, Business and Corporate Management.