Hari Mohan Bangur

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Hari Mohan Bangur
Born1952 or 1953 (age 70–71)[1]
NationalityIndian
EducationIIT Bombay
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Shree Cement
Children1 son, 1 daughter
ParentBenu Gopal Bangur

Hari Mohan Bangur (born 1952/53) is an Indian businessman, who is currently the Managing Director of Shree Cement.

Early life[edit]

He is the son of Benu Gopal Bangur, and great grandson of Mugnee Ram Bangur.[2]

He studied chemical engineering at IIT Bombay.[1]

Career[edit]

Bangur has been a director of Shree Cement since 1992, and is its CEO.[1]

In 2002 Shree Cement was in deep trouble, and he nearly agreed a 50/50 merger with the French cement company Vicat.[3] With his father's approval, he declined the merger and turned things around, increasing capacity ten-fold over a decade, and with the share price rising from Rs 45 ten years ago to Rs 4,500.[3]

As of 2016, the Bangur family owns 65% of Shree Cement.[2]

Personal life[edit]

He has a son, Prashant, who is the joint managing director.[3][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Stocks. "Executive Profile: Hari Mohan Bangur". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Shree Cement's Bangurs Break Tradition To Emerge Among Asia's Richest". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "How HM Bangur Turned Around Shree Cement". Forbes India. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2017.