VIJAY M

VIJAY MALLYA

VIJAY MALLYA
ORIGINALLY FROM A TOWN IN KARNATAKA EDUCATED AT LA MARTINIERE BOYS COLLEGE IN KOLKATA
COMPLETED HIS DEGREE FROM ST. XAVIERS COLLEGE, KOLKATA

BUSINESS

MALLYA TOOK OVER AS CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED BREWERIES GROUP IN 1983.

FOCAL BUSINESS AREAS ENCOMPASS

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LIFE SCIENCES ENGINEERING AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AVIATION LEISURE

SUCCESS

The Group has grown into a multi-national business conglomerate of over 60 companies.

Annual turnover which has increased by 439% to US$ 1.2 billion in 1998-99 despite the frequent devaluation of currencies in many developing countries, including India, where the group operates.

LIFESTYLE

EXTRA ORDINARY PERSON WHOSE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS ARE LARGER THAN LIFE. HE PURSUES HIS MULTIFARIOUS INTERESTS BOTH CORPORATE AND SOCIAL WITH EQUAL ENTHUSIASM AND ENERGY BESIDES THIS, HE ALSO FINDS TIME TO PURSUE A WIDE VARIETY OF NON-CORPORATE INTERESTS LIKE PLANES, YACHTS, CARS, ART AND HORSES. HE ALSO MANAGES TO HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE RECORDS IN THE PARLIAMENT.

ASSOCIATION WITH SPORTS

MALLYA CO-OWNS F1 RACING TEAM FORCE INDIA MALLYAS UNITED BREWERIES SPONSORS THE EAST OF BENGAL AND MOHUN BAGAN FOOTBALL CLUBS IN KOLKATA UB GROUP OWNS THE ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE TEAM IN THE INDIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE. MALLYA ALSO OWNS THE COMPANY, UNITED RACING AND BLOODSTOCK BREEDERS (URBB) WHICH HAS INTERESTS IN HORSE RACING.

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MALLYA HOSPITAL IN BANGALORE WITH CHARITY WARD. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MALLYAADITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN BANGALORE WITH A SECTION FOR SUBSIDIZED EDUCATION. SPONSORSHIPS OF SPORTING EVENTS FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND POOR. CONTRIBUTIONS TO: THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON; PRINCES YOUTH TRUST, AND THE DUKE OF ENDINBURGH AWARDS SCHEME

MALLYA WAS RANKED AS THE 962ND RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD WITH A NET WORTH OF US$ 1.2 BILLION. SUCCESSFULLY BID FOR THE SWORD OF TIPU SULTAN AT AN AUCTION IN LONDON IN 2004. INITIATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIZED REAL ESTATE UB CITY, IN THE HEART OF BANGALORE.

VIJAY MALLYA HAS ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT CORPORATE ENTERPRISE MUST HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS SOCIETY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE NEEDY.