Prashant Mehta
Prashant Mehta is Rajesh Exports MD and the elder brother of industrialist Rajesh Mehta.[1] He, along with his brother, established Rajesh Exports Ltd in 1989.[2] [3]
Early life
Prashant Mehta was born to Jasvantrai Mehta and Chandrika Ben Mehta in Rajkot. His father migrated to Bangalore in 1946, and started working with a private firm. Later, he quit the job and started the business of semi-precious stones.
Career
The Mehta brothers began trading in silver jewellery by taking a loan of Rs 1,200 from their elder brother.[4] They bought jewellery from Chennai and sold it to their relatives, before selling the jewellery to a number of retailers and wholesalers in Gujarat. The silver jewellery business flourished gradually. In 1989, both the brothers established Rajesh Exports, a small gold manufacturing company, at their garage in Bangalore.[2] The company made its mark and started exporting gold to United Kingdom, Dubai, Oman, Kuwait, US and Europe. By 1998, the Mehta brothers were able to build a business with an estimated value of Rs 120 crore.[citation needed]
- ↑ "Managing Director/Co-Founder, Rajesh Exports Ltd". Bloomberg.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The gold rush: How Rajesh Mehta's out of the box ideas helped him build his jewellery empire". ForbesIndia. Retrieved Dec 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Rajesh Exports MD Polled as India's Most Prominent Gold Controller". Bdaily. Retrieved Jun 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Top 6 jewellers who control India's gold". Economic Times. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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