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'''Ajay Kalsi''' (born October 1960) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman, the owner of a range of companies in oil and gas, footwear, commodity trading, real estate and business process outsourcing.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ajay Kalsi was born in October 1960,<ref name=CH>{{cite web|title=BARKER SHOES LIMITED|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00133893/officers|website=Companies House|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> educated at the [[Scindia School]],{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the [[London School of Economics]] followed by a master's degree in economics from [[Cambridge University]].<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Ajay Kalsi|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ajay-kalsi/|website=Forbes|accessdate=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="forbesindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/richest-indians-11/ajay-kalsi-a-selfmade-man-unafraid-to-take-risks/30022/1|title=Ajay Kalsi: A Self-Made Man Unafraid to Take Risks - Forbes India|author=|date=|website=Forbes India|accessdate=26 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Kalsi inherited a shoe business in Kanpur, India from his family.<ref name=Forbes /><br />
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Kalsi founded [[Indus Gas]], and is its CEO. He is the chairman of [[Focus Energy Limited]]. He has been a director of Indus Gas since April 2008 and is a director of Focus Energy Limited. Kalsi was a director of [[Phoenix International Ltd]] from April to December 2006. He is a member of the [[World Economic Forum]], where he has been designated a "[[Global Leader of Tomorrow]]".{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}<br />
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As of November 2011, Kalsi and his wife owned 70% of Indus Gas, having sold 30% in January 2011, following a listing on London's [[Alternate Investment Market]].<ref name="forbesindia.com"/><br />
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As of March 2015, Kalsi's net worth is estimated to be $1.2 billion, according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name=Forbes/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Kalsi is married and lives in [[Delhi]], India.<ref name=Forbes /> In 2011, he was building a new wave pool for his daughter, the size of four Olympic swimming pools.<ref name="forbesindia.com"/><br />
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