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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian-born British businessman (born 1954)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Manvinder 'Vindi' Banga<br />
| image = Vindi Banga Profile Photo.jpg<br />
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| birth_name = Manvinder Singh Banga<br />
| other_names = <br />
| birth_place = [[Simla]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], India (now in [[Himachal Pradesh]])<br />
| alma_mater =[[IIT Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech.]])<ref>{{cite web|title=IIT Delhi distinguished alumni award|url=https://alumni.iitd.ac.in/distinguished-alum-award/319|website=[[IIT Delhi]]}}</ref> <br> [[IIM Ahmedabad]] ([[MBA]])<br />
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| children = 2<br />
| spouse = Kamini<br />
| relatives = [[Ajay Banga]] (brother)<br />
}}<br />
'''Manvinder''' "'''Vindi'''" '''Singh Banga''' is an [[Indian-British]] [[businessman]] who had executive roles at [[Unilever]]. He now holds non-executive positions, and since 2021 has been chair of [[UK Government Investments]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Vindi was born in 1954 in [[Simla]] (then in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]), the son of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lt.Gen.]] Harbhajan Singh Banga, of the [[Indian Army]], and his wife, Jaswant.<ref name="forbes">.{{cite web|title=India's Banga Brothers|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2010/0809/companies-mastercard-vindi-ajay-india-banga-brothers.html|website=Forbes}}</ref> His younger brother [[Ajay Banga]] is also a business executive.<br />
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Banga graduated with a [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] degree in [[ mechanical engineering]] from [[IIT Delhi]] in 1975 and was gold medalist of his batch.<ref>{{cite web|title=IIT Delhi distinguished alumni award|url=https://alumni.iitd.ac.in/distinguished-alum-award/319|website=[[IIT Delhi]]}}</ref> <br />
He holds an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|IIM Ahmedabad]].<ref name="bloombergbio">{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Kedaara Capital Investment Managers Limited: Manvinder Singh Banga|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8666774&privcapId=144086841|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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He worked at [[Unilever]] for 33 years, where was on the Unilever Executive Board and he held roles including chairman and CEO of [[Hindustan Unilever]] and President of the Global Foods, Home and Personal Care businesses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sen |first=Sudeshna |date=2010-03-19 |title=Vindi Banga to change Hindustan Unilever after 33 years |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/vindi-banga-to-change-hindustan-unilever-after-33-years/articleshow/5700063.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-04-28 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><br />
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He subsequently became a partner at private equity firm [[Clayton, Dubilier & Rice|Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice]]. He has served as a senior non-executive director at [[Marks & Spencer]] and at [[GSK plc|GlaxoSmithKline]]. He serves as the Chairman of [[Marie Curie (charity)|Marie Curie]] and as a non-executive director of [[The Economist Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team {{!}} Clayton Dubilier & Rice, LLC |url=https://www.cdr-inc.com/professionals?nid=144 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.cdr-inc.com}}</ref><br />
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In September 2021 he was appointed as chair of [[UK Government Investments]], the governance and corporate finance arm of the UK Government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CollierWright |first=Frances |date=2021-08-02 |title=Vindi Banga appointed as new Chair of UK Government Investments |url=https://www.ukgi.org.uk/2021/08/02/vindi-banga-appointed-as-new-chair-of-uk-government-investments/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=UK Government Investments (UKGI) |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of IIT Delhi people]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Shimla]]<br />
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