A born entrepreneur, Karan Singh Thakral started from the shop floor as a young teenager in spite of being born into a successful business family. 7 years later, he was turning in 60 million from his 600 sq ft shop. With a sharp knack for business, he now chairs several organisations including South Asia Business Group and TiE Singapore Chapter.
Attributing his success to a never-give-up attitude, Karan is looking forward to mentoring the next world class entrepreneur.
A born entrepreneur, Karan Singh Thakral started from the shop floor of the family business as a young teenager. 7 years later, he was turning in $60 million from his 600 sqft shop. In 1975,he established a consumer electronics division in Singapore which expanded its network to the neighbouring South-East Asian countries and the Middle East. In 1981 he established the Distribution of Consumer Electronics business of Thakral Group, in Hong Kong. This pioneering act ultimately grew to a separate Public Listed Company (Thakral Corporation Ltd.) on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.
Apart from consumer electronics, Mr Thakral's portfolio consists of textile and real estate ventures. He was part of the International Joint Venture with leading Apparel manufacturing group - Marzotto of Italy. He oversaw direct investments in numerous real estate projects in India, in addition to investments as a member of Singapore Consortium.
With a sharp knack for business and diversified experience in various business activities, he now chairs several organisations including Singapore Business Federation's South Asia Business Group and TiE Singapore Chapter.
Mr. Thakral believes in extending help whenever possible to those who are less fortunate. He devotes time as a patron and member of many NGOs involved in social initiatives, such as One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) India.Attributing his success to a never-give-up attitude, Mr Thakral is looking forward to mentoring the next world-class entrepreneur.