C J George
C J George | |
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Born | Pothanikkad, Kerala, India |
Occupation | Businessperson |
Known for | Business |
Spouse(s) | Shiny George |
Children |
Jones George Jyotis Abraham George |
Website | www.geojit.com |
C J George or Chenayappillil John George is an Indian businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and managing director of Geojit Financial Services.[1]
Personal life
George was born in Pothanikkad, a suburb of Ernakulam in the south Indian state of Kerala.[2][3] He is married to Shiny George and the couple has two sons, Jones George and Jyotis Abraham George.[2][4]
Career
While pursuing a part-time LLB in Delhi, George began working as an analyst with Batliwala and Karani Securities (B&K Securities). Later George dropped out from his LLM course and moved to Cochin to join B&K Securities' Cochin office.[5] George’s founding partner, Mr. Ranajit Kanjilal, was then a client of B&K. Together, in 1987, they set up the firm Geojit & Co, by combining the names of both partners ("Geo" from George and "Jit" from Renajit)[6][7][8][9] Mr. Kanjilal retired from the firm in 1991 selling his shares to Mr. George, thereby bringing Geojit under his sole proprietorship.[10]
Associations
George is also the Executive Committee Member of the National Stock Exchange of India, National Securities Depository Limited, Managing Committee Member of ASSOCHAM, Director of V-Guard Industries[11] and former Director of Federal Bank[12] and Joyalukkas.[13] He is also a charter member of the Financial Planning Standards Board India.[14]
References
- ↑ "Taking stock". The Hindu. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- 1 2 Pramod Thomas (5 March 2017). "C J George: The Accidental Entrepreneur from Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Data". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Brokerage promoters raise own stake in bear market". Business Standard (21 January 2013). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Handholding women investors". The Hindu Business Line (4 November 2005). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "It is where Kochiites learned greed is good". The Hindu (7 April 2013). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "How C J George of Geojit BNP Paribas transformed a small company into a big brokerage firm". Economic Times. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Deep discount broking is here to stay". The Hindu Business Line. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Taking stock". The Hindu. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Success in the backwaters". Economic Times (19 November 2007). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kochouseph Chittilappilly: Founder of V-Guard Industries does 'unconventional' things". Economic Times (22 May 2011). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "ICICI Bank gets stay on Federal Bank AGM decisions from CLB". Outlook India. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Joyalukkas IPO - Will it be a Good Investment Opportunity?". Seasonal Magazine. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Data". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 May 2018.