G.S.K. Velu

GSK Velu
Born (1967-06-30) June 30, 1967
Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District
Other names Kulandaivelu Gomathy Babu
Alma mater BITS Pilani
Loyola Institute of Business Administration

GSK Velu (born 30 June 1967) is an Indian Businessman and Serial Healthcare Entrepreneur.[1] Velu is the founder & Chairman of Trivitron Healthcare Group.,[2][3] Founder and Chairman of Neuberg Diagnostics and Maxivision Eye Care Hospitals, Founder and Managing Director of Apollo White Dental Ltd and Apollo Dialysis Clinics, the Joint Venture with Apollo Hospitals Group.[4][5] Velu has been awarded several recognitions and has been named as parallel entrepreneur by Forbes.[6]

Early life and education

Velu was born in Aralvaimozhi, Nagercoil. Velu did his MBA from Loyola Institute of Business Administration. He received a doctorate degree from IBAM, Kolkata.[7][8]

Career

Velu started his career in 1990 with an MNC. He founded Trivitron Diagnostics and Trivitron Medical Systems in 1997. In 1998 he joined Metropolis Diagnostics.[9][10]

In 2009, along with his Japanese partner Hitachi Aloka, he started a joint Venture despite a prevailing hostile environment for Med Tech Manufacturing in the country.[11]

Velu entered into a joint venture with Apollo Hospital Group for Dental/Dialysis service verticals in 2011 and founded Maxivision for Eye Hospitals Group in 2012.[12] GSK Velu has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia in 2016. The appointment of Dr.G.S.K. Velu will enhance bilateral trade between the two countries with focus on biotechnology, tele-medicine and education.[13]

Entrepreneurship

Velu has acquired international companies like Kiran Labsystems, Imaging Products India, Star Trivitron Dubai, Bome Turkey.[14]

Mr. Narendra Modi, the Honorable Prime Minister of India and Mr. Juha Sipilä, Prime Minister of Finland had inaugurated the Labsystems Diagnostics IVD Factory in February 2016.[15]

Velu is the anchor Investor at Stakeboat Capital,[16] a Private Equity Fund and runs a family office named GSK Ventures investing into Healthcare & Technology Space.[17]

In 2018 he founded Neuberg Diagnostics, A Global Pathology brand, operating in India, UAE, Sri Lanka, South Africa.[18] He has named it after the Father of Pathology, Carl Neuberg.[19]

Awards and achievements

  • Business Leader of the Year 2014[20]
  • Shining Image of India Gold Medal, 2012[21]
  • Indira Gandhi Seva Ratna Gold Medal, 2012[22]
  • Mother Teresa Seva Ratna Gold Medal, 2012
  • TiE Serial Entrepreneur of the Year – 2010[23]
  • Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award, 2007[24]
  • ITM University Award for Corporate Excellence, 2006[25]
  • The Entrepreneur of the Year, 2006 (GE/Modern Medicare)

References

  1. ↑ "Gsk Velu | Latest & Breaking News on Gsk Velu | Photos, Videos, Breaking Stories and Articles on Gsk Velu". Moneycontrol.
  2. ↑ "Dr. GSK Velu, Founder, Trivitron Group of Companies". Indiainfoline.com.
  3. ↑ Shah, Sneha (14 December 2017). "Entrepreneur Velu back in diagnostics". The Economic Times.
  4. ↑ "Forbes India Magazine - Print". Forbesindia.com.
  5. ↑ "G. S. K. Velu M.D., Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com.
  6. ↑ Singh, Seema (27 June 2013). "Trivitron and the Impending Rise of Medical Technology". Forbes India.
  7. ↑ "Equipped To Succeed - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "G. S. K. Velu M.D., Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com.
  9. ↑ Singh, Seema (27 June 2013). "Trivitron and the Impending Rise of Medical Technology". Forbes India.
  10. ↑ "GSK Velu's game plan in diagnostics business after Metropolis exit". VCCircle. 14 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Forbes India Magazine - Print". Forbesindia.com.
  12. ↑ "Metropolis promoter GSK Velu rules out stake sale in near future". Businesstoday.in.
  13. ↑ "Appointed Honorary Consul of Estonia". The Hindu. 6 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Healthcare entrepreneur GSK Velu to start food testing company - Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. ↑ "Trivitron group launches Labsystems Diagnostics IVD Factory in Trivitron Medical Technology Park at Chennai, under "Make in India" Policy - INDIAN NEWS & TIMES : INDIAN NEWS & TIMES". Indiannewsandtimes.com.
  16. ↑ "Dr. GSK Velu Sets Up Two Funds Worth $175 MN - Inc42 Media". Inc42 Media. 7 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Trivitron's GSK Velu floats $100M venture fund Stakeboat". VCCircle. 17 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Four nations launch India's first global path lab consortium". biospectrumindia.
  19. ↑ "Neuberg Diagnostics launches India's first global pathology consortium". Business Standard India. 7 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "History of Indian Affair's India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards".
  21. ↑ "Dr GSK Velu conferred with two prestigious awards by AIESAC". pharmabiz.com.
  22. ↑ "Dr GSK Velu conferred with two prestigious awards by AIESAC". pharmabiz.com.
  23. ↑ "TiE Awards GSK Velu". ehealth.eletsonline.com.
  24. ↑ "Dr. GSK Velu, MD, Trivitron, receives Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award, 2007". ehealth.eletsonline.com.
  25. ↑ "Asian Hospital & Healthcare Management - Issue 27". Issuu.
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