Sanjeev Kanoria

Sanjeev Kanoria is a London-based liver transplant surgeon, and healthcare entrepreneur.[3] He is the chairman of Advinia HealthCare[4] as well as the owner and vice-chairman of the supervisory board of Austrian Anadi Bank.[5] A trustee of the Kanoria Foundation, which has an asset base of USD 10 billion,[6] he is the son of Hari Prasad and Champa Devi Kanoria - and brother of Hemant Kanoria, chairman of Indian group SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited.[7]

Sanjeev Kanoria
Born (1963-09-18) 18 September 1963[1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
EducationLa Martiniere Calcutta
Alma materR. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital [2]
OccupationSurgeon, scientist, entrepreneur
Spouse(s)Sangita Kanoria
FamilyHari Kanoria, Champa Kanoria, Hemant Kanoria, Sunil Kanoria, Sujit Kanoria, Manisha Kanoria

Medical career

Dr Kanoria trained at King's College London and Royal Free Hospital, London. He has worked for over 15 years in the area of liver transplant and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons as well as being included on the General Medical Council Specialist Register.[8] Dr Kanoria has a PhD from University College London for his research on reducing liver injury. He is the co-author of the chapter on liver disease in the Bailey & Love surgery textbook (26th edition).[9] After receiving an MBA from London Business School and North Western University in 1997, Dr Kanoria served as a consultant in Healthcare, Strategy & Finance at McKinsey & Co until 1999.[10] He has set up a Rs 450 crore, 400-bed, multi-specialty hospital in Navi Mumbai. The 500,000 square foot hospital is set to open in December.[11]

Austrian Anadi Bank

In 2013, Dr Kanoria acquired the domestic banking unit of Austrian bank Hypo Alpe Adria, founded in 1896, for around €65.5m.[12][13] The bank, renamed Austrian Anadi Bank, has corporate, retail and public finance divisions and assets totaling €2.9 billion.[14]

Advinia Health Care

In 1999, having left McKinsey, he started a private healthcare provider with his wife Sangita Kanoria, Advinia Health Care.[10] He co-founded Advinia. In February 2018, Advinia Health Care acquired 22 care homes and 2,700 beds from Bupa in a move which put it among the top ten private care providers in the UK. Today, Advinia operates 38 care homes with 3,250 beds and is valued at over 250 million pounds.[15] In 2017, Advinia Healthcare became the first care provider to research the use of robots in care homes.[16] The £2.5million EU-funded trial in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire will be launched in September.[17] The Pepper robot, owned by Softbank, was designed with the ability to read emotions.[18]

Dr. Kanoria received the Healthcare Economist of the Year 2014 at the Pharma Leaders Power Brand Awards.[19]

Personal life

In 2016, he was one of 80 British-Indian business leaders who signed a letter outlining the benefits of the UK's membership in the European Union.[20]

References
  1. "Companies House". Companies House. 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  2. "Liver surgeon Kanoria turns banker in Europe". Business Standard. 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  3. "Surgeon cuts into banking". The Sunday Times. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  4. "Advinia releases Bupa acquisition details". Care Home Professional. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  5. "British-Indian businessman Sanjeev Kanoria acquires Austrian bank for $90M". VC Circle. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  6. "Kanorias move company ownership to trust". smartinvestor.in. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  7. "British Indian businessman Sanjeev Kanoria buys Austrian bank Hypo Alpe Adria for around $85.5 mn". Economic Times. 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  8. "Company Overview of Austrian Anadi Bank AG". Bloomberg Company Overview. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  9. "Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery 26E". Bailey & Love. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  10. "Company Announcements, Advanced Oncotherapy PLC, Directorate Change". Financial Times. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  11. "Liver Surgeon Sanjeev Kanoria is Now a Banker Too". Forbes. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  12. "Kanoria buys Hypo's domestic banking arm". ft.com. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  13. "UPDATE 1-Hypo Alpe Adria to sell Austria unit to investor Kanoria". Austrian Anadi Bank. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  14. "Annual Financial Statements and Management Report" (PDF). Austrian Anadi Bank. 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  15. "Advinia releases Bupa acquisition details". Care Home Professional. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  16. "EU-funded robots to be tested by care group to aid UK staff". Care Home. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  17. "'What about that human touch?' Elderly will be cared for by ROBOTS to solve staff shortage". The Daily Express. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  18. "SoftBank announces emotional robots to staff its stores and watch your baby". The Verge. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  19. "Dr. Sanjeev Kanoria of Advina Healthcare awarded Healthcare Economist of the Year 2014 at Pharmaleaders Power Brand 2014 | Pharmaleaders TV". pharmaleaders.tv. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  20. "Annual Financial Statements and Management Report". International Business Times. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
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