Onkar Kanwar

Onkar Singh Kanwar (born 1941) is an Indian businessman, chairman and CEO of Apollo Tyres.

Career

Kanwar has grown Apollo Tyres from a small single plant Indian company into a multinational with six plants worldwide, and annual revenues in excess of US$2 billion.

In June 2013, it was reported that Apollo Tyres would buy US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for about $2.5 billion in a deal that would make it the world's seventh-largest tyre maker, but the takeover collapsed after legal battles.

Kanwar also owns specialty hospitals under the Artemis brand in northern India.

Personal life

Kanwar is married with three children and lives in Delhi. His eldest child is his daughter Shalini who lives in Singapore. His elder son Raaja runs a clutch of businesses in the logistics and international trading space, and his younger son Neeraj is Apollo Tyres vice-chairman and managing director.