In 1978 the chairman of Visy Industries established a philanthropic organisation based in what city?
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Pratt Foundation The Pratt Foundation is an Australian philanthropic organisation based in Melbourne and established in 1978 by Jeanne and Richard Pratt.
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Richard Pratt (Australian businessman) Richard J. Pratt (born Ryszard Przecicki; 10 December 193428 April 2009) was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society. In the year before his death Pratt was Australia's fourth-richest person, with a personal fortune valued at  billion.
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The Youth Parliament The Youth Parliament (or "The YP Foundation") is a support organization for young people in India. It was established in July 2002 by social entrepreneur Ishita Chaudhry with support from the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. In 2007, The Youth Parliament was legally incorporated 'The YP Foundation'- a charitable trust working with the express mandate of developing innovative ventures by ... minds, facilitating leadership skills and thinking power and increasing awareness on issues of global importance amongst young people. The YP is a not for profit, non political, support and learning organization, committed to developing the uninhibited expression of young people with the aim of sustaining a platform that enables young people to be effective and expressive agents of change.
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Aleksey Semyonovich Vishnyakov Aleksey Semyonovich Vishnyakov (Russian: Алексей Семенович Вишняков ) (1859–1919) was a Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
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Praga Marine Praga Marine Pvt. Ltd. is a fiberglass boat manufacturing company. It owns a boatyard, located in the backwaters of Cochin at Aroor Industrial Development Area, Allappuzha District It was incorporated in 1985 and commenced business from that boatyard in 1988. It is promoted by Joe Nejedly. His father Josef Nejedly, a Prague-born Czech national was a pioneer of the fibre glass industry in India during the 1960s.
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Vishvaraj Infrastructure Ltd. Vishvaraj Infrasturtcure Limited is an Indian company headquartered in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The company stands on PPP (public- private partnership) model.
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Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank (Pratibha Women Cooperative Bank) was a cooperative bank based in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. It was founded in 1973 by Pratibha Patil, who later became President of India, with the objective of empowering women.
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Vishweshwaraiah Prakash Vishweshwaraiah Prakash is an Indian structural biologist, food technologist and a former director-general designate of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He is a former director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore and was involved with the International Union of Food Science and Technology as the chairman of its International Academy during 2008-10. He received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian award in the science and technology category in 1996. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004,
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Democratic Youth Federation of India Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) (in Hindi भारत कि जनवादी नौजवन सभा, "Bharat ki Janvadi Naujavan Sabha") is a Deputy Youth Organisation in India. It was founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in Ludhiana, Punjab.
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Vishal Dhar Vishal Dhar is co-founder and President Marketing of iYogi. Besides iYogi, Vishal Dhar was also the co-founder of Friday Corporation and IQR
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William L. McKnight William L. McKnight (November 11, 1887 – March 4, 1978) was an American businessman and philanthropist who served his entire career in the 3M corporation, rising to chairman of the board from 1949 to 1966. He founded the McKnight Foundation in 1953.
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A. B. Shetty Attavar Balakrishna Shetty (1883–1960) better known as A. B. Shetty was an Indian politician, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Vijaya Bank.
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Victor Watson Victor Hugo Watson {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (26 September 1928 – 25 February 2015) was a British businessman and philanthropist. He served as the Chairman of Waddingtons 1977 to 1993. Waddingtons employed over 3,000 people, mainly in Leeds, and were involved in printing, packaging, games and playing cards. He was sometimes known as "Mr Monopoly".
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Pappa Vidyaakar "Pappa" Vidyaakar (Born Steven Vidyaakar, Mangalore, 16 April 1953) is an Indian humanitarian worker. He is mostly known to be the founder of Udavum Karangal, a NGO based in Chennai, India
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Damal Kandalai Srinivasan Damal Kandalai Srinivasan (born 1933) is an Indian social worker, business person, philanthropist and the co-founder of Hindu Mission Hospital, Chennai. He is also the secretary of "Valluvar Gurukulam", an educational institution founded in 1940 for the children of the refugees from Burma, which has since grown to the present-day "Valluvar Gurukulam Higher Secondary School". The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to society.
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Abraham George Dr. Abraham M. George is an Indian-American businessman, academic, and philanthropist. He is the founder of The George Foundation (TGF), a non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India dedicated to the welfare and empowerment of economically and socially disadvantaged populations in India. His foundation has initiated numerous projects in poverty alleviation, education, healthcare, lead poisoning prevention, women's empowerment, and press freedom.
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Cheril Krishna Menon Cheril Krishna Menon, popularly known as C. K. Menon, is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Behzad Corporation, headquartered in Doha, Qatar, which has presence in many other countries. A recipient of the 2006 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, Menon was honored again by the Government of India, in 2009, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.
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Prasad V. Potluri Prasad V. Potluri (Telugu: ప్రసాద్ వి పొట్లూరి, born on 8 September 1970), popularly known as "PVP", is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationalist. He started his own production company called PVP cinema.
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Narayanan Vaghul Narayanan Vaghul (Born 1936) is a Philanthropist and an ex banker professional from India. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in the Trade and Industry category in 2010 by the Government of India.
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V. Vaidyanathan V. Vaidyanathan is founder and Executive Chairman of Capital First Ltd. He founded Capital First Ltd. by acquiring an equity stake in an existing wholesale NBFC, and then securing an equity backing of Rs. 810 crore in 2012 from reputed PE Warburg Pincus and concluded a successful buyout of the company which resulted in buyout of other majority and minority shareholders through an open offer to public. As part of the process, fresh capital of Rs. 1.00 billion was infused into the company, the board of directors was reconstituted, the business of the company was changed from wholesale to retail lending, and a new brand, Capital First was created. Post the buyout, Vaidyanathan holds shares and options totaling 13% of the company on a fully diluted basis through personal holdings and related entities.
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Jack Petchey Sir Jack Petchey CBE (born 19 July 1925) is an English businessman and philanthropist.
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Narendra Kumar Pandey Narendra Kumar Pandey is an Indian surgeon, hospital administrator and the founder of the "Asian Institute of Medical Sciences", known for his expertise in Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.