Yohan Poonawalla is a business magnate from the illustrious Poonawalla clan who has established himself as a well-known figure in the entrepreneurial world. He serves as chairman of Intervalve Poonawalla Ltd., El-O-Matic India Pvt Ltd, and Poonawalla Financials Pvt Ltd, all companies that are a part of the Poonawalla Engineering Group. Additionally, he serves as a director of Poonawalla Racing and Breeding, and Poonawalla Stud Farms, and owns shares at Serum Institute of India. His early exposure to corporate life and jargon was due to his upbringing in an industrialist family.
Yohan Poonawalla, the businessman
Yohan Poonawalla was born in 1972 to billionaire business tycoon Zavaray Poonawalla and Behroze. Yohan attended The Bishops School in Pune before earning an MBA in the UK and a master’s degree at Wadia College in Pune. With exports to more than 46 countries, he has expanded and diversified the Poonawalla Engineering Group’s product portfolio.
Additionally, Yohan is in charge of the financial and real estate portfolio. In addition to being a renowned industrialist, he is also an automobile enthusiast and his friends know him as YZP.
Yohan Poonawalla and his businesses have won several Awards like Best Enterprise for Intervalve Poonawalla Ltd, from the European Business Assembly (EBA) a prestigious international award. He was also the winner in the Asia Person of the Year Category – Global Leadership, from India-UAE Business & Social Forum – The World’s Greatest Brands & Leaders. The list does not end here as he received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Industrial Development, from The Indian Economic Development & Research Association—National Economic Development & Social Responsibilities and the Global Achievers Award, from The Citizens Integration Peace Institution.
Yohan Poonwalla, the philanthropist
Yohan Poonawalla supports a variety of social initiatives in addition to being passionate about growing his enterprises. Yohan is well known for his substantial charitable actions that help healthcare and education for the poor. The Zavary Poonawalla Cancer Building, constructed by the Poonawalla Group earlier, provides top-notch amenities to treat cancer patients.
The Poonawalla Group also supports the Poona District Leprosy Committee, which works to eradicate the illness. In addition, the Poonawalla Group has maintained the Gool Poonawalla Garden and enlarged and resurfaced the Hadapsar Road, also known as the Soli Poonawalla Road, for the growth of Pune city.
Yohan Poonawalla is a firm believer that, “There is no school in the world that can match the exposure and experience you gain doing practical groundwork and all of us know that the tougher the conditions the better you are moulded”.
