George Alexander Muthoot
{{short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
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{{Indian name|Alexander Muthoot|George}}
{{Infobox person
| name = George Alexander Muthoot
| image = George Alexander Muthoot.png
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|09|16}}
| birth_place = Kozhencherry, State of Travancore–Cochin
(present day Pathanamthitta, Kerala), India
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry|The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India}}
| education = Chartered Accountant
| occupation = Managing Director of Muthoot Group
| spouse = Anna Alexander
| children = 2
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|M. George Muthoot|Ammini George Muthoot}}
| relatives = {{Unbulleted_list|M. G. George Muthoot (Brother)|Muthoot Family}}
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George Alexander Muthoot (born 16 September 1955) is an Indian entrepreneur and businessman who is currently the managing director of the Muthoot Group, a business conglomerate in India.{{Cite web|title=George Muthoot Alexander|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/tags/george-muthoot-alexander.html|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Moneycontrol}}
Personal life
G. Alexander Muthoot was born to M George Muthoot and Ammini George Muthoot on 16 September 1955 in Kozhencherry, a small town in Kerala. M. George Muthoot managed the family business of Chit funds in Kozhencherry. He did his Bachelors in Commerce from St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry (University of Kerala), and was awarded a gold medal for obtaining the first rank in the state for the degree. He is also a Chartered Accountant certified by the ICAI, and secured All India Rank 18 for his final examinations.
He leads the Muthoot M. George Foundation (MMGF), which disburses over Rs. 250 million annually primarily for the purpose of Education and Healthcare (with focus on Kidney related ailments).{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2010/apr/30/a-golden-ticket-to-success-151377.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001012609/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2010/apr/30/a-golden-ticket-to-success-151377.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 October 2019 | title=A golden ticket to success | date=30 April 2010 | newspaper=The New Indian Express | accessdate=30 September 2019 }} Being an industry leader in the Gold Banking, in 2007 Alexander Muthoot was awarded his PhD in "Non-Traditional Banking with special reference to Gold" by the Open International University – Colombo, Sri Lanka.{{Cite web |url=http://www.muthootgroup.com/php/showAchievement.php?ach_id=9&linkid=22&partid=-1&archive=N |title=The Muthoot Group ~ A Muthoot M George Enterprise Since 1887 |access-date=9 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714140811/http://www.muthootgroup.com/php/showAchievement.php?ach_id=9&linkid=22&partid=-1&archive=N |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} He paid for an Engineering College in Kochi, named Muthoot Institute of Science and Technology.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/muthoot-engineering-college/article23103938.ece | title=Muthoot engineering college | date=3 June 2013 | newspaper=The Hindu Business Line | accessdate=30 September 2019 }}
Business career
G. Alexander Muthoot was appointed as the managing director of the Muthoot Group in February 1993. The conglomerate has since grown exponentially, and is currently present in over 16 diversified industries in 4 different countries. Alexander Muthoot is also the managing director of Muthoot Finance, a pioneer in Gold Banking. With over INR 263.87 bn in Assets Under Management, Muthoot Finance is India's Largest Gold Loan company (as of May 2013). The group has various interests in sectors such as financial services, plantations, media, hospitality, healthcare, education, power generation, infrastructure and money remittance. Alexander Muthoot is the President of the Association of Gold Loan Companies, an industry lobby formed by the Gold Loan companies in India,{{Cite web|title=Association of Gold Loan Companies|url=http://www.agloc.org/|access-date=2020-10-23|website=www.agloc.org}} and is also the Ex-Chairman of the Kerala Non-Banking Finance Companies Welfare Association.{{Cite web|title=Kerala Non Banking Finance Companies|url=http://knbfc.org/about.html|access-date=2020-10-23|website=knbfc.org}} An industry leader in Gold Banking, Alexander Muthoot is often invited to forums such as Columbia Business School{{Cite web |url=http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/students/organizations/saba/conferences/2012/speakers.html |title=Columbia Business School - India Business Conference 2011 |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604191302/http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/students/organizations/saba/conferences/2012/speakers.html |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=dead }} and the Indian Banking Conference (BANCON),he has also participated as a guest lecturer in IIM Kozhikode, Tricy and ISB Hyderabad.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iobbancon2011.com/uploads/cedocuments/bancon-2011_speakers_profile.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617112728/http://www.iobbancon2011.com/uploads/CEDocuments/BANCON-2011_SPEAKERS_PROFILE.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2012 |url-status=dead }} and frequently authors articles in Indian news-dailies such as The Economic Times{{Cite web|title=Business News Live, Share Market News - Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|access-date=2020-10-23|website=The Economic Times}} and Hindu Business Line.{{Cite web|last=Muthoot|first=George Alexander|title=Gold loans: Where NBFCs score|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/Gold-loans-Where-NBFCs-score/article20590418.ece|access-date=2020-10-23|website=@businessline|date=14 March 2013 |language=en}}
India Today, a weekly magazine, ranked Alexander Muthoot as one of the most influential people in the State of Kerala in the year 2005. Asianet, an Indian television channel, selected Alexander as one of the Millennium leaders in 2000. Dhanam, a fortnightly magazine in India, ranked Muthoot as one of the most important business families in Kerala. In the year 2013 Dhanam Magazine also conferred upon Alexander Muthoot the prestigious Businessman of the year Award. He received the CA business Achiever Award 2013 under Financial Service sector from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dhanamonline.com/ml/articles/details/41/1200 |title=Dhanam Business Summit 2012 |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615013957/http://www.dhanamonline.com/ml/articles/details/41/1200 |archive-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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