| Sanjay Chandra | |
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| Born | September 7 1972 |
| Nationality | India |
Sanjay Chandra (born September 7, 1972) is the Managing Director of Unitech Ltd. He is one of the accused in the 2G spectrum scam.
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Chandra attended the Modern School (New Delhi), Vasant Vihar, Delhi, and obtained a degree in business management from Boston University.
Chandra founded Ikon Clothing Inc. In 1996 and was President until 2001 when he returned to India. Upon returning Chandra joined Unitech Ltd. as the Head of Sales and Marketing. In 2004, he was promoted to the position of Director.
Chandra was the key plenary at in the India GRI in 2007 for the Total Real Estate Discussion and [1] and appeared on the Expert Panel for [India Retail Forum in 2005 and [2] chaired the India Advisory Board at the Second Annual ICSC Shopping Centre and Retail Conference, in Mumbai in 2005. [3]
He gave the keynote address at the - 6th Annual Global Investor Conference, Mumbai, India in August 2010 [4]
Chandra has received the 3rd Construction World Builders Awards from the The Architect Leadership Council [5] and placed on the List of Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum in Geneva in 2011.
Chandra's father Ramesh Chandra is a civil engineer from the IIT Kharagpur, his mother is a doctor. He is married to Preeti Chandra, a fashion designer, and has a son and a daughter. His elder brother, Ajay Chandra, is Managing Director, Unitech Ltd.he has 2 children karan and trisha
Chandra is reported to be in Tihar Jail for his involvement in 2G licenses issued to private telecom players in 2008.[6] The transaction brought allegations of under pricing by the Department of Telecommunications and the illegal manipulation of the allocation process to favor select companies. [7] [8][9]