Manoj Badale
Manoj Badale (born 31 December 1967) was born in Dhule, Maharashtra, India and later on moved to the UK. Manoj is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. He is the Chairman of Rajasthan Royals, an Indian Premier League Team representing Jaipur, Rajasthan.[1][2] Manoj is the co-founder and managing partner of Blenheim Chalcot,[3] the Chairman of Emerging Media, chairman of the British Asian Trust (part of the Prince of Wales' Charities organisation) and of the Prince’s Charities Events Ltd., as well as chairman of Operation Smile UK.
Manoj was formerly a partner at Monitor Company, a co-founder of the netdecisions group, co-founded Fluency (sold to venture capitalists in 2003), Eviivo, and Steeltrace (sold to Compuware in 2004), the Rights Company (sold to Warner Music in 2005). In 2008, he along with a consortium of investors, Lachlan Murdoch, Illyria Pty Ltd; and Suresh Chellaram, an independent investor acquired the Jaipur IPL team ‘Rajasthan Royals’.
References
- ↑ "Rajasthan Royals hit with Rs 1 crore fine as BCCI ends row over ownership". Dailymail. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Manoj Badale | Legal recourse remains an option for RR". Live Mint. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Emerging Media's Badale to buy 50% in Rajasthan Royals". Economic Times. Retrieved 25 January 2015.