Puneet Gupta
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| Born | 1974 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Nationality | Scottish | ||
| Citizenship | Scotland | ||
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| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde | ||
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| Spouse(s) | Poonam Gupta | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
Puneet Gupta (born 1974 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Scottish-Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. After his family moved to Greenock in 1981, he attended Kelvinside Academy and went on to take a Degree in Pharmacy and an MBA, both at the University of Strathclyde. Gupta is married to Poonam Gupta with two daughters.[1]
Charitable Work
Gupta's philanthropic and charitable activity is primarily focused on underprivileged children and animal conservation. Gupta is an ongoing supporter of conservation charity, Elephant Family, a part of The British Asian Trust.[2] Gupta also took part in a rickshaw races in 2015 and 2017, raising funds for the charity, founded by the conservationist and Duchess of Cornwall's brother, the late Mark Shand to conserve the Asian elephants.[3][4][5][6] In 2021, Gupta and his wife led an India Covid Appeal providing and delivering thousands of Oxygen concentrator|oxygen concentrators throughout India during the country’s deadly second Covid wave.[7][8]
Public Life
Puneet is a member of Scottish Chambers of Commerce's Scottish Business Advisory Group (SBAG) [9] and a member of Scottish Business UK's (SBUK) Advisory Council.[10] Gupta is a co-founder and co-chair of Scottish Conservatives Friends of BAME (SCBAME), a parent association working with the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party to support the BAME communities in Scotland.
References
- ↑ "The paper queen who refused to fold". BBC News. 24 April 2017.
- ↑ "Businessman celebrates Prince Charles' 70th birthday". Greenock Telegraph.
- ↑ "Greenock company owners take part in Indian road race". Greenock Telegraph.
- ↑ "Scots couple survive a series near misses during four-day charity rickshaw race". Glasgow Times.
- ↑ "Puneet & Poonam Gupta set to race across Rajasthan for the second time to raise funds for Elephant Family". NewZNew. 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "एलीफेन्ट परिवार के लिए धन एकत्रित करने हेतु पुनित व पुनम गुप्ता राजस्थान रेस में भाग लेंगे | Shagun News India".
- ↑ "LIFE-Saving Effort By Greenock Company To Help With India's Covid Oxygen Crisis". Inverclyde Now. 8 June 2021.
- ↑ "Scots firm in life-saving mercy response to send Covid oxygen aid to India". HeraldScotland.
- ↑ "Business Advisory Group - Scottish Chambers". Scottish Chambers of Commerce. 17 Aug 2021.
- ↑ "Scottish Business Advisory Council members". Scottish Business UK. 18 Aug 2021.
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