2. • Known for Business, Philanthropy and
Humanism
• MSc in Physics
• Took up the post of a trainee supervisor in an
electric and electronic manufacturing company
in Trivandrum for a stipend of Rs 150/-
• In 1977, he founded V-Guard Industries, a
small electronics manufacturing unit for the
production of voltage stabilizers with a capital
of 100,000₹
3. Cont…
• 500 distributors, 3000 dealers, 20,000 retailers
and a network of service centres across India
• Supporting a product range composed of
Pumps and Motors, Electric and Solar Water
Heaters, Wiring Cables, UPS, and Ceiling Fans
• The company has an Indian market share of 20
percent in UPS segment, 15 percent in pumps,
12 percent in water heaters and 7 percent in
wiring cables segments
4. Cont…
• In the year 2000 he started the first water theme
park in Kochi – Veegaland ( later named as
Wounderla) and in 2005 he started Wounderla
In Bangalore
• V-Guard industries has a net worth of 2,700₹
Cr
• Net profit
• V Guard – 70.72 Cr
• Wounderla – 50.63 Cr
5. • Books
– Practical Wisdom, in 2005,
– Practical Wisdom 1: In Real Life and
Management (2010)
– Practical Wisdom 2: In Real Life and
Management (2012)
– Autobiographical work,
Ormakkilivathil (Down Memory Lane) in 2011
Cont…