Shri Nandlal Madhavlal Dhoot founded the Videocon Group after a successful career in sugarcane and cotton cultivation. He ventured into importing machinery from Europe to set up a sugar mill in 1955. In the early 1980s, he introduced his three sons - Venugopal, Rajkumar, and Pradipkumar - into the business. Venugopal N. Dhoot currently serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of Videocon. The company's shareholding is divided among promoters, public shareholders, non-promoter non-public shareholders, and employee trusts.