Naresh Goyal

Naresh Goyal (born 29 July 1950) is an Indian businessman and founder Chairman of Jet Airways. He started operating Jet Airways in 1993. Following the 2005 IPO of Jet Airways, Forbes magazine declared him the sixteenth richest person in India with a net worth of $1.9 billion.

Early life

Naresh Goyal was born in Sangrur - Punjab, northern India in 1949 in the house of a jewellery dealer situated at Nabha Gate.He studied up to sixth standard at Govt. Raj High School for Boys. When he was eleven years old, his family went through an economic crisis and his house was auctioned. He then lived with his mother's uncle. When he was eighteen he took a teaching degree. He started the career as cashier. He worked for his maternal uncle Seth Charan Das Ram Lal's who was operating a travel agency then.

After graduating in commerce in 1967, Naresh Goyal joined the travel business as a general sales agent for Lebanese International.

Jet Airways

In May 1993, Goyal founded Jet Airways (Private) Limited with the objective of providing sales and marketing representation to foreign airlines in India.

Goyal served on the Board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) from 2004–2006.

External links

• Naresh Goyal image
• Jet Airways site Chairman's profile
• Airline Business magazine profile
• Forbes – India's 40 richest
• Takeover link
• Jet files a suit of 500 Cr – Agarwal Today Report

• http://www.livemint.com/Companies/R99xh6Qyc0QJnuaDDWafmN/Still-uncertain-Namrata-and-Nivaan-Goyal.html
• Jet-Etihad deal; why Naresh Goyal and Rahul Bhatia must work together, 25 Jul 2013
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/10009598/The-richest-people-in-travel.html?frame=2542673