Designation:

• Chairman, Apollo Tyres Ltd
• Chairman, Artemis Health Sciences
• President, Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association
• Past President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
• Past President, International Chamber of Commerce, India
• Past Chairman, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association
• Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Professional Life:

Onkar S Kanwar is the Chairman of Apollo Tyres Ltd., India's largest automotive tyre manufacturer. As a visionary entrepreneur, he plays a pivotal role in the company's operations and the articulation of its business philosophy.

Innovation, quality and exclusivity are his guiding principles, which have steered Apollo Tyres to become a leader in the Indian market by implementing a number of pioneering initiatives in the spheres of product, marketing, R&D and manufacturing. Registered in 1976, Apollo Tyres under his leadership transformed itself from an Indian tyre manufacturer of commercial vehicles to a global entity with a full-fledged product portfolio, spanning 3 continents.

Onkar Kanwar also has business interests in healthcare services. The first state-of-the-art, super speciality hospital, Artemis Hospitals, has been established in Gurgaon, India. Artemis Hospitals is looking to redefine customer care and facilitation by using the latest technology, under some of the best doctors, to enable faster disease identification and cure.

As a business leader, Onkar Kanwar has been closely associated with leading national and international industry organisations. He is a Past President of FICCI & ICC India, a former Director with the India's ECGC and KSIC, and former Chairman of ATMA.

An initiative close to his heart is Apollo Tyres' HIV-AIDS awareness and prevention programme for the trucking community, implemented through Health Centres located in large trans-shipment hubs across India. A science and administration graduate from the University of California, Onkar Kanwar lives in New Delhi. He has two sons and a daughter. A widely traveled individual, with an ear for Indian and Western classical music, he is also a keen student of modern management practices and their successful application in business.