Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde (1958/1959 – 29 July 2024) was an Indian businessman from Karnataka. He was the founder of the cafe chain Café Coffee Day and served as its chairman and managing director. He also served on the board of directors of Mindtree, GTV, Liqwid Krystal, Way2wealth Brokers, … See more Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde was born to Gangaiah Hegde in the Malenadu region of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka State. He hailed from a very affluent family of coffee planters belonging to the See more At the age of 24, he joined J M Financial Limited in 1983–1984 in Mumbai as a management trainee/intern in portfolio management and securities trading on the Indian stock market. After two years, he returned to Bangalore. With capital given by his father, … See more • "Entrepreneur of the Year" for 2002–03 by The Economic Times • "NextGen Entrepreneur" by Forbes India in 2011 See more • List of solved missing person cases See more Siddhartha was married to Malavika Krishna and had two children Amartya Hegde and Ishaan Hegde. His son Amartya married D. K. Shivakumar's daughter Aishwarya … See more On the evening of 29 July 2024, he told his driver to stop as they approached the bridge over the Nethravati River in Ullal, Mangalore. He directed the driver to wait for him at the other end of the bridge giving an impression that he wanted to take a stroll. The … See more • V. G. Siddhartha Profile See more WebJul 30, 2024 · While Cafe Coffee Day has historically been seen as a beloved chain in India, its sheen had been wearing off over the last decade. Losses jumped from a mere Rs 7.72 crore in FY’09, to over Rs ...
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WebJul 31, 2024 · “Cafe Coffee Day is a family-run enterprise. The investigation has exonerated the board members, the auditors, income tax department and the PE funds. It has … WebJul 31, 2024 · While Malavika is married to VG Siddhartha, Shambhavi is the wife of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya's stepbrother. More updates about the coffee chain owner's … chuckey tn time zone
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WebAug 25, 2024 · Owners of coffee estate down the generations, Siddhartha’s family has been in the coffee growing business for 130 years. Shortly before his death, Siddhartha had … WebJul 31, 2024 · NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 26: VG Siddhartha, founder-owner, Chairman and MD of Coffee Day Enterprises Limited, poses for a profile shoot on September 26, … WebAug 1, 2024 · The missing coffee baron from Karnataka and founder of Cafe Coffee Day, VG Siddhartha, was found dead in the Netravathi river in the coastal city of Mangalore early … chuckey tn things to do