Narendra Bansal

Narendra Bansal (born 1963) is an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and the Chairman & Managing Director of Intex Technologies, an Indian consumer durables and India's second-largest selling He has recently diversified into the sports management arena and has acquired the Gujarat Lions, plays for IPL team.

Early life and education He was born in 1963 in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. His father late Bhanwarlal Bansal was a businessman and mother a homemaker. He attended the primary school in his village and after a few years, his family moved to Nepal where he finished his secondary education from Vishwaniketan High School. In 1980, the family moved back to Delhi where he finished his graduation in commerce from Delhi University. The company dealt in import of floppy disks, Ethernet cards and other accessories. The company gradually expanded in assembling, sales and after services of computers.

In 1996, Bansal founded Intex Technologies, a smartphone, consumer durables and IT accessories manufacturing company which is India's second-largest selling mobile phone company.

Awards and recognition 2012: Lifetime Achievement Award by Cell IT Magazine for his contribution towards furthering the IT industry in India 2016: Udyog Rattan Award - 2016 by Institute of Economic Studies (IES) 2016, Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award by The PHD Chamber of Commerce 2016: Outstanding Contribution to Mobile Industry by CEAMA 2016: Empresario Most Inspiring Entrepreneur Award 2016 by NITIE

Philanthropy Along with his family he runs charitable educational and health activities for the benefit of the urban under-privileged people of Delhi. He is a chartered member of TiE and participates actively in various clubs and organisations working towards social causes including the Rotary Club, Manthan and Rajasthan Club.