Poonam Gupta

Poonam Gupta OBE is a British-Indian entrepreneur, based in Scotland.

Early life She completed her early schooling years in Delhi at Lady Irwin School and Delhi Public School where she got admission on merit to complete her high schooling. She went on to complete an Honours Degree in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce in Delhi before gaining an MBA in International Business and Marketing at Fore School of Management, Delhi and Maastricht School of Management in Holland. In 2022, Gupta was awarded a Ph.D. in International Business and Marketing at Ecole Supérieure Robert de Sorbon. In 2023, she was conferred an Honorary Ph.D. in Business Administration by Glasgow Caledonian University. She arrived in the west of Scotland after marrying Puneet Gupta, a Belfast-born pharmacist of Indian descent. Together they have two daughters. During her second pregnancy, Gupta suffered from a rare form of bone tuberculosis which necessitated her using a wheelchair for 18 months.

In 2015, the official headquarters were moved from the family home to the Custom House in Greenock, Scotland.

Gupta is now involved in several other business ventures including PG World, SAPP Holdings, SAPP International, SAPP Property, EnVisage Dental Health and Punav.

She has been recognised as one of the ‘100 Most Influential in UK-India Relations’ by India Inc. Group.

In 2024, Poonam joined The Lion’s Den Show as an investor.

In 2025, Poonam assumed the role of Vice President of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Chair of the Manufacturing Sector Committee of the FICCI UK Council and serves as a Lay Member of Court at the University of Stirling.

Poonam Gupta was part of a 125 person delegation who joined Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a two-day trade mission to India in October 2025. thumb 2015 The official Headquarters of PG Paper Company Ltd. Custom House, Greenock, Scotland.

Philanthropy Gupta's charitable contributions are focused on women's issues, underprivileged children, animal conservation, cancer, gender equality and helping young girls in India to get an education.

In 2017, Gupta formed Women's Business Mentoring organization which aims to help Scottish women become successful by providing mentoring schemes across the country.

She contributed to the Virat Kohli Foundation when she placed the winning bid on a painting donated to the cause by the artist Sacha Jafri.

In 2021, Gupta led an India Covid Appeal, providing and delivering over 3,000 oxygen concentrators throughout India during the country's deadly second Covid wave.

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