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| − | [[ | + | '''Karan Bilimoria''' is the founder of [[Cobra Beer]] and chairman of [[Cobra Beer Partnership]] Limited. |
| − | [[Category:House of Lords|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Alcohol Industry|Bilimoria, Karan]] | + | He became a crossbench member of the [[House of Lords]] on 24 July 2006.<ref> Parliament.UK [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-bilimoria/3809 Lord Bilimoria], accessed 1 April 2015.</ref> |
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Bilimoria founded [[Cobra Beer]] in 1989 and is currently the chairman of the [[Cobra Beer Partnership]] Limited and of [[Molson Coors Cobra India]] - both ventures with the global brewers [[Molson Coors]].<ref> Cobra Beer [http://www.cobrabeer.com/about About], accessed 1 April 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | He is the founding chairman of the [[UK India Business Council]]; the chancellor of [[Birmingham University]]; and a founding member of the [[Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council]].<ref name="LB"> Lord Bilimoria [http://www.lordbilimoria.co.uk/biography/ Biography], accessed 1 April 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Support for the Conservatives== | ||
| + | On the 1 April 2015 Bilimoria was one of the [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the telegraph]] praising the [[Conservative]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 1 April 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Education== | ||
| + | *Chartered accountant, [[Ernst & Young]] | ||
| + | *Degree in Law, [[Cambridge University]] | ||
| + | *[[Cranfield School of Management]] | ||
| + | *[[London Business School]] | ||
| + | *[[Harvard University| Harvard Business School]].<ref name="LB"/> | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:House of Lords|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Alcohol Industry|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Cambridge alumni|Bilimoria, Karan]][[Category:Harvard alumni|Bilimoria, Karan]] | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 1 April 2015
Karan Bilimoria is the founder of Cobra Beer and chairman of Cobra Beer Partnership Limited.
He became a crossbench member of the House of Lords on 24 July 2006.[1]
Career
Bilimoria founded Cobra Beer in 1989 and is currently the chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited and of Molson Coors Cobra India - both ventures with the global brewers Molson Coors.[2]
He is the founding chairman of the UK India Business Council; the chancellor of Birmingham University; and a founding member of the Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council.[3]
Support for the Conservatives
On the 1 April 2015 Bilimoria was one of the 103 business leaders who wrote to the telegraph praising the Conservative's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[4]
Education
- Chartered accountant, Ernst & Young
- Degree in Law, Cambridge University
- Cranfield School of Management
- London Business School
- Harvard Business School.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Parliament.UK Lord Bilimoria, accessed 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Cobra Beer About, accessed 1 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lord Bilimoria Biography, accessed 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 1 April 2015.
