Bhanu Choudhrie
| Bhanu Choudhrie | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1978 (age 39) India |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Boston |
| Title | Executive director, C&C Alpha Group |
| Spouse(s) | Simrin Choudhrie |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Sudhir Choudhrie Anita Choudhrie |
| Relatives | B. K. Kapur (great uncle) |
Bhanu Choudhrie (born June 1978) is a British-Indian entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder and executive director of C&C Alpha Group and has global investments in healthcare, hospitality, banking, real estate, aviation and utilities.
Bhanu Choudhrie is the son of Sudhir Choudhrie and his wife Anita. He was born in New Delhi, India in June 1978 and moved to the UK in 2000.
Choudhrie was educated at the University of Boston, where he studied International Business and Marketing, and has undertaken the Owner Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
Choudhrie has been the executive director of the family-owned, London based, C&C Alpha Group since 2001, and is responsible for investment strategy C&C Alpha Group invests in the utility, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, aviation, and agriculture sectors.The company operates as a holding company and provides consulting and advisory services to venture capital investors. C&C Alpha Group has previously invested in UK Care Homes.
In the US, Choudhrie is a board member of Atlantic Coast Bank, New Century Customers Bank and Customers Bank and was a co-founder of Megalith Capital Management
In 2014, Bhanu Choudhrie and his father Sudhir Choudhrie were arrested by the UK's Serious Fraud Office in connection with their ongoing investigation into bribery in Rolls-Royce's overseas business. Both denied any wrongdoing and were released from bail without charge.
Choudhrie lives in a £20 million Grade II listed house in London's Belgravia, with his interior designer wife Simrin and their son, Kabir Bhanu Wilfrid Choudhrie, who was born in February 2011.
In 2015, Westminster Council approved his plan to build a two-storey basement under the six-storey house and its mews house to create a cinema and leisure complex and a swimming pool.
Choudhrie has been a political supporter of the UK Liberal Democrats and donated to the Party prior to the 2010 General Election. His wife, Simrin, worked as a campaign assistant for Simon Hughes office during his 2004 mayoral campaign and "later assisted Simon with the bid to host the Olympics in 2012". In 2010, she appeared on the Channel 4 TV show The Secret Millionaire.
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