This article is about the Indian conglomerate. For the French lens manufacturer which merged with Silor in 1972, see Essilor.
Essel Group
Company type
Private
Industry
Conglomerate
Founded
21 May 1926; 97 years ago (1926-05-21)
Founder
Jagannath Goenka
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Subhash Chandra (Chairman)
Products
Mass media
Packaging
Infrastructure
Financial services[1]
Revenue
₹ 16,800 crore (US$2.4 billion) (2023)
Net income
₹ -158 crore (US$ -19 million) (2023)
Number of employees
10,000+ (2021)
Subsidiaries
Zee Media Corporation (4.34%)
Zee Entertainment Enterprises (3.99%)
Dish TV (4.04%)
Siti Networks (6.10%)
Website
www.esselgroup.com
Essel Group, (also known as Zee Group) is an Indian multinational conglomerate holding company and corporate promoter headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[2] The company has had business interests in mass media, infrastructure and packaging. It operates the subsidiary of Zee Media Corporation.[3][4][5]
Founded in 1926 as the Messrs Ramgopal Indraprasad by Jagannath Goenka, the company was expanded and converted into the Essel Group of Industries by his grandson, Subhash Chandra.[6] Chandra is part of the Goenka (Goel) family which owns and operates the group; he was also the chairman of the company and a former member of the Rajya Sabha.[7]
Experiencing financial troubles in 2019,[8][9] Essel sold off several of its assets, including Essel Propack and stakes of Zee Entertainment Enterprises.[8][9]
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^ ab"Sudhanshu Vats Appointed CEO And MD At Essel Propack". BW Businessworld. 15 April 2020.
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Global Information
₹ 16,800 crore