1. Ness Nusli Wadia was born on 30 May 1971 and is an Indian businessman.
21 Facts About Ness Wadia
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Ness Wadia was the Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing, the flagship company of the Wadia Group, till March 2011 when he stepped down from the post.
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Ness Wadia is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings.
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Ness Wadia was born into a Parsi family in Mumbai, India.
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Ness Wadia's parents are businessman Nusli Wadia and former airhostess Maureen Wadia.
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Ness Wadia's father was the son of Neville Wadia and Dina Wadia.
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Ness Wadia's grandfather was the son of Sir Ness Wadia who played an important role in turning the city of Bombay into one of the worlds largest cotton gin trading centers during the late 19th century.
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Ness Wadia joined Bombay Dyeing in 1993 as a management trainee.
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Ness Wadia was appointed to this position on 1 August 2001 and stayed till March 2011, when he stepped down, and younger brother Jehangir was made managing director.
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Ness Wadia was appointed Managing Director of Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation.
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Ness Wadia currently serves as Managing Director of Bombay Burmah Trading Company Limited and Chairman of National Peroxide Limited.
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Ness Wadia serves as Director on Boards of various Wadia Group companies such as Britannia Industries, Bombay Dyeing, GoAir and Wadia Techno Engineering Services.
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Ness Wadia sits on the Audit Committees of GoAir, Britannia, Bombay Burmah, and NPL; the Finance Committees of Bombay Dyeing, Bombay Burmah, and Britannia; and the CSR Committees of Bombay Dyeing and Britannia.
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Ness Wadia is actively involved in the overseeing the award-winning Wadia Hospitals in addition to the Group's educational establishments under Modern Education Society Trust.
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In 2008, along with actress Preity Zinta and businessman Mohit Burman, Wadia acquired ownership rights for the Mohali-based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League.
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Ness Wadia has served as Managing Director of Bombay Burmah Trading Company Limited.
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Ness Wadia dated Bollywood actress Preity Zinta from February 2005 until 2009, and the couple were subject to intense media scrutiny.
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On 13 June 2014, Zinta filed a complaint with the Mumbai police against Ness Wadia alleging he had attacked her at an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 30 May.
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Ness Wadia was sentenced to two years in jail for possession of 25 gm of cannabis resin in 2019 by a Japanese court which was suspended for five years.
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Ness Wadia helped the state of Sikkim by donating supplies during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ness Wadia has been noted to be supportive of the LGBTQ community.