Ashok Patni is a renowned Indian businessman who serves as the chairman and founder of the RK Group and the Wonder Cement company, find out more about him below and his net worth
The RK Group is an umbrella group that includes four different companies that Ashok Patni set up.
Who is Ashok Patni owner of Wonder Cement, net worth 2024, biography, age, family, wife, son and daughter
Shri. Ashok Patni, Chairman, RK Group talks about the RK Group’s vision and the new venture.
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Patni and his family are devout Jains and often take part in or attend major religious events.
Ashok Patni bio
Ashok Patni is a famous Indian businessman who was born on January 24, 1954, in Kishangarh, Ajmer district, Rajasthan, India. Patni had humble origins and started out working in the family-run wholesale grain business. He also briefly sold matchsticks on a scooter when he was young. While Ashok Patni is a renowned businessman, he is also famous for his philanthropic work in society. Throughout his life, he has helped set up various schemes like widow pensions, scholarships, medical treatment, and more.
Career and profession
Ashok Patni set up his marble processing company in 1989 with a capital of one lakh rupees. He then forayed into mining in 1993 after acquiring Dharmeta Mines in the Rajsamand district. He later acquired another nearby mine in the Morwad area. Over the years, these mines soon developed to become some of the most mechanised mines in the marble mining industry under his leadership.
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Ashok became so successful that these mines became the highest producers of marble blocks in the world. He even set a Guinness World Record in 1998 for his achievements.
Ashok, also known as the Marble King, eventually took the country abroad as well, and set up a processing plant in Vietnam. At present, the company, has processing plants all over Kishangarh, India, and Vietnam. The company also has many marble and granite mines across Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Following his success with marbles, Ashok ventured into the cement industry and set up the company “Wonder Cement” in 2009. At present, the RK Group is an umbrella term for the following companies:
- M/s. R.K. Marble Pvt. Ltd.
- M/s Wonder Cement Ltd.
- M/S Wonder Home Finance Limited.
- M/S Quest Retail Private Limited
Wife and children
Ashok Patni is married to his wife, Mrs. Sushila Patni, and the couple has two children together: a son named Apporva Patni and a daughter named Amita Patni Kataria.
Net worth
Although the exact details of Ashok Patni’s net worth are not available publicly, it is estimated to be several thousand crores. Wonder Cement had reporter a turnover of Rs.59,815,103,033.02 in 2023 with the net worth of the company at Rs.21,628,223,880.86.
Ashok Patni drew an annual salary of Rs.36,852,092 from Wonder Cement in the filings of the company last September.
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