Vikrant Bhargava | |
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Born |
Jaipur, India | 14 December 1972
Nationality | British |
Education |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founder of PartyGaming, company responsible for PartyPoker |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 3 |
Vikrant Bhargava (विक्रान्त भार्गव; born 14 December 1972) [1] is an Indian-born British businessman, and the co-founder and former marketing director of online casino operator PartyGaming.
Bhargava was born on 14 December 1972 in Jaipur, India, [1] and raised in Rajasthan. [2]
He holds a bachelor's degree in Technology in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, where he met his future business partner Anurag Dikshit. [3] He also studied at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. [1] [3]
Prior to joining PartyGaming, Bhargava was a credit officer at Bank of America, responsible for managing credit exposure and revenue for corporate clients, and a business analyst in the business development division of British Gas.[ citation needed]
Bhargava joined PartyGaming (formerly iGlobalMedia) as marketing director in early 2000. [2] In July 2001, he oversaw the marketing for the launch of PartyPoker, as well as for Partygaming when it went public in 2005, [1] at the time the London Stock Exchange's largest IPO of an internet company, valued at over $8.5 billion. [4]
In 2005, he owned 15% of PartyGaming, estimated at £450 million. [1]
In May 2006, Bhargava announced he would leave the company's board of directors at the end of the year. [5] He also stepped down from his executive role in the company. Quoted in eGaming Review, John Shepherd, director of PartyGaming corporate communications, credited Bhargava with transforming PartyGaming into a multi-billion pound company. [6] When he left PartyGaming, Bhargava's fortune was estimated to be £850 million. [7] ($1.6 billion at that time)
Bhargava later became the head of a private investment company, Veddis Ventures, registered in Gibraltar. [8] According to the Electoral Commission, Bhargava has donated around £200,000 to the Conservative Party via two of his companies, Stellite Finance and Aria Properties. [8]
He married his wife in 2005, and they have two children. [1]
Vikrant Bhargava | |
---|---|
Born |
Jaipur, India | 14 December 1972
Nationality | British |
Education |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founder of PartyGaming, company responsible for PartyPoker |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 3 |
Vikrant Bhargava (विक्रान्त भार्गव; born 14 December 1972) [1] is an Indian-born British businessman, and the co-founder and former marketing director of online casino operator PartyGaming.
Bhargava was born on 14 December 1972 in Jaipur, India, [1] and raised in Rajasthan. [2]
He holds a bachelor's degree in Technology in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, where he met his future business partner Anurag Dikshit. [3] He also studied at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. [1] [3]
Prior to joining PartyGaming, Bhargava was a credit officer at Bank of America, responsible for managing credit exposure and revenue for corporate clients, and a business analyst in the business development division of British Gas.[ citation needed]
Bhargava joined PartyGaming (formerly iGlobalMedia) as marketing director in early 2000. [2] In July 2001, he oversaw the marketing for the launch of PartyPoker, as well as for Partygaming when it went public in 2005, [1] at the time the London Stock Exchange's largest IPO of an internet company, valued at over $8.5 billion. [4]
In 2005, he owned 15% of PartyGaming, estimated at £450 million. [1]
In May 2006, Bhargava announced he would leave the company's board of directors at the end of the year. [5] He also stepped down from his executive role in the company. Quoted in eGaming Review, John Shepherd, director of PartyGaming corporate communications, credited Bhargava with transforming PartyGaming into a multi-billion pound company. [6] When he left PartyGaming, Bhargava's fortune was estimated to be £850 million. [7] ($1.6 billion at that time)
Bhargava later became the head of a private investment company, Veddis Ventures, registered in Gibraltar. [8] According to the Electoral Commission, Bhargava has donated around £200,000 to the Conservative Party via two of his companies, Stellite Finance and Aria Properties. [8]
He married his wife in 2005, and they have two children. [1]