Proud Successors of Mr. Navrattan Kothari and the KGK Family

 

The KGK Group has been led by Mr. Navrattan Kothari since the 1960s, who brings wisdom, insight, and experience that has given the firm recognition in the international market. For him, it's all about trying new things, and he's done a great job in the Diamond and Jewelry industry. He has developed a corporation based on a foundation of trust, ethics, and social responsibility because he is tenacious, humble, and altruistic. Because of his tenacity and determination, the company has been able to project a successful upward trajectory and expand internationally. In his role as Patriarch of KGK Group, Mr. Kothari encourages and supports his team of skilled artisans and experts, believing that action speaks louder than words. He has been a consistent source of inspiration for many success stories because of his smart business acumen and desire to share information with the next generation.

 

After 62 years, the KGK Group has changed the gemstone and jewelry sector with its unassailable global presence under his masterful guidance. It all began in Jaipur (India) in 1905 when the Kothari family started mining colored gemstones and diamonds. Today, KGK is a preferred conglomerate that covers the entire spectrum of mining, sourcing, manufacturing, distributing, and retailing colored gemstone and diamond jewelry. Philanthropist Navrattan Kothari steered the company away from gemstone trading and into the manufacture of diamonds and precious stones. As of today, KGK has manufacturing facilities for gemstones, diamonds, and jewelry in seven countries, as well as marketing offices worldwide.

 

Mr. Sanjay Kothari

 

Vice Chairman – KGK Group

Sanjay Kothari, the KGK Group's Vice Chairman, is based in Hong Kong and oversees the century-old company's global reach. When it comes to driving forward the business, he represents the fourth generation of his family's entrepreneurial spirit. The company has taken the leap of faith from mining to production and from marketing to distribution and retail in the gemstones, diamonds, and jewelry industry under his patronage. With his keen economic sense, Mr. Sanjay built an empire that today spans the whole gem and jewelry supply chain, from mines to brands, which has helped the organization attain its enlightened status in the industry.

 

There have been 30 years where he has served as the group's driving force and developed a meritocracy for the company's advancement and made the Navrattan Kothari family proud. The first project he took on for the organization was to create diamond manufacturing in Mumbai. This led to the creation of numerous new businesses, such as international sales and marketing as well as jewelry manufacture as well as gemstone mining, and retail. A truly global conglomerate in every way, he has transformed the group's IT and corporate image. It was clear to him that the company needed to inculcate a culture of management ethics and professionalism among its employees. Under his leadership, management operations underwent a radical makeover that now meets the highest international standards. It's only a matter of time before the KGK Group becomes a household name around the world.

                  

Mr. Sandeep Kothari

 

Managing Director – KGK Group

 

As the Group Managing Director of the global KGK Group, Mr. Sandeep Kothari is responsible for overseeing the company's mining, sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of colored stones, diamonds, and jewelry for over a century, as well as the company's expansion into other industries, such as real estate, education, and healthcare.

 

Sandeep Kothari, a fourth-generation entrepreneur and the youngest son of the KGK Family, began his diamond training at the age of 18 in Mumbai, straight after completing his secondary schooling, in diamond's main functions including end-to-end integrated processes of the diamond pipeline. In 1992, he became the Managing Director of the century-old family business of Gems and jewelry.

 

His group responsibilities include strategic diamond infrastructure investments, tactical buyouts, and joint ventures, rough diamond procurement and processing, relationships with miners, and diamond marketing throughout Europe, Russia, Israel, the United States, and the Indian subcontinent. While working for more than 20 years in the diamond industry, his extensive knowledge has allowed him to establish and expand state-of-the-art infrastructure in India, South Africa, and Botswana. His successful initiatives include the development of reliable supplier partnerships with corporations like De Beers, Alrosa, Dominion Diamonds, Rio Tinto Diamonds, and Sodiam, amongst many others. A vertically integrated mining-to-brands company, the KGK Group has activities in 16 countries across Asia, North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia.