World Entrepreneurship Forum 2013 : Ashish J. Thakkar "Young Entrepreneur" awardee

Ashish J. Thakkar founded Mara Group, which comprises numerous holding companies that operate in 26 countries. In 2010, the World Economic Forum recognised Mara Group as a dynamic high-growth company and named Ashish as a Young Global Leader. He's also the founder of Mara Foundation, the the nonprofit social enterprise of Mara Group which focuses on emerging African entrepreneurs. "Entrepreneurs for the World 2013" awardee in the "Young Entrepreneur" category, this Africa's Youngest Billionaire likes to say that there's never been a better time to be a young entrepreneur on the continent and hopes for a self-sustainable Africa within the next 10-20 years. More information : https://www.mara.com/ http://www.mara-foundation.org/