Yohan Poonawalla, born January 15, 1972, in Pune, India, and hailing from an acclaimed Poonawalla family that has made significant contributions in both pharmaceuticals and horse racing, holds several prominent roles within both. These include Chairman/Managing Director at Intervalve Poonawalla Ltd; El-O-Matic India Pvt Ltd and Ponawalla Stud Farms and Poonawalla Racing and Breeding Group as well as being Director.
Ponawalla Stud Farm
Soli Poonawalla founded his stud farm in 1946 with only twelve mares and one horse. Since then it has evolved into India’s premier breeding and racing operation, producing many top racehorses as well as being an industry leader for filly breeding – having produced 341 Indian Classic winners to date!
Stud Farms have two separate units, the youngstock division at Hadapsar and breeding division at Theur, approximately 10 and 24 km from Pune respectively. At present, these divisions house 137 broodmares as well as three resident stallions named Leitir Mor (from Holy Roman Emperor), Satono Impresa and Baratti respectively.
Yohan Poonawalla is known for both his business endeavors and philanthropic endeavors. In fact, he holds several projects under his philanthropic umbrella. Mr. Poonawalla received his Master’s degree from Ness Wadia College of Commerce as well as making an impressionful mark both within horse racing industry and agriculture industry.
El-O-Matic India Pvt. Ltd.
EL-O-Matic is a leading valve manufacturer committed to offering premium quality and precision in automated valve control systems. Their products, such as butterfly, check, globe, gate and ball valves are used in applications ranging from oil and gas production to power generation, while their actuators have been engineered using high grade materials and undergo stringent testing processes to ensure durability and reliability.
El-o-Matic India Pvt. Ltd. of Pune, India is an esteemed supplier of rubber-lined valves. Established over thirty years ago and with an exceptional track record in quality product supply for various industrial sectors including metallurgy, mining, power generation and chemical industries.
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Poonawalla Engineering Group
Yohan Poonawalla is well known in the horse racing community as an exporter of several champion racehorses to various parts of the globe. Additionally, he participates in various socioeconomic and green technology initiatives and serves on both OCEANTEX’s Advisory Board and CHEMTECH’s National Advisory Boards.
He holds a net worth of over $27 billion and serves as chairman of Poonawalla Group. In this position he oversees valve manufacturing and equestrian business for Poonawalla Engineering Group as well as owning significant shares in Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd.
He’s an active participant on social media, boasting 449K Instagram followers. Frequently uploading pictures of his luxurious cars such as Bentley Bentayga and Land Rover Defender models (total estimated cost estimated to exceed Rs 100 crore). In addition, this billionaire also enjoys collecting Rolls-Royce vehicles; many can be found parked in his garage.
