Career
He also serves as the Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board of Trident Limited. TridentGroup primarily deals in Home Textiles, Paper Manufacturing, Chemicals and Power. They are one of the largest yarn spinners in India, one of the world’s largest terry towel manufacturers and the world’s largest wheat straw based paper manufacturer.
Mr Gupta presently holds the office of Vice Chairman, Punjab State Planning Board in the Rank of Cabinet Minister and also attached with Honorary’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab for advising on matters related to Government Reforms, Employment, Skill Development, Technical Education, Industrial Investment & Infrastructure.
He is also a representative of Trade, Industry & Commerce on the Board of Governors of Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion and is Chairman of Advisory Council of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Himachal Pradesh of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). He took his first leap into entrepreneurship in 1985 when he started the business of chemicals and fertilizers with an investment of INR 6.5 crore.
lieutenant was the year 1990, when the business diversified into yarn, paper and terry towels. With an annual compounded growth of 35 per cent in sales over the last 10 years, the TridentGroup has also adopted quite a few modern and eco-friendly practices under the leadership of Mr.
Gupta. He has led the Group to successfully execute projects worth INR 36000 million over last 5 years.
A first generation entrepreneur and possessing over 3 decades of industry experience, Mr. Gupta has rich and varied exposure to promoting industrial ventures holding Directorship of various companies. He is also the Vice Chairman of CII Punjab State Council for 2006-2007, Director of Punjab Technical University and Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training.