Kavita Oberoi
Kavita Oberoi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kavita Vasdev 27 April 1970 |
| Education | University of Huddersfield (BSc) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Founder of Oberoi Consulting |
| Spouse |
Deven Oberoi (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
Kavita Oberoi OBE (née Vasdev; born 27 April 1970) is a British businesswoman of Indian heritage. She is the founder and managing director of Oberoi Consulting, a healthcare IT and business consultancy established in 2001.
Oberoi gained wider public recognition through her appearance on the Channel 4 television series Secret Millionaire in 2008.
Early life and education
Oberoi was born Kavita Vasdev in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to an Indian family. She graduated with a first-class BSc degree in chemistry from the University of Huddersfield.[1]
Career
After graduating, Oberoi worked as a medical representative for Bayer Pharmaceuticals. In 2001, she founded Oberoi Consulting, which provides clinical audit, IT training, and business consulting services to GP practices and other healthcare organisations. The company's early clients included the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.[2] The consultancy's clients have included GP practices, PBC clusters, private healthcare providers, primary care trusts, pharmacy groups, and pharmaceutical companies.
In August 2008, Oberoi appeared on Channel 4's Secret Millionaire, in which wealthy individuals spend time living in deprived communities before revealing their identity and making donations.[3] She subsequently became a director of Martha's Oasis, one of the charities she supported on the programme.[4]
In January 2010, Oberoi acquired a stake in the security company Octavian,[5] from which she exited in January 2013.
In early 2012, Oberoi joined the ITV News Business Club, a project tracking 100 businesses across the UK.[6] In December 2012, she launched the Oberoi Business Hub in Derby, offering serviced offices and business support for start-up companies.[7]
Honours and recognition
In 2005, Oberoi was awarded the NRI Pride of India Gold Award[8] and received a special commendation in the Entrepreneur of the Year category at the Asian Woman of Achievement Awards.[9] She was also awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts.[10]
In 2007, the NRI Institute presented Oberoi with the NRI Achiever Pinnacle Award in the Business category.[11][12]
In 2009, Oberoi was named in an HBOS report as one of "Britain's 100 Most Entrepreneurial Women".[13] She was also shortlisted for the business and commerce award at the Lloyds Bank Jewel Awards[14] and served as a judge and mentor for the HBOS Social Entrepreneur Awards.[15]
In April 2010, Oberoi was appointed chair of the Global Girls' Fund Board, part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.[16]
In July 2013, the University of Huddersfield awarded her an honorary doctorate for business and entrepreneurship.
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to entrepreneurship and businesses.[17]
References
- ^ "Kavita Oberoi, Professor Isobel Pollock and Professor David Williams receive OBEs". 16 June 2014.
- ^ "About Us". 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Secret Millionaire". Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Birmingham charity Sisters With Voices boosted by Secret Millionaire Kavita Oberoi". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Entrepreneurs Join Forces To Take Octavian To The Next Level Archived 14 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ITV News Business Club panelist list Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Oberoi Business Hub – Offices, Events and Virtual Services".
- ^ NRI Institute Newsletter – July 2007 and "Kavita Oberoi | Accolades". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Entrepreneur and Secret Millionaire star Kavita Oberoi is appointed Chair of the Global Girls' Fund". Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Kavita Oberoi | Accolades". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ Pharmaceutical Magazine – September 2007 – "NRI Pinnacle Award for Kavita Oberoi"
- ^ Kavita Oberoi | Accolades Archived 15 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.bankofscotland.co.uk/corporate/pdf/full_listings.pdf
- ^ "Kavita Oberoi | Accolades". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ 13 April 2010 – Derby Telegraph
- ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b7.