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Afzal Oomerbhoy

Afzal Oomerbhoy, is the third generation businessman from the 96
year old Ahmed Oomerbhoy Group, manufacturers of the first consumer
packaged Edible Oil brand known as Postman Oil. Working as a partner
along with his brothers Afzal Oomerbhoy was responsible for expanding
the AO Group from Edible Oils to cosmetics, frozen foods and a large
scale distribution house. Under their management and entrepreneurial
efforts, the brand of Postman oil commanded the largest market share
seen in the Indian Food Industry and became synonymous with the word
Cooking Oil in India and the Middle East. Taking on from the Edible
Oil business, he expanded the Oil portfolio to include India’s first
(Even before Marico) consumer packaged coconut oil known as AO Coconut
Oil. Another collaborative industry set up under Mr. Oomerbhoy was the
formation of Bombay Soap Factory or BSF. Initiated on the basis of
created a all round FMCG group, this company became the outsourcing hub
for soaps, cosmetics and glycerine for multinational houses such as
Johnson & Johnson, Parke Davis & Mueller Phipps. However the largest
entrepreneurial and independent venture undertaken by Afzal Oomerbhoy
was the formation of India’s first large scale Export Oriented Cold
Storage facility known as Hindustan Cold Storage or HCS located in Thane.
HCS specialized in processing and exporting its entire production of
frozen food meat, fish and shrimp products to the Gulf, Japan, USA and
Europe and till today is involved in heavy trade within this sector.
Currently away from family business, Afzal Oomerbhoy and his Son have
leveraged the established reputation and contacts and capitalized on
developing trade operations in current and new markets and develop new
product lines. Mr. Oomerbhoy has also been a mentor and an inspiration
for many small scale industries within the community who have expressed
the desire to explore the export market and become established and
consistent food companies. Mr. Oomerbhoy has done his College from
St.Xaviers College, Mumbai and B.B.A. from University of Houston, Texas.

Areas of Interest :

• IT products and services.
• High end BPO services.
• Leading edge technology in areas such as telecommunications and embedded domains.
• Retail.
• Consolidation opportunities in domestic IT products and services.
• Media & Entertainment.
• Consumer Services/Products.
• Education.

 

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