Vivek Chaand Sehgal (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian-Australian billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. Sehgal is the chairman and co-founder of Samvardhana Motherson Group, an auto parts manufacturer.

Sehgal was born on 1 February 1957 in Delhi, India.^[1] He did his schooling from Birla Public School in Pilani, Rajasthan.^{[citation needed]} Sehgal earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi.^[2]

Sehgal’s grandfather was a well-known jeweller. In 1975 Sehgal co-founded Samvardhana Motherson Group with his mother, and entered the silver trade.^[1][3] Samvardhana Motherson Group's future in the silver industry was placed in jeopardy after a competitor faced bankruptcy.^[1] Samvardhana Motherson Group became an Ohio manufacturer of auto components instead, eventually forming a partnership with Sumitomo Electric^[1] and acquired eleven companies in twelve years.^[4] Sehgal served as managing director from 1975 until 1995 and stepped back from the day-to-day operations of the business,^[1] and has subsequently served as chairman of the group.^[5]

In 2016 Sehgal was awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award, India.^[6][7]

Seghal is married, with two children, and lives in Delhi, India.^[2]

Net worth

As of May 2023^[update], Financial Review Rich List estimated Seghal's net worth was A$4.20 billion.^[8] Meanwhile, Forbes estimated his net worth was US$3.7 billion in May 2021.^{[2][clarification needed]}

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Year	Financial Review Rich List		Forbes India's 100 Richest
	Rank	Net worth (A$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)
2017[9][10][11]	n/a	not listed
2018[12][2]	9	$5.88 billion		$6.00 billion
2019[13][14]	12	$5.50 billion
2020[15][16]	14	$4.63 billion	71	$2.30 billion
2021[17]	18	$4.76 billion
2022	18	$5.90 billion
2023[8]	24	$4.20 billion

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