Rajiv Singhal, President of Group Ritu

Rajiv read Economics at Yale University, USA; the London School of Economics, UK and Hindu College, Delhi University, India. He came back to a liberalising India and founded Group Ritu with his entrepreneurial venture, Ritu Overseas in 1993. Creating and managing entry strategies for international companies in India has been the company’s core activity. They undertake activities that are challenging and are usually in uncharted territory. This has included setting up the distribution for the world's leading tableware brands in a “closed” retail market in the mid-nineties. At the turn of the millennium, Rajiv founded the first actions in the virgin agro agri product marketing and promotion domain in India.

Perhaps one of the only specialised agency with 15 years of experience, various inter-professionals have given exclusive mandates including: Comite Champagne CIVC (since 2006); Sud de France Development (since 2010); Vinexpo (since 2011); Union des Grands Cru de Bordeaux (since 2012); the French Ministry of Agriculture, Capexport and Sopexa (2001-2008); Austrian Wine Marketing Board (2001); European Union (2007) and the Indian Grape Processing Board (2010).

Rajiv established yet another pioneering initiative in 2011 when the FINE Wine & Champagne India magazine was launched as the first and only officially recognised wine magazine in India.