Mr. Mahesh Gupta,
Founder & Chairman, Kent RO

Mr. Mahesh Gupta, a seasoned entrepreneur, is known worldwide for revolutionizing the water purifier industry in India.

Mr. Mahesh Gupta is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from IIT Kanpur (1975) and Post Graduate in Petroleum Conservation from IIP, Dehradun.

He is the Chairman of Kent RO Systems Ltd, an Indian healthcare products company, headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It makes water purifiers based on the process of Reverse Osmosis (RO) purification. Over the years, the company has also diversified into air purifiers, vegetable and fruit purifiers and water softeners.

Kent is a household brand with more than 40% market share in RO Water Purifiers and it has been bestowed with International awards like:

India’s Most Attractive Brand 2013
Asia’s most Promising Brand 2012-13
India’s Most Trusted Brand 2012-13
Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2006-07, 2007-08 & 2011-12

He has been conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Kanpur in 2011 and Asia’s most promising leader for 2012-13.

He started his entrepreneurial journey in 1999 from scratch by inventing the country’s first dual technology water purifier which was the answer to alarming problems of safe drinking water. In recognition of his contribution to the water purification industry, he was named as PURE WATER MAN of the country.

He is also the Vice President of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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