Anoop Chemmanur is the managing director of Chemmanur group. With over 15 years in the industry he is the new generation of the Chemmanur family.

Born in1977, he spent his childhood in Dubai and Bangalore. Understanding the huge responsibility that he was to take up in the future, he started working in the company at a very young age. Having learnt the importance of discipline and focus from his days at King George Military School in Belgaum, he began his entry into the industry at the roots of the business. Starting from the junior salesman level and working up the levels right from his school days. He spent his college days working in various industries to gain experience and knowledge.

After completing his Bachelor’s Degree in business management from Christ College, Bangalore, he went to the United States for post graduation courses in Gemology. He is a graduate in gemology, trained and authorized to certify, gem identification, grade and appraise diamonds and gemstones (precious and semi precious colored stones) from the Gemological Institute of America, California. G.I.A it is the most prestigious orgainsation world wide, having the highest standards and is the authority in the jewellery, luxury, retail trade.He has also completed the following programmes from IIM-Bangalore: Management Programme for Entrepreneurs & Family Businesses and Strategic Management of Luxury Business: Managing Luxury Products & Services - from Concept to Consumer

On taking over the mantle of the business, he has since brought in radical changes. Integrating the traditional aspects of the company with innovation and professionalism he has taken the company towards its new growth plans. He engineered the consolidation of all the various group companies and ventured in other sectors like finance, advertising, management cunsultancy services and new retail and service concepts. With the support form his family, chemmanur team, colleagues, well wisher to chemmanur family and not forgetting our patron customers and clients, Anoop plans to take the company to new heights.