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Mohit Burman graduated from Richmond College London, in Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration and Economics in May 1989 (Double major: Marketing and General Management) and subsequently completed his Master of Business Administration degree, in December 1993, in Finance from Babson College, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Mohit started his career with Welbeck Property Partnership London and then joined Dabur Finance Ltd. a company specializing in fund and fee based financial activities, as Senior Manager. He played a pivotal role in expanding the group's financial services business into Asset Management, Life Insurance, General Insurance and Pensions. Aviva life Insurance was set up in 2000 in joint venture with AVIVA, the world's fifth largest insurance group. More recently he started Universal Sompo General Insurance Company in consortium with Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Karnataka Bank and Sompo of Japan.

He has to his credit the acquisition of one of the largest privately held FMCG companies in India with sales of US$ 35 million called BALSARA HOME PRODUCTS LTD. in 2004. He later played a pivotal role in the acquisition of FEM Pharma for Dabur India Ltd.

He later on went to acquire Punjab Tractors one of the leading Farm equipment manufacturers in India which he eventually sold to Mahindra and Mahindra after turning the company around. He was also the Chairman of Dabur Pharma Ltd, India's largest Oncology base Pharma Company until the strategic sale to Germany's leading pharmaceutical firm Fresenius Kabi.

He has established Elephant India Advisors Pvt. Ltd. which is the advisory firm of Elephant Capital Plc.,UK. Elephant Capital is an AIM listed fund of London Stock Exchange, which is India focused fund for companies requiring growth capital before the IPO stage and Mohit is the Managing Director.

Mohit is currently the Chairman of Aviva Life Insurance Co. and Director on board of Dabur India Limited and Dabur International Ltd. He is also a non-executive Director of Universal Sompo General Insurance and Mahindra Forgings limited.