Dr Harindarpal (“Harry”) Singh Banga founded The Caravel Group in 2013 and has been the key architect in the establishment, growth, and expansion of the Group since its inception. Dr Banga is actively involved in managing the Group and serves on the Board (and Chairs) each of The Caravel Group subsidiary companies and all Management Committees.

Prior to founding The Caravel Group, Dr Banga was the Vice Chairman of Noble Group, a leading global supply chain manager of commodity products, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, which he co-founded in 1989.

Dr Banga was awarded an Honorary Doctor in Business Administration for his significant contributions to education and the well-being of society from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) in 2020.

In 2019, Dr Banga was recognised and awarded by the Economic Times as the “Most Influential Business Leader of Asia” during the Asian Business Leaders Conclave.

In January 2011, the then President of India, Mrs Pratibha Patil, conferred the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on Dr Banga for his outstanding achievements in the field of business, a valuable contribution to promoting the honour and prestige of India, and in fostering the needs of overseas Indians.

Having received many more awards during his illustrious career, Dr Banga is also the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cyprus in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, with the jurisdiction of both the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region.