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LORD KARAN BILIMORIA, CBE, DL

Chairman, Cobra Beer Partnership

The story of Lord Karan Bilimoria Winner of 70
gets more remarkable each year. prestigious Monde
You wonder how he finds time to sleep. Selection Awards,
Running the Cobra Beer Partnership would including five Gold
be a full-time job for most people but not Quality Awards in
for Lord Bilimoria, a talented entrepreneur 2013.
who has mastered the art of handling
various projects at the same time with ease.

ApartfromhisroleastheChairmanof Cobra
Beer Partnership, Lord Bilimoria is also
one of the first two visiting entrepreneurs
at the University of Cambridge, the Senior
Non-Executive Director of Booker PLC and
a founding member of the Prime Minister
of India’s Global Advisory Council. He is
also an honorary fellow of Sidney Sussex
College, Cambridge and a Member of the
Advisory Boards of the Judge Business
School, Cambridge, Birmingham University
Business School and the Cranfield School
of Management.

He was awarded a CBE in 2004, and was
appointed a Life Peer in the House of Lords
in 2006, where he sits as a Crossbencher.
In Parliament, Lord Bilimoria is active
in a wide range of matters, including
commerce, entrepreneurship, education,
diplomacy, minorities’ contributions, and
academia.

Cobra’s headquarters in the Barbican,
Central London, are a treasure trove of
gongs, awards, trophies and certificates—
all celebrating Cobra’s success in a fiercely
competitive world marketplace. Over
the years, Cobra has become one of the
world’s most celebrated beers, having
been awarded over seventy awards from
the prestigious Monde Selection Awards,
including five Gold Quality Awards in 2013.

Lord Bilimoria’s philanthropic principles
are rooted in his Zoroastrian beliefs which
influenced him in setting up the Cobra
Foundation to give something back to the
community. Established in March 2006,
the Cobra Foundation is an independent
charity providing health, education and
community support for young people
in South Asia, especially through the
provision of safe water.

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