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Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia’s Biography

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Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia is the Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Dominvs Group, a family-owned private equity and real estate business.

Founded in 2011, Dominvs Group is a fast-growing family business with divisions specialising in hospitality, residential property, commercial property, aviation, private equity and wealth management. It has more than £1 billion of assets under management, over 12 under ownership, and over 3,000 hotel rooms under development.

He is also the founder and former Chairman of Euro Car Parts, one of the largest distributors of car and light commercial vehicle parts in Europe, which he established in 1978. Starting out with a single local motor accessories shop in Willesden, London, Mr. Ahluwalia successfully grew the company to a multi-million pound business with over 12,000 employees and 300 branches across the UK. Mr. Ahluwalia sold the company to LKQ Corporation in 2011 and continued to sit on the company's board as its Executive Chairman until December 2018.

Mr. Ahluwalia is also the founder and significant shareholder of VAR Capital, an independent... Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia is the Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Dominvs Group, a family-owned private equity and real estate business.

Founded in 2011, Dominvs Group is a fast-growing family business with divisions specialising in hospitality, residential property, commercial property, aviation, private equity and wealth management. It has more than £1 billion of assets under management, over 12 under ownership, and over 3,000 hotel rooms under development.

He is also the founder and former Chairman of Euro Car Parts, one of the largest distributors of car and light commercial vehicle parts in Europe, which he established in 1978. Starting out with a single local motor accessories shop in Willesden, London, Mr. Ahluwalia successfully grew the company to a multi-million pound business with over 12,000 employees and 300 branches across the UK. Mr. Ahluwalia sold the company to LKQ Corporation in 2011 and continued to sit on the company's board as its Executive Chairman until December 2018.

Mr. Ahluwalia is also the founder and significant shareholder of VAR Capital, an independent wealth management firm based in London. In 2018, VAR Capital was the winner of Euromoney’s Best Family Office award.

In 2019, Mr. Ahluwalia launched the Ahluwalia Family Foundation to support causes and projects in the UK and India, with a special focus on children and women's rights, homelessness, immigration, and entrepreneurship causes.

Born in Uganda, Mr. Ahluwalia spent time in a British refugee camp in 1972 after his family fled the regime of Idi Amin. Mr. Ahluwalia invests in companies in India and maintains strong links to the country, travelling back regularly and hopes to return permanently one day. moreless

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Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia’s Background

thinKitchen

Non-Executive Director

Aug 2021 - Present

Mumbai, IN

Founded in 2016, thinKitchen is a premium retail brand owned by the Seeba Group. thinKitchen is based in Mumbai and offers a wide range of high-quality kitchenware and homeware brands from around the world.

Principle Global

Non-Executive Chairman, Principle India

Jul 2021 - Present

Mumbai, IN

Principle Global is a global brand and implementation consultancy with offices in 25 locations including the UK, Italy, USA, UAE, India, Singapore and China and a global network of implementation partners who together cover more than 70 countries.

Dominvs Group

Founder & Non-Executive Chairman

2011 - Present

London, UK

Dominvs Group is a family-owned private equity and real estate business, managing a portfolio in excess of £1 billion. Its portfolio includes regional and central London hotels; residential and commercial developments; and private equity investments, including in Digraph Transport Supplies and India-based EcoCentric Management.

VAR Capital

Founder

2012 - Present

London, UK

VAR Capital is an award-winning, independent wealth management firm. Headquartered in London, VAR Capital offers asset management, debt finance, and investment banking services to private clients and institutions.

LKQ Corporation

Global Board Director; UK, Ireland and India, Executive Chairman

2011 - 2018

Chicago, US

Nasdaq-listed LKQ Corporation is the world’s leading provider of car, truck and other vehicle parts and accessories. With a market capitalisation exceeding $12 billion, LKQ employs more than 45,000 people worldwide and is a Fortune 500 company. LKQ Corporation acquired Euro Car Parts in 2011.

Euro Car Parts

Founder & Chairman

1978 - 2011

London, UK

Euro Car Parts is Europe's largest distributor of parts for all makes of cars and light commercial vehicles, employing more than 10,000 colleagues in 300 branches nationwide. Since its founding in 1978, Euro Car Parts has expanded by up to 35% each year. In 2017, Euro Car Parts opened T2 near Tamworth, Staffordshire, one of the largest car parts distribution facilities in the world.

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Philanthropy

The Ahluwalia Family Foundation

Founder & Chairman

2019 - Present

London, UK

The Ahluwalia Family Foundation is a family-led organisation that supports charities, non-profits and other projects in the UK, India, and worldwide. Founded by the Ahluwalia family, the Foundation has a special interest in supporting organisations that work in education, enterprise, migration, homelessness, and children's and women's rights.

Migration Museum Project

Supporter

2016 - Present

London, UK

The Migration Museum Project seeks to increase knowledge and appreciation of how migration has shaped Britain across the ages. It is in the process of creating a national Migration Museum and runs a far-reaching national education programme.

Jagriti Sewa Trust

Supporter

2012 - Present

Faridabad, IN

The Jagriti Sewa Trust provides education, coaching and financial support to underprivileged children in India. The Trust runs after-school classes for the children it supports, and also provides them with clothing and food.

Dominvs In Action

Director

2011 - Present

London, UK

Dominvs In Action is the charitable arm of Dominvs Group. Dominvs in Action focuses on supporting and partnering with community-based organisations that work across education, enterprise and homelessness. Its mission is to create strong, vibrant local communities and better the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in society.

SWAT London

Supporter

2009 - Present

London, UK

The Sikh Welfare & Awareness Team provides food, assistance and support to homeless people in South London. SWAT also runs workshops and clubs for young and vulnerable people about gang culture, drug addiction and alcohol abuse.

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Media

Forbes

Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia: From Refugee To One Of The UK’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs

Aug 2019

London, UK

Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia is featured in an article by Forbes Magazine regarding his life as a refugee before becoming one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs.

CNN Business

How a refugee created 3,500 jobs in Britain

Jan 2018

London, UK

CNN Business reported on Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia’s sale of Euro Car Parts. Due to Euro Car Parts, Sukhpal has generated over 3,500 jobs in Britain and said "I believe the backbone of this country is immigration, and we should never, ever forget it."

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Investments

Vapiano

Investor

Jul 2020 - Present

London, UK

Vapiano operates a number of Italian restaurants in the UK under licence from the famous German restaurant chain founded in 2002.

Digraph

Investor

Sep 2017 - Present

London, UK

Digraph supplies original equipment quality bus, coach, truck and trailer parts from leading manufacturers for the commercial truck and trailer, bus and coach markets in the UK.

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