Instead of thinking about retiring at 54, Ashok Boob set up Clean Science and Technology to work on cleaner and catalytic technologies to make specialty chemicals, a booming sector in India. It propelled him to the 100 richest Indians club. Find out how in our cover story
Ashok Boob(Sitting)
At 54 most people plan their retirement. Not Ashok Boob. He still had one more act left in him.
After working in Mangalam Drugs and Organics, he decided to move out and set up something new. Teaming up with nephew Siddharth Sikchi who had just returned from Canada with a masters in organic chemistry, the duo started what is today known as Clean Science and Technology. They decided to work on cleaner and catalytic technologies that can be used to make speciality chemicals.
(This story appears in the 24 December, 2021 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)