Vivek MD voted top 40 under 40
Chintan’s entrepreneurial journey started when he was a young kid. He would accompany his dad, the founder of the Vivek Group Investments Company
Vivek Group in Top 100 SMEs
Four manufacturing companies –Coninx Industries, Vivek Investments, Propack, and East African Canvas— took the ninth, seventh, sixth, and second positions respectively
Vivek group on the path to greatness
Vivek Group, one of the most reputable market leaders in the manufacturing and distribution of household products in the East Africa region, is countering foreign
Not too late to build FMCG brands in East Africa
When Chintan Thacker joined his father in the business in 2004, he saw an opportunity “to go backward in the supply chain”. “I was getting bored. I was feeling ‘this is too easy’ I wanted to go into manufacturing something,” says Thacker, who is currently
This Tycoon Built Kenya’s First Private Label
Passion, purpose, and perseverance, these are common traits embodied in most of the successful entrepreneurs today. For Chintan Thacker, the Managing Director of Vivek Investments Limited, there is also hard work, hard knocks
Entrepreneurs who stood out in the year 2016
“If you’re not a risk-taker, you should get the hell out of business,” said Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s.In 2016, Enterprise interviewed dozens of individuals who have taken risks, including quitting lucrative white-collar jobs, to become entrepreneurs
Tough sales job taught me delicate business of running corner office
Chintan Thacker returned to Kenya from the US in 2004 armed with a postgraduate degree in jewelry studies. He had worked in India as a diamond grader and seller