Ajinkya Firodia

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ajinkya Firodia

• Ajinkya Firodia is the third-generation entrepreneur of one of the famous business houses in India.

• In an interview, he remembered that his first earning was during his Boy Scout days by selling firecrackers.

• He started his career as a financial analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wall Street, New York, USA on 11 September 2001.

• He reminisced about the survival and trauma of the September 11 attacks on his first working day. ^[3]DNA

• In 2003, he joined his family business as the General Manager of Marketing at Kinetic Engineering.

• One of his major achievements as a marketing head was the promotion of Kinetic Zing 80 in 2004.

  

• He joined as the Managing director of the Kinetic group in 2009.

• He was instrumental in building a new business plan that shifted the focus on automotive components which increased the exports by 50 per cent, as per the annual report of the financial year 2022-23 published by Kinetic Engineering Limited.

• He also focused on developing the existing dealer base and several collaborations such as the joint venture with Norton Motorcycles.

• According to the annual report for the financial year 2022-23, published by Kinetic Engineering Limited, the net profit increased by 130 per cent and the revenue grew by 10.58 per cent, under his leadership.

• He has been separated from his wife, Aparna Ajinkya Firodia, since 2017.

• She allegedly attacked Ajinkya with a kitchen knife in 2019 following which a police case was registered against her on attempt to murder. ^[4]Hindustan Times

• His favourite motto in business is Stay in the Game.

• He has a pet dog named Doobie of the Shih Tzu breed.

  

• He is on the board of directors of Motoroyale India Private Limited, Kinetic Engineering Limited, Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Limited, Jaya Hind Mechanics Limited, Kinetic Watts and Volts Private Limited, and MV Agusta India Private Limited.

• He is one of the angel investors in the reality TV show, Indian Angels, streamed on JioCinema.

  

• He likes to travel and according to him, it helps in learning and rediscovering. His favourite travel destination is the Maldives.

• His favourite sport is swimming.