Summary

Sunil Vachani is a second-generation entrepreneur and a veteran of 29 years in the electronic manufacturing industry (EMS). He is the chairman and managing director of Dixon Technologies, India’s home-grown contract electronics manufacturer. He graduated from the American College, London, then returned to India and worked in his family-run business. His father, Sundar Vachani, had built the Weston brand of TVs and was a market leader in the era of B&W TVs in India. With some borrowed money from his father, he established Dixon in 1993. Back then he serviced only one customer, Goldstar, now Lucky Goldstar Electronics. Since then, Dixon has grown into an electronics major with manufacturing capabilities in 11 state-of-the art facilities across India.

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Key Achievements & Major Timelines

• In 1993, He founded Dixon Technologies to manufacture televisions.
• In 1994, Commencement of the manufacture of mobile phones.
• In 2017, Dixon Technologies went public, listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange(NSE).
• In 2018, He partnered with Xiaomi to manufacture LED televisions at its Tirupati plant.
• In 2020, He collaborated with Samsung to produce LED televisions locally.
• In 2021, Sunil Vachani was honoured with the “EY Entrepreneur of the Year” award.
• In 2022, He was recognised as the “Electronics Man of the Year” by the Electronic Industries Association of India
• In 2024, Dixon Technologies was awarded the prestigious “Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance.