Neer Chandaria holds an undergraduate Business Management degree from Brunel University in the UK. He is a Director and Shareholder of Chandaria Industries, he heads up the Sales, Marketing & Business Development of Chandaria Industries in Kenya and Tanpack Tissues Tanzania, which are 2 of the group’s largest companies.

Chandaria Industries Ltd (CIL) is the largest Tissue and Hygiene products manufacturer in East and Central Africa. The company has state of the art manufacturing facilities in Kenya and sells its products in multiple African countries today. CIL is also the largest recycler of paper for tissue manufacturing in East and Central Africa. The company has saved over 22 million trees by recycling paper over the last 31 years. The company’s paper recycling operations provide employment to over 20,000 Kenyans.

CIL is also committed to community development and it currently supports over 35 educational and medical institutions across Kenya.

Neer Chandaria is only 26 years old and is the youngest member of the family and the youngest Director in Chandaria Industries Ltd.

He is now an inspirational role model in the Sales & Marketing field across the country.

He is also very passionate about brand building and overlooks the corporate and consumer products brand strategies across East Africa.

Achievements & Recognition

• Invited to join the African Leadership Network (ALN) in June 2014, becoming a member of Africa’s most prestigious business owners & Executives organization.

• Invited to be a part of the Festival of Friendship (FOF) committee in 2014, which is a community based event organizing body.

• Invited as a panelist speaker for the Msurvey Startup Weekend of Young Entrepreneurs at Strathmore Business School in May 2015.

• Invited as a panelist speaker for the GEMS College Young Leaders & Enterprise Conference (GYLE) in February 2016.

• Top qualifier to represent Kenya in the Zone 6 Kenya Golf team in May 2016.