The Group - GMS group of companies

History

The GMS Group was founded in 1981 by Mr G M Singh. Under his leadership, the Group pioneered the technology of one-hour photo film development and prospered in the photo-finishing industry. Since then, the group has been a pioneer and market leader in a number of businesses it has undertaken in Photofinishing (Lazor QSS), Digital Imaging and Printing (GMS Technologies), Automobile Retailing and Dealerships (General Motor Cars-Opel, Ichibaan Automobiles-Honda Cars, Presidential Cars-Volkswagen Cars, Volvo Trucks), Master Franchise Nissan Cars, Power Generation (GAPS Power) and Construction (GMS Constructions) and most recently in Food Manufacturing (Cogent Foods).

  • 1981

    The GMS Group was founded

  • 1982

    Pioneered Photo Finishing in India.

  • 1994

    Pioneered Digital Printing (Large format) for hoardings, which eliminated the hand-painted ones.

  • 1996

    Started the retailing of General Motor Cars in Mumbai & Bangalore

  • 1998

    Introduced Ichibaan-retailing of Honda Cars in Mumbai, which became the second largest retailer of Honda Cars in India.

  • 1998

    First Commercial construction project

  • 2005

    Introduced the servicing of Volvo Trucks in Maharashtra region (to recheck the date)

  • 2005

    Gaps Power. First Biomass Power Plant in Aurangabad

  • 2007

    Introduced Presidential Cars-retailing of Volkswagen Cars in Mumbai (to recheck the date)

  • 2008

    Introduced Nissan Cars as a master franchisee (Exclusive distributor) of Nissan Japan for sales, marketing, dealer development & supply of parts across India

  • 2010

    Created an iconic commercial building which won an Asia Pacific Award for the Design & Aesthetic

  • 2017

    Founded Cogent Foods , a B2B manufacturer & supplier of Fresh & Frozen Foods

Leadership team/ Board of Directors
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Gurinder Mohan Singh Nindrajog
  • Founder & current Chairman of the GMS Group
  • Driving force behind the growth & success of the company
  • Over 53 years of experience of which 40 years is in the service industry
  • Promotes the culture of Servicing Customers with Smile & Pride through all the companies
  • Belief in building relationships thus making them customers for life
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Sumeet Nindrajog
  • Sumeet has over 20 years’ experience in advising, investing and operating in companies in North America and India.
  • Co Founder of Paragon Partners, a leading Private Equity firm headquartered in Mumbai.
  • Prior to co-founding Paragon Partners, Sumeet was the co-founder and executive director at Hover Automotive India – HAI (a leading global automobile manufacturer’s exclusive distributor in India) based out of Mumbai.
  • Prior to joining HAI’s operations, Sumeet successfully managed automobile retail outlets which were part of his family business.
  • He has also successfully started and sold two independent ventures in India in the Real Estate and Power sectors.
  • Sumeet previously worked at Ares Management in their Private Equity Group in Los Angeles and with UBS in the Investment Banking Group.
  • He has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Mr. Nindrajog graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a concentration in Finance and Management
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Rosenyn Kapur
  • Rosenyn has over 22 years of experience in several service oriented businesses
  • She joined the group in 2000 as director of the Digital Imaging business
  • In 2017, she co-founded Cogent Foods and handles strategy & business development for the company
  • Mrs. Kapur graduated with Honors from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Finance
  • He has also successfully started and sold two independent ventures in India in the Real Estate and Power sectors.