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VideosJune 30, 2021
Indian Entrepreneur Rajesh Chaplot Talks About his Business Journey in Uganda and Africa
- Written by Sandra Francisco
- Published: June 30, 2021
Indian entrepreneur Rajesh Chaplot talks about his business journey in Uganda and Africa. Rajesh Chaplot is the General Manager of Graphic Systems Uganda, the biggest packaging company in East Africa, as well as the Managing Director of Manglam Africa, but he is also involved in many other business ventures and organizations.
"I came from India to Congo in 1996. I am a chartered accountant, so I was a finance manager at Graphic Systems Congo. I came to Uganda in 1998 along with our director and we started Graphic Systems, which is the biggest in packaging not only in Uganda but in East Africa. We also do advertising material production and we produce textile material for the corporates. Then, we expanded with some different shareholders. I am also managing Fabrication Systems where we do civil construction, metal fabrication works, and we have the franchise of Otis Elevator for Uganda. There is another company called Crown Packaging which was established four years ago where we work with the beverage industries. Nine years ago, we also opened a company for the IT and BPO sector which is called Cameo Techedge in Congo and the call centers and BPO work mostly for telecom companies. There is another company called Manglam Africa which is owned by me for warehousing in Uganda. Apart from those companies, I have been active in various business organizations in Uganda. I was on the Board of Directors for six years on the Uganda Manufacturers' Association. I am currently on the Board of Directors of the Private Sector Foundation which is the apex body for all private sector businesses in Uganda. I am a business advisor and I am chairing a committee for the President of Uganda on competitiveness and ease of doing business in Uganda. We meet with His Excellency the President every six months and we bring our business issues and concerns to him so that he can help us and guide us. I was the past Chairman of the Indian Association and also of the Indian Business Forum in Uganda", says Rajesh Chaplot.
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