Ashok Jivraj Rabheru

Ashok Jivraj Rabheru CVO DL (born 6 April 1952 in Morogoro, Tanzania) is a British businessman. He was appointed as Commander of the Victorian Order (CVO)[2][3] in the 2011 New Year Honours List for his extraordinary work for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. He served as a trustee for DofE from 2000 to 2010, and was a core member of the steering group to raise funds for the Golden Jubillee anniversary for DofE in 2006.[4] He still works as Chairman of the joint funding board for UK and international engagements.

Ashok Jivraj Rabheru
Born (1952-04-06) April 6, 1952
Morogoro, Tanzania
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College London (B.Sc.)
Royal Holloway, University of London (M.Phil.)
OccupationChairman of Genisys Group[1]
Spouse(s)Harshida Jivraj Rabheru [2]

Furthermore, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in 2011.[5]

Early life and education

Ashok was born in Morogoro, Tanzania) and emigrated to UK while he was 15 years. Ashok earned his degree from University College London in (B.Sc.). He holds an (M.Phil.) from Royal Holloway, University of London in Applied Mathematics.

Career

Ashok started his IT career by forming Genisys Group[6] in the year 1985 with just 5 employees and employs over 2200 staff.

Personal and family life

Ashok is married to Harshida Jivraj Rabheru [2] having triplets: Rishi, Shayan and Nikita, and lives in Buckinghamshire, UK.

Social and charitable work

He served as a Trustee for DofE from the year 2000 till 2010 and was the core member of the steering group to raise funds for the Golden Jubilee anniversary for DofE in the year 2006.[7] He still works as Chairman of the Joint funding board for the UK and International engagements. Ashok is also an active supporter of charities like Combat Stress,[8] Debra[9] and also working with the Asian community.

Honours and Awards

In the same year when Ashok received CVO award, he was also appointed as Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in 2011.[10]

References
  1. https://www.genisys-group.com/about-us/
  2. https://issuu.com/abpl/docs/av_8jan11
  3. "Central chancery of the orders of knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. "Ashok J Rabheru CVO DL – The Duke of Edinburgh's Award". www.dofe.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. "Lieutenancy of Buckinghamshire". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. http://www.genisys-group.com
  7. http://www.dofe.org/trustees/ashok-j-rabheru-cvo-dl
  8. http://www.combatstress.org.uk/
  9. https://www.debra.org.uk/
  10. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-59707-1307272
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