Hasit Dani is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur. |
He is the second-generation scion of one of the founding families of Asian Paints Ltd and the son of tycoon Ashwin Dani. |
He is a board member of Asian Paints. |
He was born into a Hindu Jain family. |
His grandfather, Suryakant Dani, hailed from Kapadvanj, Kheda, Gujarat and co-founded Asian Paints in February 1942. |
His father, Ashwin Dani, was a billionaire and the non-executive chairman of Asian Paints Ltd. |
Ashwin ranked #49 on Forbes India’s The 100 Richest Indians 2013 list. |
He passed away on 28 September 2023, with a net worth of $7.8 billion. |
His mother, Ina Dani, is a yoga practitioner and a disciple of B. K. S. Iyengar. |
She used to teach prenatal yoga at the Iyengar Yoga Centre. |
His brother Jalaj Dani is a businessman, investor, and philanthropist. |
He resigned from Asian Paints in 2017 and became its co-promoter. |
His brother Malav A. Dani is a businessman and Chairperson at Asian Paints. |
Hasit became a director of multiple companies in 1995. |
He joined Gujarat Organics Private Limited as a Wholetime Director in 2000. |
He became a director of Haish Holding And Trading Company in 2010. |
He is a trustee of Param-arth Charitable Trust. |
In 2021, Hasit and wife Shubhlaxmi Dani bought a 6,374 sq ft apartment in South Mumbai. |