ABHIJIT PAWAR

Chairman - AP Globale

MD - Sakal Media Group

Abhijit Pawar is the Chairman of AP Globale (APG) and Managing Director of Sakal Media Group (SMG) as well as the Founder and Chairman of the Delivering Change Foundation (DCF).

He shares the belief that companies should be driven by the purpose to make a difference for the larger good.

Therefore Abhijit created SIMACES.

SIMACES stands for Skilling & Education, Impact Funding, Media, Advisory & Consulting, Community Transformation, Events and Special Projects/ SPVs.

Abhijit Pawar launched Agrowon, the first newspaper ever daily devoted to Agriculture on 19 April 2005. Agrowon is a 16-page tabloid published in Marathi.

He has been an Executive Committee Member of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA).

Abhijit is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), an international peer network of chief executives and business leaders. He has also been bestowed by Young Presidents Organisation - World Presidents Organisations (YPO-WPO), with the first Global Impact Legacy Honour in 2016 for his transformational efforts in the field of women empowerment.