Vijay Eswaran is the founder of QI Group and CEO of QI Limited. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who has built a diversified global business, spanning investments in technology, education, food safety, and health care. He’s also active in the developing world through his work as Chairman of Global Shapers, part of the World Economic Forum.
Vijay was born in Malaysia but moved to Singapore with his family when he was two. His father owned a shoe company which Vijay helped expand into a multinational retailer with over 3 billion dollars worth of turnover before he founded QI Ltd., one of Asia’s largest consumer finance companies that have grown rapidly to become one of the most respected brands in Asia today.
QI is already Asia’s largest consumer finance company and a top-10 global brand. QI Group’s portfolio of over 200 financial products touches over 70% of consumers in Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China.
QI operates in more than 20 countries with a presence in more than 100 cities worldwide. QI Group has 3 billion dollars in annual revenues and an employee base of over 10 thousand people from over 170 countries. With offices across Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, and North America, QI Limited is also a member of FTSE International Ltd (FTSE: IM), an index provider for international companies traded on the London Stock Exchange.
Vijay Eswaran is the Chairman of Global Shapers, the global organization that helps more than 30,000 grassroots leaders transform their communities and businesses through 21st Century leadership. He is also an Independent Non-executive Director on the board of HSBC Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd, one of Asia’s biggest multinational banks.
QI was founded in 1995 by Vijay Eswaran and his brother Richard with a total initial fund size of ₹100 million. QI is ranked 18th on the list of Asia’s top 100 companies by Forbes, and CNBC has included QI in its list of “Top 18 Most Influential Brands in Asia.”
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