Building wealth with purpose, creating legacy with compassion.
Arjun Malhotra — known to friends and business partners as “The Founder” — is the founder and chairman behind the Meridian Group of Companies, an international business spanning mining, metals, real estate, agriculture and infrastructure across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
- Est. 1993 — Left home for Lagos, Nigeria
- London, UK — Primary base
Returning as Group Chairman
2025 · Official Update — A return to lead the next chapter.
In 2021, Arjun Malhotra stepped back from his executive role at the Meridian Group of Companies. In 2025, after four years focused on family, philanthropy and new ventures, he returned to the Group as Group Chairman, resuming formal leadership of the business he founded in 2001.
Three decades, three continents
With his wife and two children
A lifelong passion for horses and farming
Featured in international press coverage
A philosophy built over three decades
— Business Weekly, Global Rich List Feature
Recognition across three decades
Figures and milestones as reported in independent business press and honours records.
Family, milestones and moments across the years
Chairman, International Council for Global Relations
