V. G. Siddhartha

V. G. Siddhartha
Born
Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde

1958 or 1959
Thanoodi, Mysuru State, India
Died (aged 60)
Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Resting placeChikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India
Alma materSt. Aloysius Mangalore
Mangalore University
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman & MD, Café Coffee Day
Board member ofMindtree
RelativesS. M. Krishna (father in-law)
In this Indian name, the name Veerappa Gangaiah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Siddhartha Hegde or Siddhartha.

Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde (1958 or 1959 – 29 July 2019) was an Indian businessman from Karnataka.[1] He was the founder of the cafe chain Café Coffee Day and was its chairman and managing director. He was on the board of directors of Mindtree, GTV, Liqwid Krystal, Way2wealth Brokers, Coffee Day Natural Resources, and Way2wealth Securities.

After going missing on the evening of 29 July 2019, his body was found by three fishermen at the Hoige Bazaar beach, near the mouth of the river Nethravati on 31 July.[2]

  1. ^ Srikar Muthyala (29 September 2015). "The List of Great Entrepreneurs of India in 2015". MyBTechLife. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha dead, body found". The Economic Times. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.