HARMEEK SINGH

Founder and chairman of Plan b Group

Singh arrived in the UAE on a visit visa in 2003 after his family’s electronics business closed back in India due to increasing competition from China. His first job was at an advertising company in Dubai where he took to the business like a fish in water, moving on with several of his regular clients in tow after 10 months and increasing his salary from Dhs2,750 to Dhs200,000 ($54,449) a month, according to reports. This business formed the basis of Plan b, the company he founded in 2004, and has proved a solid foundation for its rapid expansion since with operations spanning advertising, events, social media, interior design and more. The company has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Delhi and London.