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Viren Merchant Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 17, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth16 January 1967

Age57 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India

ProfessionBusinessman

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseShaila Merchant

FamilyDaughters: Anjali Merchant and Radhika Merchant; Parents: Ajit Kumar Gordhandas and Indu Gordhandas; Siblings: Sudhir Merchant, Rekha Ajay Asher, Priti Sanjiv Kapur

Viren Merchant Biography

Viren Merchant is an Indian businessman from Mumbai who serves as CEO and Vice Chairman of Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. He is known publicly as the fatherof

Early life and background

Viren Ajitkumar Merchant was born on 16 January 1967 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Raised in a Gujarati family, he attended The Scholar High School in Mumbai before pursuing higher education at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He grew up in a well-to-do household and later joined the family business after completing his studies.

Career

Merchant is a businessman with longstanding ties to the pharmaceutical and related industries. As of 2022 he holds the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman at Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company. His business interests extend beyond Encore Healthcare: he is listed as a director on a number of companies, including Encore Natural Polymers Private Limited, Encore Business Centre Private Limited, Encore Polyfrac Products Private Limited, ZYG Pharma Private Limited, Saidarshan Business Centres Private Limited, ADF Foods (India) Limited, and Delphinium Realtors Private Limited.

Family and personal life

Viren Merchant is married to Shaila Merchant, who is identified as a businesswoman. The couple have two daughters: Anjali Merchant, a co-founder of DryFix, and Radhika Merchant, who serves as a director of Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Merchant’s parents were Ajit Kumar Gordhandas, described as a businessman, and Indu Gordhandas, who passed away on 19 February 2014. He also has siblings, including a brother, Sudhir Merchant, who is CEO of Encore Natural Polymers Pvt. Ltd., and two sisters, Rekha Ajay Asher and Priti Sanjiv Kapur, both described as businesswomen.

Public profile

Merchant is known in the public sphere largely because of his daughter Radhika’s engagement to Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani. That engagement took place on 29 December 2022, with a Roka ceremony at the Shrinathji Temple in Rajasthan followed by an evening celebration hosted by the Ambani family that was attended by prominent film personalities.

Outside of business life, Merchant is described as religious and is often seen attending religious places with family. He also enjoys playing golf in his spare time.

Physical characteristics and identity

Available details list Merchant’s height at approximately 170 cm (about 5 feet 7 inches). He is described as having brown eyes and salt-and-pepper hair. His zodiac sign is Capricorn and his nationality is Indian; his religion is listed as Hinduism.

Latest updates

In addition to his executive role at Encore Healthcare, Merchant continues to appear in media coverage tied to his family’s public activities, notably his daughter Radhika’s engagement to Anant Ambani. As of 2022, reporting also included an approximate annual income figure for Merchant, and his continued directorships across several companies related to pharmaceuticals, polymers, food and real estate.

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Recent Work

Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Executive leadership role at the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company (as of 2022).

2022
Director, multiple companies

Listed director of Encore Natural Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Encore Business Centre Pvt. Ltd., Encore Polyfrac Products Pvt. Ltd., ZYG Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Saidarshan Business Centres Pvt. Ltd., ADF Foods (India) Ltd., and Delphinium Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. (as of 2022)
  2. Director on multiple companies in pharmaceuticals, polymers, food and real estate
  3. Father of Radhika Merchant, who is publicly known for her engagement to Anant Ambani
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