Biography of Arun Nayar

Synopsis

Arun Nayar is an Indian businessman who serves as Vice President and Global Director of Resources at Software Paradigms International. He also runs SPI’s Human Resources, Administration and Corporate Communications, Learning and Development activities worldwide.

Arun Nayar has over eighteen years of rich and varied experience in human resources, training and development staff management, and employee relations.

Early age and education

Arun Nayar was born in December 1964, in Burmantofts, England, United Kingdom. He belongs to the Indian nationality and as for the ethnicity of him; he is Indian and of German descent. He is the son of Vinod Nayar and Gunnar Nayar.

Arun Nayar spent his early years on a Leeds council estate. He then moved to India with his family shortly after the birth of his younger brother Nikhil Nayar. After his parents’ divorce, Arun and his brother lived with his mother.

Arun Nayars’ mother also established a highly successful textile company in Mumbai which resonated in the 1970s. His mischievous behavior in Mumbai resulted in him being sent back to England as a 16-year-old and attending the prestigious Millfield boarding school.

After completing his studies, Arun Nayar moved to Imperial College London and earned a master’s degree in physics.

Career and trajectory

After completing his studies, Arun enjoyed his youth working in Mumbai and is building a jet-setting reputation with holidays in Saint Tropez and Saint Moritz and homes in France, Germany and London.

Arun Nayar is a successful businessman and CEO of Direction Software Solutions. As president, he is believed to have led the growth of the company that offers software solutions.

Personal life and adventure

Arun Nayar has been married three times. He was married to his longtime Italian model girlfriend Valentina Pedroni , in 1997. The couple first met in St Moritz and after the marriage, they enjoyed a sweet relationship with a glamorous life among the glitterati of Bombay.

However, the couple began to have conflicts and seemed unhappy. After that, Pedroni spent most of her time abroad and her husband Arun became engaged in his computer business, Direction Software Solutions.

Consequently, the couple divorced in 2002. Shortly after Arun Nayar met and fell in love with Elizabeth Hurley , an English actress and model who has been associated with the Estee Lauder cosmetics company. In early 2003, the couple was seen in public for the first time at a Christian Dior show in Paris.

They finally got married in 2007 and held a traditional Anglican wedding in an English castle, followed by a week of celebrations and a Hindu ceremony in their hometown of Jodhpur, India. She spent $2.5 million for the marriage ceremony.

Arun and his wife Elizabeth lived in London and in a country house in the Cotswolds, with their son Damian from a previous relationship. The couple separated in 2010, following press reports linking her romantically to Australian cricketer Shane Warne on December 12, 2010. Additionally, she later dated Liz Hurley. The two often go on vacation together.

Arun Nayar finally tied the knot with his girlfriend Kim Johnson on July 30, 2016 on the French Riviera after a relationship of almost four years. Currently, the couple lives happily. He is also fluent in German, English and Italian.

Net worth

Arun Nayar has an estimated net worth of around $200 million which he has raised from a computer company.