[ The ] nice thing is that India and China 's investing in Africa , so the ultimate destination is us , '' he says . Ashish Thakkar , 31 , is the founder of pan-African business conglomerate Mara Group . He has been a director at Tata Sons since 2008 and was also appointed as chairman in January this year. He now heads a corporation doing business in 18 African countries . Thakkar is set to go into space as part of the Virgin Galactic program .
Ashish Thakkar , 31 , is the founder of pan-African business conglomerate Mara Group . He has been a director at Tata Sons since 2008 and was also appointed as chairman in January this year. He now heads a corporation doing business in 18 African countries . Thakkar is set to go into space as part of the Virgin Galactic program .