THE TEAM
P.T. ANTONY
A Very humble beginning...
The year 1960 saw the founding of what would be later on the Alapatt Group. It was in this year that P.T. Antony, with his astound foresight, started PT & Sons, a company engaged in the distribution of consumer products. During that period, he was one of the directors of South Indian bank...a post still held by his successors. A devout catholic with purity in heart, he, as the founder had set out the seven core values of the company which still are strictly followed by the Alapatt Group. PT & Sons soon established an extensive network and its success prompted the setting up of the first professionally run jewellery outlet in the state of Kerala in Kochi, in 1962. Soon after, another outlet was born.
He was a people's person in all sense. His personal rapport with everyone who came in touch with him had a great effect in his personal life and also in his success as a businessman.
The reason behind the success and growth of the company was his way of approach to his staff and customers. His genuineness and closeness towards his workers is one quality that has been followed by all his successors over the years.
Francis Alapatt
Chairman and Managing Partner
The demise of P.T. Antony in 1970 saw the reins of PT & Sons entrusted upon an young boy of 17, Francis Alapatt. Though young, Francis had been guided and nurtured by his father and hence, he followed the footsteps of this father in establishing and expanding the family business. His entrepreneurial drive and business acumen helped the company expand its businesses and also to diversify its activities. Alapatt Marketing and Alapatt Logistics were innovative creations by Francis.
As all in the family, Francis Alapatt is a God fearing person with integrity and trust in-built in him. His commitment and dedication towards the welfare of his employees and the society is a well known fact. He is the ex-chairman of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and is a director of the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industries. He is also one of the Directors of the South Indian Bank and is actively involved in taking the Bank to greater heights.
Antony Alapatt
Partner
The eldest son of Francis Alapatt, Antony graduated from St. Stephen's College in Delhi and holds an MBA in Marketing from Boston University. Antony is also a certified diamond grader with a degree in Gemology from the Gemological Institute of America, New York. The retail division of Alapatt Group which runs in the name and style of Alapatt Heritage is the brain child of Antony and has shown consistent and excellent growth over the years.
Joe Alapatt
Partner
Joe Alapatt is the youngest son of the Chairman, Francis Alapatt. He graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and holds an MBA in Strategic Entrepreneurship from George Washington University. The Chairman, seeing the drive and zeal in his young ward has entrusted him with the responsibility of diversification of the group to other verticals and to spearhead the groups foray into the real estate sector.
The motto of the Group is "We take care of our people, our people take care of our customers and our customers take care of us".
The Alapatt group is a family that is unified by its values and culture. The guiding principle of the Group is that: "It's not just the growth of the group, but the growth of the employees" that drives the group to greater heights. Alapatt Group employs more than 300 people.
Alapatt Group believes in empowering its employees. With this in mind, the personnel are given regular training programs and are updated with the latest technological developments in their respective fields.