V ivek Chaand Sehgal is an Indian-born Australian billionaire and the founder and chairman of the Samvardhana Motherson Group, a massive global manufacturer of automotive parts. His entrepreneurial journey began in 1975 when he and his late mother (hence the name 'Motherson') started a small silver trading company. They later moved into manufacturing, founding a company to produce wiring harnesses for the Indian automotive industry in partnership with a Japanese firm.

From this single joint venture, Sehgal has built a global automotive components behemoth through a relentless and highly successful strategy of international acquisitions. He has acquired dozens of auto parts makers around the world, transforming the Motherson Group into a major global supplier of a vast and diverse range of components, from wiring and mirrors to bumpers and dashboards, to nearly every major automaker in the world. Although the company is headquartered in India, Sehgal himself holds Australian citizenship.