“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood.
But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy
and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods”. - John F Kennedy.
Vice President, SPT Sports Management
A sports enthusiast with a post graduation degree from the International Management Institute, New Delhi, Kanishka plays a key role in business development for the Event Management and Sports Academy for SPT Sports. Apart from these, he is also responsible for SPT Sport’s foray into Golf retailing and is spear heading the project of opening the 1st exclusive Golf retail store in India. The transition from an avid golfer followed by a stint in an International Golf Company and now into Sports Management, Kanishka has had a well chartered career path.
Being an active sportsman, Kanishka continued his association with sports while working by joining TaylorMade Adidas Golf. At Adidas, he was part of the core team that set up Golf operations in India. The 4 years in Adidas, he was responsible for national sales for the Golf division – TaylorMade. In early 2008, he moved to Bangalore to join the growing family business in Sports Management and Consultancy – SPT Sports Management Pvt. Ltd.
Kanishka has represented his school in Tennis and Golf. Later, he took up to Golf more and has even played the National Amateur Circuit. Besides playing Golf, he enjoys watching movies and travelling.
Managing Director and CEO, SPT Sports Management
Amit’s organisational expertise came into focus in 1974 when as a graduate student and the Charter President of LEO Club, Allahabad, with his team organised a series of activities including a 2 and 4 wheeler Motor Rally with no prior experience. The only exposure to a similar event was, as a class 6 student he was a co-passenger in a similar rally with his mother (who won the rally) as the driver and father as the navigator. His skills were put to test time and again through the years.
Out of sheer passion for sports, in 1992 he started organizing athletic summer camps, mini Marathons and other sports activities for children in Noida (out skirts of Delhi) while he was working as CEO of a greenfield mineral water project. Later in 1998, after 21 years of corporate experience, Sports Promotion Team (now SPT Sports) was incorporated.
Extremely excited about the opportunity, Amit played a key role in creating new concept of Integrated Sports Management (ISM) in India. He has been responsible in envisioning into a bright future which is already a reality and one of the fastest growing segments in India. As the Founder - MD, Amit plays an active role in strategizing and leading the course in taking the company to the next level.
Following Amit's example, SPT Sports colleagues are pledged to practice and uphold the following core values:
- Honesty, integrity and transparency
- Respect and care for valued clients, vendors and colleagues
- Pursuit of excellence in all endeavours
Amit has been an ardent sports enthusiast from his childhood. His early days were spent in Allahabad with schooling from St. Joseph’s High School and MBA from the University of Allahabad. It was only in 1978 that he left Allahabad for Delhi to take up his first assignment with Onida. As a passionate sportsperson in school, he excelled in athletics at school and was the Allahabad District athletic champion in 1971-72. Later he went on to represent Allahabad University in tennis. After completing his MBA, he took to golf in 1985 when he was enlisted as a member of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (which he still retains) after entering the corporate world. He also won many an events in motor rallying and races both in the two and four wheeler segment.
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