Mr.

Santiago Martin
Mr. Santiago Martin is the founder & chairman of the Martin Group of Companies. The
story of his life is one that epitomizes the success of a man who built nothing, into an
empire. Having started from the humble beginnings with his roots in simple business
ventures as a trader, he has managed to create one of the largest business empires in the
nation today that spans across the country and beyond. Beginning with his first steps of
growth in the lottery industry at a tender 13 years of age, he had managed to develop and
secure a vast marketing network of the buyers and sellers of lotteries all over India, largely
in the south, the north east, West Bengal, Punjab and Maharashtra. Having attained a
position of leadership within the trade over years of innovation and marketing in business
operations promoting an average annual growth of approximately 109%, he is now
regarded as the "Lottery King" of India. With a professional strength of more than 1000
committed staff working in the organization and more than 260 stockiest in all lottery
playing states, his enterprise has transformed into more of a community that has enabled
the benefit of millions, perhaps billions of individuals, dependent on the industry for
welfare and livelihood, both directly and indirectly, both then and now. In addition to his
passion for enterprises driven by technology and a quest for fresh investments, his
qualities as an entrepreneur have greatly enabled him to diversify into multiple business
ventures. Apart from Lottery trade, the group headed by Mr. Santiago Martin has several
interests that constitute the Martin Group of Companies in an enviable array of enterprises
in India, and abroad, including but not limited to:
Real Estate
Construction
Alternative Energy
Visual Media Entertainment
Textiles & Yarn
Hospitality
Health care and Education
Software and Technology
Property Development
Agro
Building Materials
He has to his credit a wide range of accomplishments that set him apart from the other
business leaders of his generation. He was awarded a gold medal for Excellence in
Business by the Foundation for Excellence in Business Practice, Geneva, in 2004. He has
been highlighted by numerous news paper articles, business magazines and reports
including Business World and the Economic Times, as the highest personal taxpayer in
India having paid up to Rs. 1 billion per year in tax alone. He was also the Consul General
for the REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, and helped assist the developing Liberian economy by
boosting the lottery industry there. Mr. Santiago Martin is also bestowed upon an
Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration by the 'Yorker International University',
New York, in addition to another Honorary Doctorate from Universit Popolare degli Studi
di Milano, Italy, and a Doctor of Letters from 'The International Tamil University,
Maryland, The United States of America. Mr. Santiago Martin has been awarded the
prestigious BEST LOTTERY PROFESSIONAL award in the year 2000 by PGRI (Public
Gaming Research Institute), USA. He is also the President of All India Federation of Lottery
Trade and Allied Industries - an organization engaged for uplifting and infusing credibility
to the lottery trade in India. Under his stewardship, his enterprise, Future Gaming Solutions
India Pvt. Ltd. became a member of the prestigious World Lottery Association and is
expanding into the field of Online Gaming & Casinos and Sports Betting, thus moving in line
with the groups expansion strategy.
He is widely travelled and has journeyed across various countries around the globe. He has
in fact been given the recognition of a frequent flyer with maximum flight travel hours by
various airlines that have rewarded him with free tickets in view of the copious reward
points he has accumulated on their loyalty programs. On his silver jubilee wedding
anniversary Mr. Santiago Martin and his family received the personal apostolic blessing of
the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. He is also an enterprising philanthropist who shares
great beliefs and values towards charity and other noble causes, having extended
generosity to numerous individuals and organizations on various occasions.