Popular industry veteran Minda Patel has passed away

Popular industry veteran Dharmander Patel, popularly known as Minda, has sadly died aged 51. Minda had a long career in toys and games, cutting his teeth as a product engineer at Hasbro Europe.

Initially invited to spend a year at Hasbro straight from university, Minda was then invited back as a product engineer. He stayed eight years before moving to The Marketing Store.

Later, Minda served as Product Development Manager at Drummond Park for over a decade before founding his own invention studio – DNR Games. He also headed up product development at Fuel for Fun.

Minda is survived by his wife Nishma and two daughters, Rani and Raeya. Our heartfelt condolences to the family. You can read more about Minda’s career here.

A tribute page has also been set up for Minda and you can find that here.The Watford Peace Hospice looked after and cared for Minda in the final weeks of his life. Donations to the hospice would be welcome by the family, and you can donate via the tribute link.

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