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India's Top 10 Businessmen...
1.Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani is the most famous Indian business mogul with a Midas touch.He(born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate and the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, the largest private sector enterprise in India, a Fortune 500 company, and one of the largest private sector conglomerates in the world. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%. As of July 2010, he is the richest man in Asia and the fourth richest man in the world with a personal wealth of US$29.0 billion. On 29 October 2007, a strong rally in the Indian stock market and the appreciation of the Indian rupee boosted the market capitalisation of all Reliance group companies, making him for a while the world’s richest man, with net worth climbing to US$63.2 billion leaving Bill Gates behind at around $56 billion. According to Forbes Magazine forecasts, he is expected to regain the title of the richest man in the world in 2014.
2.Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal edges Ambani by a slight $0.3 billion as the one of the most famous Indian businessmen. He is(Rajasthani: लक्ष्मी मित्तल; born 15 June 1950) an Indian national, steel tycoon and the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company. As of July 2010, Mittal is the richest man in Europe and the fifth richest in the world with a personal wealth of US$28.7 billion or £19.3 billion.The Financial Times named Mittal Person of the Year in 2006. In May 2007, he was named one of the "100 Most Influential People" by Time magazine.
He is a board council member of the Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council of Overseas Indians. He serves as a non-executive director of Goldman Sachs, EADS and ICICI Bank and is presently the vice chairman of the World Steel Association. Mittal is a member of the Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan, the International Investment Council in South Africa, the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council and the International Iron and Steel Institute’s Executive Committee.He is a member in the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management and is part of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta Alumni Association, London Chapter.
He is a board council member of the Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council of Overseas Indians. He serves as a non-executive director of Goldman Sachs, EADS and ICICI Bank and is presently the vice chairman of the World Steel Association. Mittal is a member of the Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan, the International Investment Council in South Africa, the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council and the International Iron and Steel Institute’s Executive Committee.He is a member in the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management and is part of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta Alumni Association, London Chapter.
3.Azim Premji
Azim Premji is and has been a longstanding famous Indian businessman. He (Gujarati: અઝીમ પ્રેમજી) (born 24 July 1945) is an Indian business tycoon, philanthropist and the chairman of Wipro Limited, a group company that holds Wipro Technologies, India's third largest software development companies. According to Forbes, he is currently the third richest Indian with a personal wealth of US$17 billion in 2010. In 2000, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek. He was also among the 50 richest people in the world from 2001 to 2003 according to Forbes.In April 2004, he was rated among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. His assets include 74% of Wipro. Wipro Limited, which dealt in hydrogenated cooking fats along with consumer products, grew from a company of US $2.5 million to a giant of $1.4 billion under Premji's leadership. Wipro Technologies, one of its group companies, is one of India's largest software companies and is ranked among the top 100 technology companies globally.
4.Anil Ambani
Anil Ambani, sibling to Mukesh Ambani, is a famous Indian business tycoon (world’s number 36) with property amounting to $13.7 billion.He (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian business baron and chairman of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, one of the largest private conglomerates. Anil's elder brother, Mukesh Ambani, is also worth more than 29 billion dollars, and owns another company called Reliance Industries. As of 2010[update], he is the fourth richest Indian with a personal wealth of $13.7 billion, behind Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal and Azim Premji. He is a member of the Board of Overseers at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur; Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is a member of the Central Advisory Committee, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. In March 2006, he resigned. He is also the Chairman of Board of Governors of DA-IICT, Gandhinagar.
5.Shashi and Ravi Ruia
Shashi and Ravi Ruia famous Indian business magnates (and magnets) and CEOs of the Essar Group.The Ruias have entered the Forbes list of the 10 richest Indians for the first time with a wealth of $12 billion, and are at the seventh spot. The Essar Group was founded over three decades ago by the Ruia family who migrated to Mumbai from Rajasthan.The Ruias have been in business since the 1800s. Essar Chairman Shashi Ruia recently remarked about the entrepreneurial spirit that runs in the family: 'I am not just an MBA, but also an MBB (Marwari by birth).'In 1969, following their father Nand Kishore Ruia's death, Shashi and Ravi Ruia took over the group. Soon, they transformed a small family business into a diversified corporation dealing in shipping, steel, oil and gas, and telecom.In 2007, the brothers earned $6.3 billion selling their 33 per cent stake in Hutchison-Essar to Vodafone. Shashi Ruia has been instrumental in the company's foray into several new businesses like steel, power, construction, shipping, and oil & gas.Ravi Ruia is known for his entrepreneurial skills, innovative spirit and an eye for detail that has enabled the Essar group gain global recognition. Essar is the fourth largest industrial house in India in terms of assets.
6.Savitri Jindal
Savitri Jindal is India’s most famous female business woman who presides over the steel and power multinational company, the O.P. Jindal Group. She is an Indian steel baroness, the wealthiest woman in India and the world's 44th richest person. She is the non-executive chairperson of Jindal Steel and Power Limited and JSW Steel, and member of the HaryanaVidhan Sabha, (Legislative Assembly) MLA. She also served as a Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana until 2010. She became the chairperson after her husband, O. P. Jindal, died in a helicopter crash in 2005.[3] She is noted for being the world's 4th richest mother.
7.Kushal Pal Singh
Kushal Pal Singh’s stands among the most famous Indian businessmen. He(born August 15, 1931), is a real estate mogul and the chairman and CEO of DLF Limited, India's largest real estate developer.[2] It has an estimated land bank of 10,255 acres (42 km2) with about 3,000 acres (12 km²) being in Gurgaon called DLF City.
A graduate in science from Meerut College, Mr. K.P. Singh pursued Aeronautical Engineering in UK, being subsequently selected to the Indian Army by British Officers Services Selection Board, UK. He was commissioned into the renowned cavalry regiment of ‘The Deccan Horse’ of the Indian Army. In 1960, he joined American Universal Electric Company and soon after its merger with DLF Universal Limited in 1979, he took over as the Managing Director of this new company.
A graduate in science from Meerut College, Mr. K.P. Singh pursued Aeronautical Engineering in UK, being subsequently selected to the Indian Army by British Officers Services Selection Board, UK. He was commissioned into the renowned cavalry regiment of ‘The Deccan Horse’ of the Indian Army. In 1960, he joined American Universal Electric Company and soon after its merger with DLF Universal Limited in 1979, he took over as the Managing Director of this new company.
8.Kumar Birla
Kumar Birla has earned renown as a famous Indian businessman. He(Rajasthani: कुमार मंगलम बिरला ) (born June 14, 1967) is an Indian industrialist and the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, whose companies in India include Grasim, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Idea Cellular, Aditya Birla Retail and Aditya Birla Minacs in Canada and Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani). Kumar Mangalam Birla has held and continues to hold several key and responsible positions on various regulatory and professional boards.
Kumar Mangalam Birla was born into a Marwari business Birla family from state of Rajasthan. A chartered accountant, Kumar Mangalam Birla earned commerce degree from the Sydenham College, Mumbai, and an MBA in HR from the London Business School, where he is also an Honorary Fellow. Mr. Birla and his wife, Mrs. Neerja Kasliwal, have three children, Ananyashree, Aryaman Vikram and Advaitesha.
Kumar Mangalam Birla was born into a Marwari business Birla family from state of Rajasthan. A chartered accountant, Kumar Mangalam Birla earned commerce degree from the Sydenham College, Mumbai, and an MBA in HR from the London Business School, where he is also an Honorary Fellow. Mr. Birla and his wife, Mrs. Neerja Kasliwal, have three children, Ananyashree, Aryaman Vikram and Advaitesha.
9.Sunil Mittal
Sunil Mittal’s $7.8 billion earnings places his as another famous Indian businessman.He(Hindi: सुनील भारती मित्तल, Punjabi: ਸੁਨੀਲ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਮਿੱਤਲ, born 23 October 1957) is an Indian telecom mogul, philanthropist and the founder, chairman and managing director of Bharti Enterprises. The US$7.2 billion turnover company runs India's largest GSM-based mobile phone service and world's fifth largest wireless company with over 190 million customers across 19 countries in Asia and Africa. He is the son of Sat Paul (former MP) and Lalita.[1] In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honor.
Sunil Mittal, was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. His father, Sat Paul Mittal had been the Member of Parliament (M.P) from Ludhiana. He first joined the Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie,[5] but later attended Scindia School at Gwalior and he graduated in 1976 from Punjab University, Chandigarh, with a Bachelor of Arts and Science.[6] His father died of cardiac arrest in 1992.[1]Mittal has also been working towards educating India through the Bharti Foundation. The foundation has established over 200 schools and libraries in India, as well as providing scholarships for college students. For his work with the foundation [14]. He was also named as top philanthropist of the Year at the Asian Awards 2010 in London.
Sunil Mittal, was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. His father, Sat Paul Mittal had been the Member of Parliament (M.P) from Ludhiana. He first joined the Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie,[5] but later attended Scindia School at Gwalior and he graduated in 1976 from Punjab University, Chandigarh, with a Bachelor of Arts and Science.[6] His father died of cardiac arrest in 1992.[1]Mittal has also been working towards educating India through the Bharti Foundation. The foundation has established over 200 schools and libraries in India, as well as providing scholarships for college students. For his work with the foundation [14]. He was also named as top philanthropist of the Year at the Asian Awards 2010 in London.
10.Indu Jain
Indu Jain is another famous Indian business woman who is a master in India’s communications world.Indu Jain belongs to the Sahu Jain family and is the current chairperson of India's largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., which owns the Times of India and other large newspapers. She is widowed with two sons.
Indu Jain is Chairperson of The Times Group. She is a spiritualist, an entrepreneur, an educationalist, a humanist, a patron of art and culture. In her capacity as Chairperson of The Times Group, Indu has since infused new energy into the growth of India's largest media house.The Times Foundation, which she founded and carefully guides, has garnered international acclaim for its, often pioneering, activities in the field of development. A humanist to the core, under her direction, The Times Foundation runs Community Services, Research Foundation and Times Relief Fund for disaster reliefs like floods, cyclones, earthquakes and epidemics. Indu's championing of women's causes is also well known. She actively supports women's rights and the encouragement of entrepreneurship.Indu Jain is also founder President of the Ladies wing of FICCI(FLO). A patron of literature and culture, she is Chairperson of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust, which awards India's most prestigious and highest literary award, the Jnanpith award and supports endeavours in the field of literature in every major Indian language.She addressed the United Nations in 2000 at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, a speech in which she stressed the need for oneness among faiths and went on to chair a special session of the conference.Ms Jain is also the guiding force behind The Oneness Forum, formally launched by the President of India in 2003. The Forum recently awarded the Mahatma-Mahavira Awards to outstanding individuals from all of walks of life and is involved in several activities that seek to bring, and highlight, a sense of Oneness in the world.
Spreading the message of Peace Within First, Indu Jain spear heads a movement to spread the principles of peace globally.
Indu Jain is Chairperson of The Times Group. She is a spiritualist, an entrepreneur, an educationalist, a humanist, a patron of art and culture. In her capacity as Chairperson of The Times Group, Indu has since infused new energy into the growth of India's largest media house.The Times Foundation, which she founded and carefully guides, has garnered international acclaim for its, often pioneering, activities in the field of development. A humanist to the core, under her direction, The Times Foundation runs Community Services, Research Foundation and Times Relief Fund for disaster reliefs like floods, cyclones, earthquakes and epidemics. Indu's championing of women's causes is also well known. She actively supports women's rights and the encouragement of entrepreneurship.Indu Jain is also founder President of the Ladies wing of FICCI(FLO). A patron of literature and culture, she is Chairperson of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust, which awards India's most prestigious and highest literary award, the Jnanpith award and supports endeavours in the field of literature in every major Indian language.She addressed the United Nations in 2000 at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, a speech in which she stressed the need for oneness among faiths and went on to chair a special session of the conference.Ms Jain is also the guiding force behind The Oneness Forum, formally launched by the President of India in 2003. The Forum recently awarded the Mahatma-Mahavira Awards to outstanding individuals from all of walks of life and is involved in several activities that seek to bring, and highlight, a sense of Oneness in the world.
Spreading the message of Peace Within First, Indu Jain spear heads a movement to spread the principles of peace globally.
