Ace Business Entrepreneurs of India
India has been a developing country for over a century now, but we can't deny the fact that Indian entrepreneurs are making waves all across the globe. The concept of entrepreneurship is not new in India with many Indian based entrepreneurs getting recognition in Forbes magazine and many companies getting a place in the fortune 500 companies.
The change in the economy policies and globalization has brought the best out of India. Many entrepreneurs are now given a chance to explore their potential and nothing can be more encouraging than the true story of the visionary entrepreneurs who started their careers from nothing and rose to the top of their game. Here is a brief profile of top 10 Indian entrepreneurs.
1. Mukesh Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd., Mukesh Ambani is the elder son of Dhirubhai Ambani who built India's first private sector company Reliance. Today, Mukesh Ambani is among the top billionaires in the world and Reliance Industries is the first company to feature in Forbes 500 list. He is the man who directed the creation of world's largest Petroleum Refinery at Jamnagar, India and has been bestowed with many top honors and awards.
2. Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal is the chairman and CEO of Arcelor Mittal is the world's richest steel tycoon. The London based businessman, Mittal built a global empire on a modest family business in steel manufacturing and his Arcelor Mittal is a combination of the world's number one and number two steel companies.
3. Azim Premji
Azim Premji is the chairman of one of the world's largest software companies Wipro Technologies. A graduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Azim Premji has emerged as the tech king of the country. According to Forbes he was the richest man in the country from 1999 to 2005 and was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2005.
4. Kushal Pal Singh
Kushal Pal Singh is the chairman of DLF group, India's biggest real estate firm. The property baron has a strong leadership presence in Indian real estate industry and his company is credited with developing the modern township of Gurgaon.
5. Sunil Bharti Mittal
Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group, Sunil Bharti Mittal is the leading the India's largest GSM based mobile phone service provider. A pioneer of the cellular phone revolution of India Sunil was awarded the IT Man of the Year award 200 from Dataquest and CEO of the Year,200 award from World HRD Congress.
6. Kumar Birla
Born in Marwari business family, Kumar Birla is the fourth generation head of commodities conglomerate Aditya Birla Group. Chairman of India's first multinational corporation, Kumar Birla is honored with Global Indian of the year award and Most Socially Responsible Leader'in 2007.
7. Adi Godrej
Adi Godrej is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Godrej Group of consumer conglomerate that makes everything from locks to refrigerators. The company is working in the direction to improve the standards of consumer products.
8. Shashi and Ravi Ruia
Founded in 1969, the Ruia's owns the Essar Group, a multinational conglomerate. Chairman Shashi Ruia and Vice Chairman Ravi Ruia together conducts operations in 20 countries.
9. Anil Ambani
The younger brother of richest Indian Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani founded the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group which includes Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital and Reliance Natural Resources.
10. Hinduja Brothers
The Hinduja Siblings who control the Hinduja Group's Multinational Conglomerate is affectionately known in India as the Fab Four. With the Hinduja Group headquarters in United Kingdom, the company has expanded from oil, financial services, media telecom, automobile and outsourcing solutions.
The change in the economy policies and globalization has brought the best out of India. Many entrepreneurs are now given a chance to explore their potential and nothing can be more encouraging than the true story of the visionary entrepreneurs who started their careers from nothing and rose to the top of their game. Here is a brief profile of top 10 Indian entrepreneurs.
1. Mukesh Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd., Mukesh Ambani is the elder son of Dhirubhai Ambani who built India's first private sector company Reliance. Today, Mukesh Ambani is among the top billionaires in the world and Reliance Industries is the first company to feature in Forbes 500 list. He is the man who directed the creation of world's largest Petroleum Refinery at Jamnagar, India and has been bestowed with many top honors and awards.
2. Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal is the chairman and CEO of Arcelor Mittal is the world's richest steel tycoon. The London based businessman, Mittal built a global empire on a modest family business in steel manufacturing and his Arcelor Mittal is a combination of the world's number one and number two steel companies.
3. Azim Premji
Azim Premji is the chairman of one of the world's largest software companies Wipro Technologies. A graduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Azim Premji has emerged as the tech king of the country. According to Forbes he was the richest man in the country from 1999 to 2005 and was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2005.
4. Kushal Pal Singh
Kushal Pal Singh is the chairman of DLF group, India's biggest real estate firm. The property baron has a strong leadership presence in Indian real estate industry and his company is credited with developing the modern township of Gurgaon.
5. Sunil Bharti Mittal
Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group, Sunil Bharti Mittal is the leading the India's largest GSM based mobile phone service provider. A pioneer of the cellular phone revolution of India Sunil was awarded the IT Man of the Year award 200 from Dataquest and CEO of the Year,200 award from World HRD Congress.
6. Kumar Birla
Born in Marwari business family, Kumar Birla is the fourth generation head of commodities conglomerate Aditya Birla Group. Chairman of India's first multinational corporation, Kumar Birla is honored with Global Indian of the year award and Most Socially Responsible Leader'in 2007.
7. Adi Godrej
Adi Godrej is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Godrej Group of consumer conglomerate that makes everything from locks to refrigerators. The company is working in the direction to improve the standards of consumer products.
8. Shashi and Ravi Ruia
Founded in 1969, the Ruia's owns the Essar Group, a multinational conglomerate. Chairman Shashi Ruia and Vice Chairman Ravi Ruia together conducts operations in 20 countries.
9. Anil Ambani
The younger brother of richest Indian Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani founded the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group which includes Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital and Reliance Natural Resources.
10. Hinduja Brothers
The Hinduja Siblings who control the Hinduja Group's Multinational Conglomerate is affectionately known in India as the Fab Four. With the Hinduja Group headquarters in United Kingdom, the company has expanded from oil, financial services, media telecom, automobile and outsourcing solutions.
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