A. M. Naik

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A. M. Naik is the Chairman and Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro, one of the largest conglomerates in India.

Anil Manibhai Naik joined L&T in 1965 as a junior engineer and shortly became the youngest manager in Larsen & Toubro history. Mr. Naik hails from Andhel in South Gujarat where he studied engineering. His father was a teacher.

After joining L&T as Junior Engineer in 1965, he rose rapidly through its ranks; he became General Manager in 1985, and Vice President (Operations) and Member of the Board in 1989 (in charge of the erstwhile Group II, now bifurcated into E&C and Heavy Engineering). In 1995, he was appointed President (Operations) and in April 1999, he took over as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. On December 30, 2003, he was appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director.

Naik is also extensively involved in social work and is currently developing the educational institution set up by his father in a region called Kharel, Gujarat.

Mr. Naik is also:

  • Honorary Consul General for Denmark.
  • Senior member of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
  • Member of the Board of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineers.
  • Member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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