Kumar Mangalam Birla
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| Kumar Mangalam Birla | |
| Born | June 14, 1967 |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Chairman, Aditya Birla Group |
| Net worth | ▲ $10.2 billion USD, forbes |
Kumar Mangalam Birla (June 14, 1967), is among the richest persons in India and the eighth youngest billionaire outside India according to the Fortune magazine.
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, which is among India's largest business houses. Among its major companies in India are Grasim, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Nuvo and Idea Cellular. Its Joint Ventures include Birla Sun Life (Financial Services) and Birla NGK (Insulators). While Mr. Birla is the Chairman of all of the Group's blue-chip companies in India, he serves as a Director on the Board of the Group's International Companies spanning Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Egypt. The Group's operations extend to Canada, China, Laos, USA, U.K. and Australia as well.
As of 9th March 2008, his net worth was estimated at $10.2 billion, making him the 7th richest Indian. [1]
[edit] Positions Held
Mr. Birla has held and continues to hold several key and responsible positions on various regulatory and professional Boards, such as:
- Director of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India from 27 June 2006
- Chairman of the Advisory Committee constituted by the Ministry of Company Affairs for 2006 and 2007
- Member of The Prime Minister of India's Advisory Council on Trade and Industry
- Chairman of the Board of Trade reconstituted by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Chairman of the National Safety Council
- Member of The Government of Uttar Pradesh's High Powered Investment Task Force
- Member of The National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
- Member of the Apex Advisory Council of The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
- On The Advisory Council for the Centre for Corporate Governance
- Member of the Organising Committee for Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010
[edit] Time-Line
In the ten years that he has been at the helm of the Aditya Birla Group, he has won recognition for his contribution to Industry and to professionalising management. An indicative list is as follows :
2006
- Represented India at the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Award in Monte Carlo, Monaco in June 2006, where he was inducted as a Member of the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Academy
2005
- Awarded "The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year —- India"
- Named "Young Super Performer in the CEO Category" by Business Today
- PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry — Udyog Ratna
2004
- Chosen by the World Economic Forum (Davos) as one of the Young Global Leaders. In this capacity, Mr. Birla is committed to share his knowledge, expertise and energy over the next five years to usher in a future of "hope, progress and positive change"
- Drawn from a pool of 8000 candidates from around the world, of whom 600 were short listed and 237 finally named, the Young Global Leaders have been hand picked by a Nomination Committee of 28 global media leaders
- In recognition of his exemplary contribution to Indian business, The Banaras Hindu University awarded the D.Litt (Honoris Causa) Degree to Mr. Birla
- To salute his entrepreneurial excellence and exemplary contribution to Indian business, the All India Management Association conferred its "Honorary Fellowship" on him
2003
- Named "The Business Leader of the Year" by The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence
- Close on the heels of the Economic Times' "The Business Leader of the Year" Award, he was selected Business India's "Business Man of the Year — 2003". This is indeed historic, as no Chairman / CEO has ever won both these prestigious awards in a single year
- The National Institute of Industrial Engineering's (NITIE) "The Lakshya — Business Visionary Award"
- The Indo-American Society's "Young Achiever Award"
- "The 2003 Institute of Marketing and Management Award for Excellence".
2002
- The Qimpro Foundation's "Qimpro Platinum Standard Award"
- The Amity Business School Award for "Excellence in Business"
- Ranked among the first five Asian business leaders for the CNBC/INSEAD sponsored "Asian Business Leader Award 2002"
2001
- The Rajiv Gandhi Award for "Business Excellence and his contribution to the country" by the Mumbai Pradesh Youth Congress
- The National HRD Network (Pune) — "The Outstanding Business Man of the Year"
- The Giants International Award for "Business Excellence and his contribution to the Industry"
- The Institute of Directors' "Golden Peacock National Award for Business Leadership"
- The Rotary Club's "Award for Vocational Excellence"
2000
- The Bombay Management Association honoured Mr. Birla as "The Management Man of the Year 1999-2000"
1999
- The Lions Clubs International's "The Achiever of the Millennium"
- The Rotary Club of Ahmedabad's "The Legend of the Corporate World"
1998
- Mr. Birla was the first and only industrialist to have been appointed as a public nominee on the Governing Board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by the Finance Ministry. He served as the Chairman of SEBI's 17-Member Committee on Corporate Governance constituted in mid-1999, and as Chairman of SEBI's Committee on Insider Trading
- The Kumar Mangalam Birla Report on Corporate Governance became the cornerstone of Corporate Governance practices in India
- Recipient of the Rotary Club's "Award for Vocational Excellence"
The media too have showered accolades on Mr. Birla. Between 1997 to-date, the NDTV, Star Plus "India Business Week" designated him as "The Businessman of the Year". Global Finance has cited him among the 10 Super Stars of Corporate Finance. Business World ranked him among the top 10 of India's most admired and respected CEOs and the top CEO of the coming millennium, and Hindustan Times named him as "The Businessman of the Year" as well.
Born on June 14, 1967, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla was raised in Calcutta and Mumbai. He is a Chartered Accountant and earned an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) from the London Business School, London. Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla and his wife, Neerja have three children, Ananyashree, Aryaman Vikram and Advaitesha.
