Mukesh Ambani

Nationality: Indian

Year of Birth: 1957

Work History: Mukesh is the Chairperson and the Managing Director of Reliance Industries a Fortune 500 company.

Education: Mukesh Ambani is an engineering graduate and secured his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. He had then attended the Stanford University to obtain his Masters in Business Administration.

Bio: Being the Chairperson and the Managing Director of India's largest private sector company is no easy feat. According to a recent survey conducted by Forbes, Mukesh Ambani can be effectively termed as the richest person in the Asian subcontinent.

Dhirubhai Ambani had set up reliance Industries. It was only by 1981 that Mukesh was granted the permission to handle the internal affairs of the company. So far, Mukesh has been doing a great job. Within years, the company's annual profits began to surge. Currently, Reliance Industries consists of diverse segments that are managed effectively by Mukesh and Anil Ambani. For instance, while Mukesh handles the operation of the oil refineries of Reliance Industries, Anil takes care of the communications wing (Reliance India Mobile).

Under the leader of Mukesh, the average oil output of the company augmented. According to the statistics published by the company, the current oil production capacity is 660,000 barrels in a day. Being a chemical engineer by profession, he had learnt the tricks of the trade. Although petrochemicals form the predominant offering of the company, recently Mukesh announced the foray of the company into power generation and distribution in select cities in India.

A recent ego clash with his younger brother acted as a catalyst in between the brothers. As a direct result of the same, Anil Ambani had set up Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. According to reliable sources, Mukesh used to spend time discussing complicated business issues with his father. In fact, he has even admitted doing the same on countless occasions. Despite modest beginnings, Mukesh Ambani strived hard to reposition and restore the corporate image of Reliance Industries. For his achievements, he was bestowed scores of awards such as the Businessman of the year 2007.

 

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