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Anil
Ambani
Anil
Ambani, the Chairman
of
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) is the younger son of the
founder of
Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani, and younger brother of Mukesh
Ambani,
the Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries. The sons
inherited
their fortune from their late father. But due to growing disputes
between them,
their mother brokered a peace settlement and broke up the
family’s assets, in
the year 2005. According to the Forbes' 2009 list of the world’s
billionaires,
Anil Ambani is at the 34th position with a net worth of
$10.1
Billion. His biggest asset is his around 66% stake in telecom venture
Reliance
Communications.
Anil
was born on June 4,
1959
at Mumbai. He completed his Bachelor of Science from K C College,
Mumbai.
Subsequently, he went to the Wharton Business School, University of
Pennsylvania, USA to pursue his degree in Masters of Business
Administration.
After completing his education, Anil joined his father's company,
Reliance, in
1983 as the co-Chief Executive Officer. He managed the marketing
activities of
the company, and was instrumental in its efforts to raise funds to aid
in its
growing infrastructure development.
Anil
steered India's first
venture into overseas capital markets with international public
offerings of
global depository receipts, convertibles and bonds. Starting from 1991,
he led
Reliance in its efforts to raise, around US$2 billion from overseas
financial
markets. Under Anil's efficient stewardship, the 100 year Yankee bond
issue was
launched in January 1997. After this successful venture, people began
to regard
Anil Ambani as a financial wizard.
With
his hard work and a
keen
sense of business, Anil created a solid niche for himself in the
Reliance
Empire. He oversaw a total investment of over Rs. 36,000 crores in the
Reliance
Group to develop its various divisions. Anil and his elder brother,
Mukesh,
together steered the Reliance Group to its glorious status as one of
India's
leading textiles, petroleum, petrochemicals, power and Telecom Company.
Anil
successfully held the
post
of Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the company. After the split
in
Reliance Group, Anil Ambani founded The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
(ADAG) in
2005. At present, the ADAG is among India’s top three private
sector business
houses on all major financial parameters, with a market capitalization
of Rs.
325,000 crores (US$ 81 Billion), net assets in excess of Rs. 115,000
crores
(US$ 29 Billion), and net worth to the tune of Rs. 55,000 crores (US$
14
Billion).
Anil
Ambani's business
interests include financial services, communication, entertainment,
energy,
power and health care. The ADAG has a customer base of over 100
million, the
largest in India, and a shareholder base of over 12 million, which is
among the
largest in the world. Through its various products and services, the
company
touches the life of 1 in 10 Indians every single day, in some way or
the other.
It has a business presence that extends to over 20000 towns and 4.5
lakhs
villages in India, and 5 continents across the world.
Anil is
the Chairman of
all
listed Group companies, which include: Reliance Communications,
Reliance
Capital, Reliance Energy and Reliance Natural Resources Limited. The
Reliance
communications is one of the largest telecommunications company in
India. It
was considering a merger deal with South African Telecom Company MTN.
However,
the deal was called off.
Anil
Ambani doesn't
believe in
doing things the small way and this approach is reflected not only in
the
aggressive expansion plans of his flagship company Reliance
Communications, but
also smaller entities like Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE). The RBE
has
entered into contracts with leading production houses in the movie
world. It
has signed a deal worth of Rs. 1500 crores with Amitabh Bachchan and
family.
Currently, the RBE is in talks with the Hollywood icon Steven Spielberg
for a
possible Joint venture deal where RBE will invest $600 million in
Spielberg's
Dream Works. One of Anil's major achievements in the entertainment
industry is
the takeover of Adlabs, the movie production to distribution to
multiplex
company that owns Mumbai's only dome theatre.
On
personal front, Anil's
lifestyle is flamboyant and colourful. Parties and get-togethers with
celebrity
friends are common. He is married to former actress Tina Munim, and has
two
children. Anil's friends list consists of many famous personalities in
the
political and film circles. Amar Singh, general secretary of Samajwadi
Party,
is one of Anil’s close friends.
Anil
was the member of
Uttar
Pradesh Development Council (this council has now been scrapped). He is
also
the Chairman of Board of Governors of DA-IICT, Gandhinagar and a member
of the Board
of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is a
member of
the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He
is also a
member of the Central Advisory Committee, Central Electricity
Regulatory
Commission. In June 2004, Anil was elected as an Independent Member of
the
Rajya Sagha, the Indian Parliament’s Upper House, with the
support of the
Samajwadi Party. But he resigned in March 2006. Anil has received much
distinctive recognition for his contribution to the growth of his
company. He
was conferred the 'Businessman of the Year 1997' award by India's
leading
business magazine 'Business India’. In 2001, he was awarded the
First Wharton
Indian Alumni Award by the Wharton India Economic.
Forum
(WIEF) in
recognition of
his contribution to the establishment of Reliance as a global leader in
many of
its business areas. In 2002, he was conferred 'The Entrepreneur of the
Decade
Award' by the Bombay Management Association. Anil was rated as one of
'India's
Most Admired CEOs' for five consecutive years in the Business Barons in
July
2003. He was voted as 'MTV Youth Icon of the Year for 2003'. He was
adjudged as
the CEO of the Year at the prestigious Platts Global Energy Awards for
2004. In
2006, Anil was voted the 'Businessman of the Year' by Times of India.
In the
2009 India Today Power List, Anil was voted the 3rd most
powerful
person in India.
Ironically, Anil recently
topped the "biggest loser" list of the 2009 Forbes World Billionaire
list. Among the business leaders who lost money in the late 2000s
recession,
Anil Ambani was the first name, losing $32 billion in 2008. Last year's
biggest
billionaire gainer became this year's biggest loser, as shares in
Reliance
Communication, Reliance Power and Reliance Capital all crumbled.
Despite
all odds, Anil Ambani continues to
pursue his dreams, and at the same time lives up the reality. He
arrives at his
office in a helicopter and works 12 hours a day. He likes to go jogging
every
morning to keep fit. Anil runs 18 km daily and also takes part in the
Mumbai
Marathon. He is a vegetarian and does not drink or smoke. His
aggressive style
of business has already won him accolades. Known for his optimism and a
positive attitude towards life, Anil has become a role model for the
youngsters
in India.
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