Kumar Mangalam Birla History Maker Founder of Aditya Birla Group

According to sources Kumar Mangalam Birla an Indian billionaire industrialist, and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest conglomerates in India. Meanwhile he is also the chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science and the chairman of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Furthermore Birla took over as chairman of the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, at the age of 28, following the death of his father Aditya Vikram Birla. Hence during his tenure as chairman, the group's annual turnover has increased from US$3.33 Billion in 1995 to US$41 billion in 2015.


Reportedly Birla has received several awards, including the International Advertising Association’s "CEO of the Year Award" in 2016; the US India Business Council's "Global Leadership Award" in 2014; Economic Times “Business Leader Award” in 2003 and 2013; Forbes India Leadership Award Flagship Award “Entrepreneur of the Year 2012; NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2012, “Most Inspiring Leader”; CNBCTV18 IBLA “Business Leader for Taking India Abroad 2012”; CNN-IBN “Indian of the Year Award 2010”; JRD Tata “Leadership Award 2008”; NDTV’s “Global Indian Leader of the Year 2007”.


Apparently an educationist, Birla is the Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS). Moreover he is chairman of IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad and chairman of Rhodes India Scholarship Committee for Oxford University and he serves on London Business School's Asia Pacific Advisory Board and is an honorary fellow of the London Business School.


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