Anil Ambani is an Indian businessman who founded Reliance ADAG after splitting from his brother Mukesh Ambani's business empire. Some of his business interests include telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure. He is the chairman of Reliance Communications, one of India's largest telecom companies, and has a net worth of over $8 billion, making him one of the richest people in India.
2. Let me introduce…… Anil Ambani started The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group or ADAG in 2005, after the Business Empire got split between the Ambani Brothers. The market capitalization of ADAG is around $ 75 billion. Anil Ambani’s business interests include financial services, communications,entertainment, energy, power, and health care. Anil Ambani’s Reliance communications is one of the largest telecommunications company in India. Anil Ambani has around 66% stake in Reliance communications.
3. Current Designation Former Vice Chairman Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Former Vice Chairman and ManagingDirector (2002-2005) Reliance Industries Limited Former Director and Managing Director(2003-2007) Reliance Petroleum Ltd. Former Chairman Reliance Infocomm Limited Former Chairman Reliance Energy Ventures Ltd.
4. 2005-N/A Former Chairman Reliance Globalcom Ltd. Chairman Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Reliance BIG Entertainment Private Limited 2005-Present Chairman, Chairman of Reliance Communication Limited and Chairman of Reliance Natural Resources Limited Reliance Capital Ltd.
5. 2006-Present Chairman, Member of Nomination/Remuneration Committee and Member of Shareholders/Investors Grievances Committee Reliance Communications Ltd. 2006-Present Chairman, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Shareholders & Investors Grievance Committee and Member of Nomination/Remuneration Committee Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. 2007-Present Non-executive Chairman, Member of Advisory Board and Member of Nomination/Remuneration Committee Reliance Infratel Limited 2007-Present Chairman and Member of Advisory Board Reliance Power Limited
6. Member of the Board of Overseers Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Member of the Board of Governors Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur; Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Member of the Central Advisory Committee Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. In March 2006, he resigned.
7. Group Companies Reliance Communications Reliance Capital Reliance Power Reliance Infrastructure BIG Entertainment BIG Flix BIG FM 92.7 BIG TV BIG Cinemas BIGADDA BIG Star Entertainment Awards
8. Reliance Health Reliance Life Insurance Reliance MediaWorks Reliance Natural Resources Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Zapak Reliance General Insurance Reliance World Mumbai Metro One Reliance Venture Delhi Airport Metro Express Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe
9. Bio Data Born On 4th June 1959 (Age 51) Residence – Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Married to- Indian bollywood actress Tina munim Two sons- Anmol and Anshul Wakes up @ 4am, reads newspaper and go for running. For travel he has ‘Bell 412’- a 13 seat helicopter bought in 2001
10. Works 12 hours in a day Marathon runner and likes jogging Vegetarian, no smoking, no drinking Optimist and known for his aggressive style of business
11. Education MBA University of Pennsylvania Bachelor's Degree University of Mumbai BS University of Mumbai BS University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School Master's Degree University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School MBA University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
12. Awards ‘3rd most powerful person in India’ 2009 by India today power list ‘Businessman of the year’ 2006 by Times of India ‘CEO of the year’ 2004 by prestigious global energy awards ‘MTV youth icon of the year’ 2003 ‘The entrepreneur of the decade’ 2002 by Bombay management association ‘First Wharton Indian alumni award’ 2001 by Wharton India economic forum ‘Businessman of the year’ 1997 by Business India
13. Interesting News He pioneered India's first forays into overseas capital markets with IPOof global depository receipts, convertibles and bonds 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 As of 2011, he is the fourth richest Indian with a personal wealth of $8.8 billion, behind Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal and Azim Premji. He is a close friend of movie star AmitabhBachchan and Subrata Roy
14. One of his major achievements in the entertainment industry is the takeover of Ad labs, the movie production to distribution to multiplex company that owns India's only dome He recently topped Business Sheet's "world's biggest loser" list of business leaders who lost money in the Late 2000s recession
15. Deal/No Deal Rcom was considering a merger deal with South African Telecom Company MTN. The deal however was called off. The deal could have created $70 billion Telecom Company. Reliance power had an IPO in Jan 2008.The IPO was over subscribed 9 times and was the largest in India. The IPO raised $ 3 billion. Anil Ambani’s Reliance Big Entertainment or RBE has signed deals with leading production houses in Hollywood. The value of the movies will be worth $1 billion. Reliance Big Entertainment or RBE entered into a deal with Amitabh Bachchan and family. The worth of the deal was Rs 1500 crore. Reliance Big Entertainment or RBE is in talks with Steven Spielberg for a possible Joint venture deal where Reliance Big Entertainment or RBE will invest $600 million in Spielberg’s DreamWorks.
16. 2G scam controversy 16 Feb. 2011- Rcom was interrogated by CBI and suspected in 2G Scam Ambani has his company's stake in Swan Telecom, one of the biggest beneficiaries of 2G scam
17. Famous Quotes If the last century was about meeting human needs, the new millennium is about matching human aspirations. We live in a world where the young are reaching higher, dreaming