3. PROFILE
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (born
4 June 1959) is an Indian
business baron and
chairman of Reliance Anil
Dhirubhai Ambani Group,
one of the largest private
conglomerates.
We will think bigger. We will
think faster. But most important
of all, we will think better-- to
stay ahead of competition and of
our times.”
4. HISTORY
Reliance group was founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in 1966 as a polyester
firm. Dhirubhai started the equity cult in India.
After the death of Dhirubhai Ambani on July 6, 2002, Reliance was
headed by his sons.
The group was formed after the two feuding brothers Mukesh Ambani
and Anil Ambani, split Reliance Industries.
Anil Ambani got the responsibility of Reliance Infocomm,Reliance Energy,
Reliance Capital and RNRL.
This led to a new beginning called RELIANCE. Later this group entered
the power sector through Reliance Power, and the entertainment sector
by acquiring Adlabs.
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RELIANCE POWER
3 RELIANCE WORLD
4 RELIANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
5 RELIANCE BIG ENTERTAINTMENT
6 BIGADDA.COM
7 BIG-CINEMA
INDUSTRIES
THEY
REPRESENT
RELIANCE ANIL
DHIRUBHAI AMBANI
GROUP
RELIANCE TECHNOLOGY VENTURE
RELIANCE AVIATION
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7. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Conferred the 'Businessman of the Year 1997' award. by India's leading business magazine Business
India, December 1998.
Voted 'the Businessman of the Year' in a poll conducted by The Times of India – TNS, December 2006.
Voted the 'Best role model' among business leaders in the biannual Mood of the Nation poll conducted
by India Today magazine, August 2006.
Conferred 'the CEO of the Year 2004' in the Platts Global Energy Awards.
Conferred 'The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award' by the Bombay Management Association, October
2002.
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, December 2001.
Selected by Asiaweek magazine for its list of 'Leaders of the Millennium in Business and Finance' and
was introduced as the only 'new hero' in Business and Finance from India, June 1999.
8. CURRENT STATUS
The "new" Reliance Communications (RCOM) will be "capex light" and
emerge as India's largest B2B (business-to-business) entity that is
"focussed on the global and enterprise business".
The companies’ business manifestation reaches more than 20000
villages and towns all over India and five continents of the world.
His personal assets are worth $8.8 billion. He is the fourth richest person
in India.
In 2009, Ambani was voted as the third most powerful person in India
according to the India Today Power List.
