10 Most Powerful CEOs of India

3. Kumar Mangalam Birla

Rank: 3, Age: 43, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group

After the sudden loss of his father in 1995, he became the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group. He became the youngest Indian to lead a billion dollar company.

Aditya Birla group has hands over almost every sector; retail, financial, tele-communication, insulators, cement, fertilizers and many more.

He completed BCom from ‘HR College of Commerce & Economics’, Mumbai. After graduation, he joined London Business School and completed his MBA.  

Under his leadership, Aditya Birla group became the third largest business group in India.

4. Azim Hashim Premji

Rank: 4, Age: 67, Chairman, Wipro

Azim Premji is a Stanford dropout. The sudden death of his father forced him to return to India and take care of Wipro. During those days, Wipro was a consumer product company.

Today, Wipro is one of the largest IT companies in India and has an equivalent reputation globally. It is also the second-largest hydraulic cylinder company in the world.

He is also one of the most powerful members in the India Inc. He was awarded with ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 2011.

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