10 Most Prominent Business Icons of India

2. Ratan Tata

Tata group is the name which tops the chart of the Indian conglomerates. From generations the hires of the Tata group have truly changed the corporate scenario of the country. One man in the clan under whose flagship the company today is recognized globally is Ratan Tata. The 75 year old business tycoon retired last year after ruling the company from 1991 to 2012. During this tenure Ratan Tata has bagged in few of the biggest acquisitions around the globe. Read on to know how this man took the Tata Group global out of sheer determination and gut.

The major Tata companies are Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Teleservices, Titan Industries, Tata Communications and Taj Hotels.

3. Adi Godrej

He heads the Godrej group of companies and is considered as the business icon Indian business industry and is definitely among one of the richest in India. Though Adi Godrej inherited his family business but his innovative ideas and inspiring leadership qualities took the Godrej group of companies to the heights. After Pallonji Mistry, Adi Godrej is the second richest in the Parsi descent. The annual turnover of Godrej Group of Companies is estimated to be $3.3 billion.

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