Gen Next Business Leaders of India

Anand Piramal:

The youngest son of Ajay Piramal, Anand Piramal, is the Deputy Chairman of Piramal Realty. He appears to have taken an intense interest in the finer aspects of construction and, therefore, all designs are scrutinized by him. He wants Piramal Realty to be recognized for its quality. He wants to make Piramal Realty a leading Mumbai real estate player and is putting his heart and soul into the business.

He has to achieve the bar elevated by his father, who developed Mumbai’s first mall, Crossroads. He strategizes to include the luxury housing space in his next business venture. He also has an grand plan to create the ‘Gurgaon of Mumbai’ on the outskirts of the city. He also wishes to carve a niche for the company in the affordable housing space sector. His zeal for reasonable housing comes from philanthropic activities he has done for the Piramal Foundation. Graduated from Harvard Business School, Anand worked on Piramal e-Swasthya, a rural heathcare program that he started with Nitin Nohria, Dean of Harvard Business School. The program trained literate women in simple diagnostic techniques of minor ailments in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district, reducing treatment costs to 30-50.