New Delhi, 13 June (IANS). Saturday is the birthday of billionaire businessman and chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla. Born on June 14, 1967, Kumar Mangalam Birla is one of the selected businessmen who took business at a young age and achieved great success. Let’s know his story …
Kumar Mangalam Birla’s childhood was spent in Kolkata and Mumbai. He received his early education from Sidenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai and then graduated from HR College of Commerce and Economics at Mumbai University. Then did an MBA from London Business School and later earned a Chartered Accountant degree.
After the death of father Aditya Birla, Kumar Mangalam Birla had to take command of business at the age of just 28 years.
But even in difficult circumstances, Kumar Mangalam Birla worked to strengthen the business and spread it globally.
The turnover of Aditya Birla Group has increased by 30 times during his last 30 years. During this period, the group has met more than 60 acquisitions at the domestic and global levels, the highest acquisition ever made by an Indian business group.
At present, the business of Aditya Birla Group is spread over 41 countries of six continents. The group’s turnover is around $ 65 billion. At the same time, the marketcap of all the listed companies of the group is more than $ 100 billion.
Aditya Birla is a leader in sectors like Cement, Chemical, Metal and Textile led by Kumar Mangalam Birla. The group consists of about 1,87,000 employees from more than 100 countries.
In the last few years, Kumar Mangalam Birla has been awarded several prestigious awards. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honor in 2023. He was also the first Indian industrialist to receive the TIE Global Entrepreneurship Award for Business Transformation in 2021. Birla has also been the recipient of the ABLF Global Asian Award in 2019. The award was given by the Asian Business Leadership Forum in Dubai under the patronage of the UAE Ministry.
In addition, Birla was also awarded the ‘most respected entrepreneur of the decade’ by Hurun India in 2023.
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