Adi Godrej
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| Born | 3 April 1942 |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Chairman of Godrej Group, Chairman of Indian School of Business |
| Net worth |  $7.3 billion (2011)[1] |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
| Spouse | Parmeshwar Godrej |
| Children | 3 |
Adi Godrej (Hindi: अदी गोदरेज; born 3 April 1942) is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. As of 2011[update], he is one of the richest Indians with net worth of US$7.3 billion. Also He is the second richest person of Parsi descent in the world after Pallonji Mistry.[2]
[edit] Career
Godrej received his undergraduate degree from MIT and his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a member of Tau Beta Pi. After his return to India, he joined the family business. He modernized and systematized management structures and implemented process improvements. Adi Godrej took the Godrej Group to great height during controlled economy era.
After the liberalization process, Adi Godrej restructured company's policies to meet the challenges of globalisation. In the early 2000s, the Group completed a 10-year restructuring process through which each business became a stand-alone company with a CEO/COO from outside the Godrej family.
Under Adi Godrej's leadership, the group is also involved in philanthropic activities. Godrej is major supporter of the World Wildlife Fund in India, it has developed a green business campus in the Vikhroli township of Mumbai, which includes a 150-acre (0.61 km2) mangrove forest and a school for the children of company employees.
[edit] Reference
- ^ Adi Godrej topic page. Forbes.com. Retrieved September 2010.
- ^ "Forbes". 29 September 2010. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/77/india-rich-10_Adi-Godrej_A273.html. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Profile at Godrej Group
- Profile at Forbes
- Adi Godrej collected news and commentary at The Times of India
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