Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies and occupies the position of Chairman & Managing Director at Reliance Industries Ltd., Chairman of Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. and Principal at Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (Venture Capital). Mr. Ambani is also Chairman-Governors Board at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Member-Millennium Development Goals at United Nations (New York), Member of National Academy of Engineering, Member of The Business Council, Member of Asia Business Council, Member of Prime Ministers Council on Trade & Industry and Member of US India CEO Forum and on the board of 12 other companies.
In his past career he held the position of Member-Global Advisory Council at Bank of America Corp., Chairman at Indian Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd., Owner at Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Ltd., Director-Governors Board at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Member-Governing Board at Public Health Foundation.
He received an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from Institute of Chemical Technology.
Reliance Industries Ltd is a diversified group organized around 6 areas of activity:
- refining of petroleum products (58.4% of net sales): liquefied petroleum gas, propylene, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, etc. At the end of March 2021, the group operated a refinery in India. The group also produces petrochemicals (polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, purified terephthalic acid, paraxylene, ethylene, olefins, benzene, butadiene, acrylonitrile and caustic soda);
- distribution of consumer products (28.3%): distribution of food products, clothing and accessories, consumer electronics, etc. through a network of 12,711 stores in India;
- digital services (5.1%);
- exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas (0.3%);
- financial services (0.2%);
- other (7.7%): telecommunications and media services, textile manufacturing, etc.
India accounts for 61.5% of net sales.
