Saturday, May 22, 2010

Four Indians in Forbes top 10 wealthiest CEO’s list

Here are these 4 coveted Indian CEO:

Number 2Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal
Net worth: $32 billion
Chairman and chief executive, ArcelorMittal
The Indian steel titan is head of ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steelmaker by output. Mittal is the fifth-wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes’ annual billionaires list, released last March.

Number 6

Mukesh  Ambani Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $20.1 billion
Chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries

Ambani fulfills the duties of CEO at his company, even though he doesn’t carry the title. Son of the late Dhirubhai Ambani, the legendary Indian tycoon and founder of Reliance Industries. A few years after the elder Ambani’s death in 2002, his sons split the family fortune, with Mukesh retaining Reliance Industries and Reliance Petroleum.

Number 7

Anil Ambani Anil Ambani
Net worth: $18.2 billion
Chairman of Reliance ADA

Like his brother Mukesh, Anil doesn’t call himself chief executive, even though he shares the duties of a CEO with two other executives at Reliance ADA. A few years after the death of their father Dhirajlal Ambani, Anil took over the family’s telecom, finance and power interests.

Number 8

Azim  Premji Azim Premji
Net worth: $17.1 billion
Chairman, Wipro
Like the Ambani brothers, Premji doesn’t hold the title of CEO, but effectively acts like one. His company Wipro is one of India’s largest information-technology companies. Earlier this month, he denied market rumors that Wipro was interested in acquiring CapGemini of France.

The number 1 position was taken by Warren Buffet with Sheldon Adelson, Bernard Arnault, Lawrence Ellison, Michael Dell and Charles Koch completing the Top 10 list.

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