ITC GROUP
ITC is one of India’s foremost multi-business enterprise with a market capitalisation of US$40 billion and a turnover of US$8 billion. ITC is rated among the World’s Best Big Companies, Asia’s ‘Fab 50’ and the World’s Most Reputable Companies by Forbes magazine and as ‘India’s Most Admired Company’ in a survey conducted by Fortune India magazine and Hay Group. ITC also features as one of the world’s largest sustainable value creators in the consumer goods industry in a study by the Boston Consulting Group. ITC has been listed among India’s Most Valuable Companies by Business Today magazine.
JAYPEE GROUP
Shri. Jaiprakash Gaur, Founder Chairman of Jaypee Group, after acquiring a Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1950 from the University of Roorkee now (IIT Roorkee), had a stint with Govt. of U.P. Post that, with steadfast determination to contribute in nation building, he branched off on his own, to start as a civil contractor in 1958, and laid the foundation of Jaypee Group. The Jaypee story is not a story of privilege or entitlement. It is a story of grit and gumption; of struggle against incredible odds; of dreams, and the striving and self-belief that turned them into reality.
WADIA GROUP
The Wadia Group is one of the oldest Indian conglomerates. The group – worth above Rs.100 billion (US$1.5 billion) – was founded by Sir Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia in 1736. Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the British East India Company to build ships and docks in Bombay. This, and subsequent efforts, resulted in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in Asia. The Bombay dry-dock, the first dry-dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750. Bombay Dyeing, GoAir, Britannia are some of their best known brands.
ESSAR GROUP
The company has judiciously invested in the commodity, annuity and services businesses. Essar is a multinational corporation with annual revenues of US$35 billion and investments in Steel, Energy, Infrastructure and Services. With operations in more than 29 countries, it employs over 60,000 people. Essar began as a construction company in 1969 and has diversified into manufacturing, services and retail over the years since then. Over the last decade, it has grown through strategic global acquisitions and partnerships, or through Greenfield and brownfield development projects, capturing new markets and discovering new raw material sources.
VIDEOCON GROUP
Videocon Industries Limited is a large diversified Indian company headquartered in Mumbai. The group has 17 manufacturing sites in India and plants in Mainland China, Poland, Italy and Mexico. It is the third largest picture tube manufacturer in the world. The group is a US$5 billion global conglomerate. The Videocon group’s core areas of business are consumer electronics and home appliances.
GODREJ GROUP
Established in 1897, the Godrej Group has its roots in India’s Independence and Swadeshi movement. Godrej founder, Ardeshir Godrej, lawyer-turned-serial entrepreneur failed with a few ventures, before he struck gold with a locks business. Today, Godrej enjoy the patronage of 1.1 billion consumers globally across consumer goods, real estate, appliances, agriculture and many other businesses. In fact, Godrej’s geographical footprint extends beyond Earth, with their engines now powering many of India’s space missions.
MUTHOOT GROUP
The Muthoot Group has a legacy that is almost 130 years old. It is amongst the oldest of business houses in India. Known best for their fantastic innovative financing models, especially in the area of loans securitised by assets like gold, the group has multi varied interests in various business areas, including Information Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Media, Power Generation, Education, Plantations, Infrastructure, Tourism, Precious metals and Hospitality. The group has its presence pan India in almost all states and has expanded operations across the world too.
RPG GROUP
Built on a solid foundation of trust and tradition, RPG is growing with a relentless focus on excellence. The RPG Group is an industrial conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, India. It was founded by R. P. Goenka in 1979, and initially encompassed the Phillips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute, and Murphy India companies. Today the RPG Group comprises over fifteen companies in the areas of infrastructure, tyres, technology, and speciality. Some of the companies it holds are tyre firm CEAT Tyres, information technology firm Zensar Technologies Ltd., infrastructure company KEC International Ltd., and pharmaceutical company RPG Life Sciences Ltd.
TATA GROUP
The foundation of what would grow to become the Tata Group was laid in 1868 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata– then a 29-year-old who had learned the ropes of business while working in his father’s banking firm– when he established a trading company in Bombay. A visionary entrepreneur, an avowed nationalist and a committed philanthropist, Jamsetji Tata helped pave the path to industrialisation in India by seeding pioneering businesses in sectors such as steel, energy, textiles and hospitality. Tata Sons is the promoter of the major operating Tata companies and holds significant shareholdings in these companies.
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
“Growth is Life” aptly captures the ever-evolving spirit of Reliance. Reliance’s activities span hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail and telecommunications. In each of these areas, Reliance is committed to innovation-led, exponential growth. The group’s vision has pushed it to achieve global leadership in many of the businesses – including position as the largest polyester yarn and fibre producer in the world. Reliance Industries Limited is a Fortune 500 company and the largest private sector corporation in India. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is an Indian conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Reliance is the second most profitable company in India.
RELIANCE ADA GROUP
Reliance Group is among India’s top private sector business houses serving over 250 million customers across telecommunications, power, financial services, infrastructure, media and entertainment, and healthcare sectors. Founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai Ambani (1932-2002), the Reliance Group positively influences the lives of one in every 5 aspiring Indians across more than 25,000 cities and towns and 400,000 villages. The Reliance Group strongly believes that it has a pivotal role to play in shaping the destiny of our great nation. Through its various consumer-facing businesses, the Group provides a robust platform to every Indian to realize his/ her potential through its state-of-the-art products and services.
WIPRO LTD.
Wipro Limited is an Indian multinational Digital Strategy, IT Consulting and System Integration services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of December 2015, the company had 170,664 employees working for about 900 of the Fortune 1000 corporations and has operations in 67 countries. On 31 March 2015, its market capitalization was approximately $35 Billion, making it one of India’s largest publicly traded companies and seventh largest IT Services firm in the world. Wipro Limited demerged its non-IT businesses into a separate company named Wipro Enterprise Limited in 2013.
ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
A US$41 billion (Rs. 2,50,000 crore) corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the league of Fortune 500. Anchored by an extraordinary force of over 120,000 employees, belonging to 42 nationalities, over 50 per cent of its revenues flow from its overseas operations spanning 36 countries. The Aditya Birla Group has been ranked fourth in the world and first in Asia Pacific in the ‘Top Companies for Leaders’ study 2011, conducted by Aon Hewitt, Fortune Magazine and RBL (a strategic HR and leadership Advisory firm).
DALMIYA BHARAT GROUP
Founded in 1935 by Jaidayal Dalmia; the cement division of Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited (DCBL) was established in 1939 and enjoys a heritage of 70 years of expertise and experience. DCBL has headquarters in New Delhi with cement, sugar, travel agency, magnesite, refractory and electronic operations spread across the country. The Dalmia Bharat Group had established four cement plants in pre-independence years, two of which were affected by the partition and Independence, but has grown relentlessly since.
