The Chairman And Managing Director Of Mahindra Steel Company

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Anand Mahindra was born on 1 May 1955. He is the chairman and managing director of Mahindra Group. His grandfather JC Mahindra co-founded the company in Mumbai, India. Founded as a steel trading company, the Group today has a presence in multiple sectors from agribusiness to aerospace. It is considered to be one of the most reputed Indian industrial houses with market leadership in many business verticals including utility vehicles, tractors (world's largest tractor company by volume), after market (India's largest multi-brand pre-owned car company), finance (largest rural Non-Banking Financial Company in India), Holidays (India's largest vacation ownership company) and IT (top 5 Information Technology service provider).
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He studied film and architecture before joining Harvard Business School.
Anand Mahindra joined Mahindra Steel Company Ltd. as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director. In 1989, was appointed President and Deputy managing director of the company and in January 2003 given the additional responsibility of vice-chairman. On 9 August 2012, took over the chairman and managing director of the Mahindra Group from his uncle Keshub Mahindra. Anand is also a co-promoter of Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd, which was converted into a bank in 2003.
The Mahindra group has grown beyond making steel and tractors. Today the Group makes SUVs—in India and South Korea with exports to Latin America, Africa, Europe and South East Asia. Mahindra Tractors is the world's largest tractor company by volume, selling tractors in India, China and the US. The group also makes electric cars, motorcycles, scooters, trucks and aircraft. Mahindra is the fifth largest IT services and IT consulting company in India. Mahindra Retail (Mom & Me) sells products for expecting mothers and babies. Almost 200,000 people choose Club Mahindra Holidays as their preferred holiday package provider. Mahindra ShubhLabh Services is India's largest exporter of grapes and pomegranate. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited is the largest non-banking finance company in rural India. After …show more content…

As a member of the board, Anand helps promote the policy and advice members and senior USIBC staff on a wide range of topics. Anand also serves as the Honorary Ambassador of Foreign Investment Promotion for the Republic of Korea, and is a member of the International Advisory Council of Singapore's Economic Development Board, which is the lead government agency for planning and executing strategies to enhance Singapore's position as a global business centre.
He is the Founder Chairman of the Mumbai Festival, which was launched in January 2005. The event is to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of the city. He is also the Chairperson of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).He has also served as President of the Confederation of Indian Industry in 2003–04 and has been President of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).He also served on the Boards of the National Stock Exchange of India and the National Council of Applied Economic Research, and as a member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial

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