Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla is the Chairman of the USD48.3 billion multinational Aditya Birla Group, operating in 36 countries across 6 continents. At the age of 28, he took over as the Chairman after the untimely demise of his father in 1995. In more than two decades at the helm of the company, Mr Birla has taken the Aditya Birla Group to a higher growth trajectory, building a meritocracy and enhancing stakeholder value.

Mr Birla chairs the Boards of all of the Group's major companies in India and globally. Among its clutch of companies are Novelis, Columbian Chemicals, Aditya Birla Minerals, Aditya Birla Chemicals, Thai Carbon Black, Alexandria Carbon Black, DoMsjö Fabriker and Terrace Bay Pulp Mill, among others. In India, he chairs the Boards of Hindalco, Grasim, UltraTech, Idea and Aditya Birla Capital Limited.