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He is a Director of the G. D. Birla Medical Research & Education Foundation. He serves on the London Business School's Asia Pacific Advisory Board and is a Honorary Fellow of the London Business School.
Accolades conferred on Mr. Birla Mr. Birla has won recognition for his exemplary contribution to leadership processes and institution/systems building. A selective list: • Forbes India Leadership Award – Flagship Award "Entrepreneur of the Year, 2012"
• 'Ranked the 3rd Most Powerful CEO (2012)' in the Economic Times' Corporate India's Definitive Power listing of 100 CEOs
• The Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) in recognition of his role in "pioneering great Engineering products involving Multi-disciplinary Engineering thought processes in the Country" by the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, 2012
• NASSCOM's 'Global Business Leader Award', 2012
• CNBC – TV18 India Business Leader Award 2012 for "Taking India Abroad"
• "GQ Business Leader of the Year Award - 2011" from Condé Nast India Pvt. Ltd., an affiliate of Condé Nast Global
• "CNN – IBN Indian of the Year 2010 – Business", "for being the most outstanding business person and making a success out of most businesses including the sunrise sector", 2010
• The All India Management Association's (AIMA), Managing India Awards "Business Leader of the Year", 2010
• "The AIMA – JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award", 2008
• The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris causa) in "recognition of his invaluable contribution in the field of Business Administration" by the G. D. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, 2008
• "For the development of technology and also for the involvement in the field of Industries in bringing the country at par with other countries in the field of Industries", the
SRM University in Tamil Nadu conferred the Degree of Doctor of Literature, 2008
• The Asia Pacific Global HR Excellence – "Exemplary Leader" Award, 2007
• "The Global Indian Leader of the Year" by NDTV Profit in their Business Leader Awards category, 2007
• The Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM, Lucknow "National Leadership Award, Business Leader", 2006
• Represented India at the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Award in Monte Carlo, Monaco in June 2006, where he was inducted as a "Member of the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Academy"
• "The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year" Award, 2005
• "Young Super Performer in the CEO Category" by Business Today, 2005
• Chosen by the World Economic Forum (Davos) as one of the "Young Global Leaders", 2004
• "The D. Litt (honoris Causa) Degree" by The Banaras Hindu University, 2004
• "Honorary Fellowship" by the All India Management Association, 2004
• "The Business Leader of the Year", The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2002-2003
• "Business Man of the Year-2003" by Business India
• The Rajiv Gandhi Award for "Business Excellence and his contribution to the country" by the Mumbai Pradesh Youth Congress, 2001
• The National HRD Network, "The Outstanding Business Man of the Year", 2001
• The Institute of Directors' "Golden Peacock National Award for Business Leadership", 2001
• Hindustan Times', "The Businessman of the Year", 2001
• The Bombay Management Association – "The Management Man of the Year 1999- 2000"
• "Among the 10 super Stars of Corporate Finance" – Global Finance, 1998
• "Among the top 10 of India's most admired and respected CEOs and the top CEO of the coming millennium", Business World, 1998
Beyond business: Reaching out to the marginalised sections of the society A firm practitioner of the trusteeship concept, Mr. Birla has institutionalised the concept of caring and giving at the Aditya Birla Group. With his mandate, the Group is involved in meaningful welfare driven activities that distinctively impact the quality of life of the weaker sections of society, touching hundreds of villages that are among the poorest in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Egypt.
In India, the Group is engaged in 3,000 villages, reaching out to seven million people annually and making a difference to their lives through meticulously conceived projects focusing on health care, education, sustainable livelihood, infrastructure and social causes. For instance, the Group runs 42 schools which provide quality education to 45,000 children. Of these, over 18,000 children receive free education. Additionally, over a 100,000 youngsters benefit from bridge educational programmes and vocational training. Its 18 hospitals tend to more than a million villagers. In line with the commitment to sustainable development, a partnership has been formed with the Columbia University in establishing the Columbia Global Centre's Earth Institute in Mumbai. To embed CSR as a way of life in organisations, the FICCI – Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence was set up in Delhi.
Educational background A commerce graduate from the Mumbai University, Mr. Birla is a chartered accountant. He earned an MBA from the London Business School.
Personal details Born June 14, 1967, in Kolkata, Mr. Birla was raised in Mumbai. Mr. Birla and his wife, Mrs. Neerja Birla, have three children, Ananyashree, Aryaman Vikram and Advaitesha.
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