PRN :- 16030141061 MBA-IT Div-B

1. Reliance Industries Limited
ENCLOSED:- BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RELIANCE INDUSTRIES
PPM-IT ASSIGNMENT
SUBMITTED BY :- RIYA GUPTA
PRN :- 16030141061
MBA – IT (DIV - B)

2. Board of Directors
• Mr. Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman, Managing Director : -
 Background : -
 Education done from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Institute of Chemical
Technology.
 Joined Reliance Industries in 1981. Became Chairman and Managing director in 2002.
 Highest share holder in Reliance Industries i.e. 44.7%.
• Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, Non-Executive, Non Independent Director : -
Background:-
 Nita Ambani is a promoter and holds 33,98,146 shares of the company in her name as on 31
March 2014.
 Nita played a key role in RIL's decision in 2010 to buy 14.8% in East India Hotels, She is also on
the board of EIH Limited.
 Nita Ambani is also the president of Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research
Centre, a world-class hospital.

3. • Hital R. Meswani , Executive Director : -
 Background :-
 A chemical engineer from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences and an alumnus of Wharton Business School, He joined Reliance in 1990.
 He leads the petroleum refining, manufacturing, and research & technology activities of the
organization. He oversees the refinery and all other manufacturing units.
 He has been on its board since 1995. He owns 212,000 RIL shares.
• Nikhil R. Meswani , Executive Director : -
 Background :-
 A chemical engineer from the University Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT) Mumbai,
he joined Reliance in 1986.
 He is primarily responsible for petrochemicals and taking RIL to the top 10 in this sector
globally.
 He has been on its board since 1988. He holds about 279,000 shares in RIL.

4. • P M S Prasad, Executive Director : -
 Background : -
 He has held various posts in the petrochemicals, refining and marketing, exploration and
production and fibres businesses of the company.
 A member of the Board of Governors of the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies.
 He holds 17,433 equity shares in the company but does not own any derivatives of the shares.
• P K Kapil, Executive Director :-
 Background : -
 He joined Reliance in 1996 and led the commissioning and starting-up of the Jamnagar
complex.
 In 2005, under his leadership, the Jamnagar refinery became the first Asian refinery to be
declared the 'Best Refinery in the World', at the World Refining & Fuel Conference, San
Francisco, USA.
 He also led the commissioning of the manufacturing operations in the Special Economic Zone
(SEZ) at Jamnagar.
 A true oil industry veteran, his expertise ranges from technical services to operations and from
energy optimisation to debottlenecking.
 In recognition of his achievements, the Chemtech Foundation conferred on him the
‘Outstanding Achievement Award for Oil Refining’ in 2008.

5. • R.A. Mashelkar, Adil Zainulbhai, Mansingh L. Bhakta, Dipak C. Jain, Dharam Vir Kapur,
Yogendra P. Trivedi, Ashok Misra, Raminder S. Gujral (Independent Directors) : -
 Background : -
 R.A. Mashelkar is an eminent scientist and champion of the innovation movement in India, he is the Chairman of
Reliance Innovation Council. He is a member of National Innovation Council and a member of the Scientific
Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. The President of India bestowed three of India’s highest civilian awards on
RA Mashelkar – the Padma Shri in 1991, the Padma Bhushan in 2000, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2014.
 Adil Zainulbhai is one of the world’s foremost consultants, he is a mechanical engineering graduate from IIT and
holds an MBA from Harvard.
 Mansingh L. Bhatka, An advocate par excellence. A senior partner in M/s. Kanga & Company, he is an expert in
corporate law, taxation and banking. He is a legal advisor to leading foreign and Indian companies and banks.
 Dipak C. Jain, One of the world’s top educationalists, he is a former Dean of Kellogg School of Management and
INSEAD.
 Dharam Vir Kapur, A technology, industrial development and project implementation expert, he has a long and
illustrious career in the Indian government.
 Yogendra P. Trivedi, He is an expert in the fields of economics, politics, education, sports, and social and
professional services.
 Ashok Misra, An IIT Director ,was the driving force behind its transformation into a leading research and
development institute. A chemical engineer and alumnus of IIT Kanpur Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering
from the University of Massachusetts.
 Raminder S. Gujral, He joined the Indian Administrative Services from the Haryana Cadre in 1976 and retired
from the post of Finance Secretary for the Government of India in 2013.